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. ThanK you, I have no plans. I literally laid it out on on the blank and just went for it.

Thanks , I stain the wood with black trans tint and sand back with 320 then aqua-fortis followed by chambers oil.

I wanted to share a rifle I recently finished with you all. I don’t know what to call it, maybe an old mans gun. It’s a maple half stock in .45 caliber, it has a 36”-13/16” octagon to round tapered barrel. The hardware I got in a bundle of parts I bought so I don’t know exactly what they are...

Dave, I looked at RCA and would say that was applied. I also found pictures of another Haines rifle that has similar treatment in Masterpieces of the American Longrifle. Tony

Looks like a cool project. I know you said the siler lock is a close match but have you looked at the L&R classic ? They have a left hand lock with no frizzen bridal. Tony

Wow!!! What a beauty .... The rifle looks great too ! All kidding aside I really enjoyed this thread and seeing how you customized this rifle. There is many little details you do that I admire and it makes me want to strive for in my own building endeavors. Lots of luck with her Frank ! Dave...

Hi Florence, Christopher Gumph is my 5th GG. I sent you a message. Tony

Ben, Great job on the photography, and finishing that rifle. The blueing on the barrel and lock is really gorgeous ! Tony

Here is the Kibler kit dyed black and sanded back.

I like a darker finish so I have finished all my builds with black trans tint dye and aqua-fortis , followed by a hand rubbed oil finish. The way I do it is, dye the stock black then gently sand it back with 320 grit sand paper to reveal some contrast and follow it with aqua-fortis and blush...

Here is a link, scroll down a ways to get to the tool list. https://www.jimkibler.net/kit-gun-faqs.html

If you go to the very bottom of the frequently asked questions page on his website he has a list of tools.

Great job Ben ! The wood and metal finish is beautiful.

Thanks , 54 cal. It shoots very good too !

Thanks Henry. The brass is finished with birchwood casey brass black then gently steel wooled back, and laurel mountain forge browning solution for the steel parts. I used black trans tint dye to get the darker stain color, which would be similar to using tannic acid. Tony

Thanks for the comments. I stained the stock with black trans tint dye then lightly sanded it back with 320 grit and applied the aqua fortis. After stain I applied 2 coats of chambers oil, then probably a half a dozen coats of boiled linseed oil.

Dave, I will enjoy following along.

Here is a few pictures of the kit finished. Turned out very nice. [/img] [/img] [/img] [/img]

Very nice !

I agree with Dave Person that with very little effort you can assemble this kit and have a beautiful and historically accurate rifle with top of the line components at a very reasonable price.