Building my first Kibler.

[BaldEagleFL]

I got some local help but I like to hear opinions and experience talking.
I ordered a Kibler Woodsrunner 54 Cal fancy maple, with CNC.
Thinking about…
1. Antique rust brown colored barrel
2. Aged brass
3. Slight reddish tint to stock.

I have watched a few Jim kibler videos and several others.

Thanks in advance.

Black Powder!!!

 

[nchawkeye]

Sounds good, I did one last summer, let me see if I can find pics.

 

[RobertIN]

Looking forward to progress pics!

 

[BaldEagleFL]

Sounds good, I did one last summer, let me see if I can find pics.

Wow! That looks nice. I like the traditional color you used on the stock.
Can you tell me how you did it?
Looks like you coated your lock the same way you did the barrel.
What did you blue the barre with and any special MOP’s?

 

[mrfritz44]

Hoping to finish the same gun in the specs you described this week or next. My stock came in darker than I wanted, but that just means you'll need to use something other than Aquafortis to get that red effect you want. The Jim Chambers oil I used definitely has a red tint to it, although it didn't change the dark tones on my stock very much.

Good luck!

 

[EC121]

Personally, when building I don't care for the browned barrels or locks. I draw file the barrel and polish the lock. Then use cold blue on both. On the Woodsrunner I assembled(no building required) I used the brass black on all the metal and scrubbed it back. The cold blue will fade to a gray. However, it is your rifle. Do it your way.
When buying a rifle I don't pay much attention to it. That was the builder's option not mine.

 

[Indy Durtdigger]

For a first timer the Jax Black Kibler sells is much easier to get a good finish with and way more forgiving of mistakes and doing over than the cold blues I've experience with. Another option on the period these represent is to leave it in the white and let it patina on its own.
Both of the rifles in this pic were done with iron nitrate on maple and one of the fast-drying boiled linseed oil finishes. Only difference was the dark one was very little sanding after the heating process and the lighter one I sanded off all the dark color before the oil. The buttstocks look dull and darker but it's just bad lighting.

 

[nchawkeye]

Wow! That looks nice. I like the traditional color you used on the stock.
Can you tell me how you did it?
Looks like you coated your lock the same way you did the barrel.
What did you blue the barre with and any special MOP’s?

The stock was stained with Laurel Mountain's Honey Maple. Then sealed with Peramalyn. I browned the barrel with Laurel Mountain Browning Solution. I've used that since the '70s.

 

[Freedom]

Laurel Fountain Forge looks nice I think. ...there is a little learning curve to it though. Just be patient, and you can always sand it off and try again.

 

[Buff1958]

Something it took me a while to learn…… If you try to blue it and then don’t get the finish you like, just file it off and try again. If your stock is too dark, go to work on it with a 3-M pad.

What I am trying to say, poorly is that when you finish one, if you don’t love it, you can always sand it back and try again