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In the final assembly of the Kibler SMR. Put the lock in and put a flint in the lock and was suprised that I got no spark. I checked and double checked the position of the flint and still no spark. The only thing different is that I fire blued all the exposed parts. I put no direct fire on...

He has to get the Woodsrunner and the Smooth bore out first. I told him us 70 somethings can't wait too long for the Hawken.

Icemann, If you are looking to build a rifle that you are going to hunt or target shoot with, you can't go wrong with the standard grade maple on the SMR. Like you, I like to take my firearms out and shoot them. At 72, I still like to hunt so my muzzle loaders get used. When I finish my SMR...

Glad to hear you are doing better. I didn't know much about flintlocks so watched all your videos a year ago. Now I am back watching some of them again. Bought a Kibler SMR that I am working on. Thanks so much for your videos. Get well soon, we miss your videos.

Its just their standard grade that they pick to put in the kit. If you want fancier, you pay a bit more for hand selected wood. I use my rifles so I just get the standard grade. I did that with my 3 Shiloh Sharps rifles and they also look good.

I am back into muzzleloading after being away from it for many years. Now retired, I have time to play with different rifles. I have tow Lyman GPRs. One in .50 percussion and the other in .50 flintlock. Like them both and they both shoot better than I can hold them. I bought a left handed...

Here is an update on my Kibler SMR. I had not touched it in a few months due to traveling, grandkid functions and life in general. All the metal parts have been fire blued and turned out pretty good. The barrel accidently looks aged. I used a brass blackening solution and it darkened some of...

I have a couple of rifles that had a bit heavier than light rust and they shoot fine after removing the rust. Like a previous post mentioned, keep it lubed and clean properly after shooting. My grandfather's Winchester 94 in 32-40 has the roughest bore I have ever seen and it shoots well...

Welcome home brother and welcome from Central Texas near Gatesville. I've shot percussions for several years but got the flintlock virus last year. I am now building a Kibler SMR. Holler if you need help.

I would say that is some type of canid like a wolf type animal. The triangular heel pad the the faint toe nail imprints is a sign of a canid. Cat tracks have a broader more clover leaf type heel pad and will not show toe nail marks because they are retracted.

Is this what you wanted? Home I can't vouch for how legit they are. This is not Midway USA.

Mine is 32 3/4" and weighs 8.5 lbs. which is not bad with that long a barrel.

Sweet!

I started hunting when I was about 9 in south TX Rio Grande Valley. It was wing shooting on white-winged and mourning dove. Kids and adults alike looked forward to the season every year. That was a lot of fun and pretty basic. I progressed into duck hunting and that was fun for a while until...

I would like to see a Hawken kit from Mr. Kibler.

I received my Bergmann .54 cal. Hawken about 2 weeks ago. Turned out pretty nice. It was tailored to my LOP and the balance is nice. It weighed 8.5 lbs. I have not developed a load yet due to the brutal heat we are having in Texas. I did find that the rear sight does not work for me in low...

Just finished with fire bluing the hardware. Turned out pretty nice. The trigger plate did not want to take a deep color but it is close enough. The barrel, I took a different route. I didn't have any JAX brass, copper blackener like Jim Kibler uses. I had 2 oz. of JAX iron, steel blackener...

Did anyone ask about a Hawken Kit? Very nice pictures. Would loved to have made the open house but that trip would have been a 2 day drive from Texas just to get there. :)

John, I live not too far from Gatesville. There is chert all over the place here. I find it in smaller pieces along my road bed where they brought in crushed limestone for road base. I have seen it in larger pieces along county roads. I have some in the 32 piles of rock I have picked up on...

I put a little water on my stock yesterday and was surprised at the nice figuring pattern in the wood. I am happy with the wood. Now it is up to me to make it shine. By the way, I like you hotrod pickup. I am working on a 30 Ford Coupe along with many other projects around here.