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Harrisonburg VA 1764
My RCA #2 came in and I've spent quite a lot of time in it. I'm planning on carving the concave beavertails, an incised line on the back end of the wrist just in front of the comb (f. 124 d), fluted cheekpiece, and flutes at the bottom of the buttstock (f.124g). Possibly a hybrid incised and...- Henry Bowman
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- Forum: Flintlock Rifles
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Jim Kibler posting some videos
I bought my very first kit from Jim at the CLA. I've never built a gun before. Motorcycles, many...guns, never. Those videos have been priceless to me. I don't care about the video quality, Jim's quality of teaching is very good. I'm nearing completion of the initial assembly of my .58 Colonial...- Henry Bowman
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- Forum: The Gun Builder's Bench
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Jim Kibler's Colonial Kit
What did you use to finish the barrel and brass?- Henry Bowman
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- Forum: The Gun Builder's Bench
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Jim Kibler's Colonial Kit
That's one fine-looking rifle! I bought a .58 Colonial from Jim at the CLA. I have never built a gun before. I am almost finished with inital assembly. I'm headed back to the basement to install the nose cap in just a few minutes. Did you use his Iron Nitrate alone to get that finish, or is...- Henry Bowman
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- Forum: The Gun Builder's Bench
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Harrisonburg VA 1764
Wow! You guys have given me a whole new outlook on this. Thanks! Hey, I almost have my Kibler together. Almost time to take it back apart and polish - maybe carve a little something very simple. Is browning the barrel appropriate?- Henry Bowman
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- Forum: Flintlock Rifles
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Harrisonburg VA 1764
Thank you. I may have been overcome by ethusiasm. Since this is my first build ever, I should probably keep it minimal - maybe just a notch on the patchbox cover. Now you have my interest in the Kings Mountain guns. While there is no record of my ancestor being there during the famous battle...- Henry Bowman
- Post #38
- Forum: Flintlock Rifles
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Harrisonburg VA 1764
So, I've thought a lot about adding the shell at the tab today. My thoughts then went to putting a similar shell design on the wood patchbox cover for a thumb hole to release the cover (I promise to learn the proper terminology soon - I ordered the RCA book this evening), and perhaps one behind...- Henry Bowman
- Post #30
- Forum: Flintlock Rifles
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Harrisonburg VA 1764
Well, I just ordered RCA, Vol II. My lovely wife has hinted that Vol I may appear late in December. Perhaps I will soon possess the ability to intelligently articulate my interrogative ramblings.- Henry Bowman
- Post #29
- Forum: Flintlock Rifles
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Harrisonburg VA 1764
Wow, thank you. For the record, this is my first gun build. I have some relative skills: some woodworking, lots of metal work (custom bikes). I also have many years of illustration work in my past. I've got this if I can conquer my desire to rush through it. I want to build it in the spirit...- Henry Bowman
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- Forum: Flintlock Rifles
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Harrisonburg VA 1764
So, I'm trying to build a flintlock styled after what my GGGGGGrandfather might have carried. He was born in 1740 in the Shenandoah valley (Augusta County, VA) and he was married in 1764 in Harrisonburg (which was then Rockingham Co.), Virginia. Anyone have pointer toward reference material? I...- Henry Bowman
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Kiblers?
Nice! I just bought a kit from Jim at the CLA show last weekend. I've been watching his videos, buying tools (like a spring vise), and I set up a workbench for the build. What finish did you use on the stock? What did you use on the furniture?- Henry Bowman
- Post #32
- Forum: Flintlock Rifles
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New Kentucky Build
WOW! Thanks for the tips, all. I'm going to start looking into the books and web sites and all this weekend. Anyone know a mentor type in the Cincinnati-Dayton area? I have a percussion cap rifle hanging over my fireplace that can give me a few ideas but, it's ... well, I don't know what it is...- Henry Bowman
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- Forum: The Gun Builder's Bench
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New Kentucky Build
Thanks! That puts me a little ahead of where I thought I'd be this quickly. I need to dig into that a bit. I immediately thought of creating a mock up to see which of those combination might fit me best. Weighted dowel rods and roughed out cheaper stock might get me close. I suppose there isn't...- Henry Bowman
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New Kentucky Build
Cool, thanks. I'm pretty strong in addition to being tall, and I'm already a decent shot. I understand the height should never exceed the owner's chin to allow visibility muzzle during loading. The longer the gun, the better the aim - so long as the shooter can handle the weight and geometry -...- Henry Bowman
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New Kentucky Build
Thank you! I'll look into those books.- Henry Bowman
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- Forum: The Gun Builder's Bench
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New Kentucky Build
I'll check them out. Thank you for the tips and advice!- Henry Bowman
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- Forum: The Gun Builder's Bench
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New Kentucky Build
So, I have long wanted to build a Kentucky rifle. I'm pretty certain that many of my forefathers in Kentucky, Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Ohio carried them during the 1700s and early 1800s. I hunt with a modern muzzleloader but, I hope to someday have a Kentucky rifle that I've built. I would...- Henry Bowman
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