Oberst
36 Cl.
Just finished my first build of a Kibler Colonial Rifle and anxious to do my next build and learn from this forum.
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Oberst
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Thank you all. Here is my recently completed first build. Mistakes were made but I am learning. Still have to brown the lock plate.
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Welcome to the forum. I think many were left in the White, so browning isn't required. It's an oft discussed topic.
Oberst
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The browning of the barrel came out reasonably well and I want it to look old so am really delaying as I have never taken a lock down to its parts and have been getting all the tools and researching as much as possible. Here is the barrel just before I oiled it but after it got its baking soda bath to stop the process:
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Oberst
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Hello, neighbor! Took me a little over 2 months but I would work on it for a bit, then leave it to ponder it when I hit some challenges
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Oberst
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Ahh! I lucked out, maybe 2 weeks. I guess they happened to have ready what I ordered.
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Looks good, nice piece of curly maple!
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