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I originally installed a 1/4-28 drum on my first rifle and after some reading, found out people generally didn't like a 1/4" thread supporting a drum that's getting smacked by a hammer. I redrilled and tapped the hole for 5/16-24 threads just fine, the minor diameter of those threads is...

Their phone number listed is a Massachusetts area code, but their physical address listed is in Florida. That should be a huge red flag on its own. Nothing on the internet is true until you do the legwork yourself to figure out if it's true. Or as I like to say, figure out if you're talking to a...

If I got any more excited after reading this I would've fallen out of my chair.

A Lehigh Valley rifle from Kibler would be pretty cool IMHO. The general consensus seems to be that it's near impossible to get the architecture right yourself unless you're looking at an original, and even then it's not easy. A Lehigh Kibler would probably be a bit more affordable than an...

Those triggers remind me a lot of Davis triggers, is there any marking on the trigger plate? It might be obscured by the triggerguard.

I don’t think I understand the purpose of using Bondo or any other filler under a buttplate. Isn’t all you need to worry about is the interface between the wood of the buttstock and perimeter of the buttplate? Filling any voids where the sun doesn’t shine seems like an extra step that doesn’t...

I’m planning to bring my jewelers saw and some needle files when I sight in for the first time, that tiny notch was just to locate the middle of the rear sight without opening it up too much. I’ve got material removal down pretty good, it’s adding it back where I have trouble ;) I’m hoping to...

Since Jim based his SMR kit on an original rifle from Western NC I’ll consider that a great compliment! I think his machines do a better job of inletting than I do though 😅

Looks like you're ready to give ole Tom a few new nostrils! Good luck out there

Without taking any pictures of the process I finished this rifle. I stained the wood with two coats of Track's aquafortis solution and finished it with two coats of Tried & True varnish oil. The barrel, lock, and funiture was browned with Track's browning solution. I still need to install the...

If I had to guess, I'd say you were right eye dominant. That's just a guess though.

I tidied my workbench, disassembled a new flintlock for a southern pistol build, and learned why Kibler locks cost what they do. I hope Jim expands his operation to offer more lock styles, even if he charged twice what he does now for his locks I'd say they're well worth the money (but don't...

I think our nameless friend is just notifying the forum that the wheels and cogs at GOEX are indeed turning and hopefully that means we'll see their product back on shelves in some amount of time. All we can do to piece together what's happening behind the scenes is with breadcrumbs like this, I...

32 How many years shooting muzzleloaders? 0 How many years building them? 1, and I hope to start the counter on the shooting part later this spring.

That is a very good point, but if you look only at RCA II (I wish I could include RCA I in this comparison, but I'm still waiting for a reprint of that volume) the majority of the rifles featured before the "Rifles of Unknown Origin" are about 50/50 rifled/smooth bore, while the southern rifles...

One of the things that surprised me most about Kindig's book was how many Kentucky rifles featured are reported to lack any rifling. One trend I've noticed in the books I own of documented rifles is that the majority of rifles attributed to southern states tend to possess rifling, while there is...

I got the slant cut in and then went at it with a corn-cob shaped carbide burr in my power drill. I plan to get a tiny notch started on the bench when I have a better chance of starting it in the center of the sight, but will fine tune it at the range. I haven't read that far into the rifle...

Got the rear sight 90% of the way done, I want to polish the light well, spend a little more time shaping up the ears of the leaf, and just clean up the surfaces overall.

Started working on a rear sight for my Appalachia rifle. Still a long ways to go, but doing most of the shaping when it's still attached to the bar stock has made this second attempt a lot easier than my first.

I went through this mental exercise when figuring out what muzzleloaders I want to build. I really only hunt squirrel and turkey so two guns suited for those species, plus something that would be efficient with regards to powder and lead for days at the range. I started out with a .32 percussion...