Colonial rifle build for authenticity

[Grenadier1758]

@Brianl1620, I too implore you to remain on the forum. It can be a difficult path for us to comment when statements are made, or our efforts are exposed for evaluation. All too often what we think of as constructive criticism comes across as the quite harsh equivalent of your dog can't hunt and is ugly too. Please let us know that you are still on the Forum.

He hasn't been back since he said "Bye".

 

[simonbeans]

If you reread what Brianl1620 said was that he was going to leave the forum. I just was being polite to say Bye.

 

[Jim Evans]

I tried reaching out to Brianl1620 in a conversation and he has not even answered.
Sorry to See him leave with such fine research he had to share.

 

[springfield art]

After years and years of research, and documentation on the American Colonial Rifle, And this is only for the builders who want their rifles to look the same as they did when purchased new back in 1760-1770. This is not for builders who try to replicate 100s of years of patina. #1 barrel and lock left in the white. Browning these parts didn’t come about till the beginning of the 19th century, although there is very rare instances where gunsmiths experimented in this new procedure but It didn’t become mainstream till beginning of 1800. Bluing was available but not as common as just in the white.
#2 Brass was bright and shiny. Brass was very expensive back then, and it was very well taken care of #1 by the gunsmith who wanted to show off their work, #2 the owners who wanted to protect their investment. Again this is not for the builder wanting 100s of years of patina on their rifle, but more for a builder wanting their rifle to look like it did when bought new in that time period.

Very nice! Yes, we tend to forget that things were once new, shiny, and bright.

 

[springfield art]

Damn you guys, and the kibler colonial longrifles...I am just going to have to order one..I am torn between the .54 and .58. I have both calibers and love them both but for some reason I keep giving my .54 extra love because it shoots so sweet....ugggggggg decision lol

I was at the Dixon Gun Fair couple years back and Kibler was there with a stack of his kits in the boxes. You could just look at the end label and see caliber, wood, etc. I know I've e-mailed him to encourage his making a Pistol kit! The guy's a real technician, real genius, working with computerized machinery to make a 200 year old product!

 

[appalichian hunter]

If you reread what Brianl1620 said was that he was going to leave the forum. I just was being polite to say Bye.

No Simon you were being a shall we say A DONKEY, too late to back out now.

 

[HighUintas]

@Brianl1620 , fantastic work. Your rifle is beautiful.

 

[simonbeans]

No Simon you were being a shall we say A DONKEY, too late to back out now.

Not backing out. If someone doesn’t agree, so be it. And say it like you want, I have been called worse in life, and I imagion all of us have.

 

[appalichian hunter]

Glas you agree.

 

[RayjHindle]

Great looking rifle! I like the bright finish as well! Great job!

 

[Ed Pilkington]

Like my beloved drill Sgt. of yesteryear said as i cursed and swore doing slow pushups in the wastelands of S.C. under the weight of a 90 lb pack, a 10 lb M-1 rifle in 110 degree heat, “Ed, we don’t do this because we enjoy causing you pain. We care about you and want you to survive this conflict and go back home one day. We are building a unit, a team man”. The next day my rifle squad assaulted a hill per instructions with rubber projectiles. One squad member was a “lets get/em guy” and charged out disregarding his team. He got shot by his team and we had to stop shooting. Subsequently, we were counted as wounded or dead. Real life lesson!