I had no idea a Kibler was like this

[sturmkatze]

They used hired master gun builders (John Gemmer for one) instead of CNC machinery.

Well, ya know Sam was a tightwad and felt cnc was just too expensive.

 

[RB POWELL]

Any of you thinking of getting a flinter. This kit for surpasses what I have.

The swamped barrel is really nice. The lock fit looks like 96%.
If I had one of these I could build in a a week or so. It took 5 months to build my first one.



Still would want double set triggers

Very nice.

 

[ColonialRifleSmith]

I think both front and rear sights are backwards. Semper Fi.

 

[mikesto44]

I've read stuff about the Kibler kits since they started producing them. Even though I have a bug about how they treated me. They are no doubt the best kit out their. I have put together three of the SMR rifles for people. How anyone with a vague knowledge of firearms has trouble is beyond me...! Maybe staining the stock or metal finish ? Maybe the long tang but seriously they are so easy. Plus the bazillion videos they put out. But for the life of me why would you order the kit if you have no confidence in
yourself ? JMHO

 

[david w]

Take it from someone who built his first rifle using a Pecatonica stock, and separate purchased parts with no experience, and it turned out to be no gem, Kibler kits can't be beat!

 

[64Springer]

I've read stuff about the Kibler kits since they started producing them. Even though I have a bug about how they treated me. They are no doubt the best kit out their. I have put together three of the SMR rifles for people. How anyone with a vague knowledge of firearms has trouble is beyond me...! Maybe staining the stock or metal finish ? Maybe the long tang but seriously they are so easy. Plus the bazillion videos they put out. But for the life of me why would you order the kit if you have no confidence in
yourself ? JMHO

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[Indy Durtdigger]

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[mikesto44]

I didn't name drop. But if you lack confidence then have someone else with experience help you. Hands on with someone with experience is priceless..! I wished I had someone when I started building from scratch years ago.
Mike Brooks has classes or used to check him out...

 

[64Springer]

I didn't name drop. But if you lack confidence then have someone else with experience help you. Hands on with someone with experience is priceless..! I wished I had someone when I started building from scratch years ago.
Mike Brooks has classes or used to check him out...

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[reddogge]

I wish Kibler kits were around in 1978 when we gave my dad a bag of parts and a stock blank to build his first attempt at a rifle. He persevered but never finished it. I had to.

 

[reddogge]

I just watched your birch bark canoe build and I am impressed beyond belief at your talent. You are forgiven for putting your front sight on backward for a test.

 

[acavdragoon]

The video is misleading. The rifle can quickly be assembled that way, but to look right all the metal but the side plate needs polishing. You can see the cutter marks in the closeup of the nosecap. Also the man in the video didn't know how to install the front sight(it's backwards) or the nosecap. According to the instructions, the screws are installed from inside the barrel channel.

It is still a very nice kit. It just takes longer than he said.

I don’t think the guy had a clue on putting it together…

 

[sturmkatze]

I don’t think the guy had a clue on putting it together…

Why is that? Looked okay to me and he’s done other rifles. Because he put the sights in backwards? He said in the next vid why he did that.

It’s easy to knock other’s work — especially on the internet.

 

[Nav]

I put both sights on backwards on my first one out of pure ignorance. Fortunately, I had not drifted and set them before I was corrected at a rendezvous.

 

[longcruise]

I put sights on backwards on purpose once. Lots of wags pointed it out to me. I just ignored them.

 

[azmntman]

I've read stuff about the Kibler kits since they started producing them. Even though I have a bug about how they treated me. They are no doubt the best kit out their. I have put together three of the SMR rifles for people. How anyone with a vague knowledge of firearms has trouble is beyond me...! Maybe staining the stock or metal finish ? Maybe the long tang but seriously they are so easy. Plus the bazillion videos they put out. But for the life of me why would you order the kit if you have no confidence in
yourself ? JMHO

I ordered in the white for this very reason. No issues butchering a Traditions or CVA but dang if I will spend that much and then butcher one. Money well spent. May get the Woodsrunner as a kit though per the reviews its ready to go.

 

[brewyak]

The video is misleading. The rifle can quickly be assembled that way, but to look right all the metal but the side plate needs polishing. You can see the cutter marks in the closeup of the nosecap. Also the man in the video didn't know how to install the front sight(it's backwards) or the nosecap. According to the instructions, the screws are installed from inside the barrel channel.

It is still a very nice kit. It just takes longer than he said.

I watch his videos and the one he put out after this he says how he put the front site on backwards on purpose. He thought he might be able to help him see better. He said that it didn’t help and would change it to the correct way. Don’t know why he did that with nose cap

 

[EC121]

If you are doing a video for the general public, you should explain yourself in the same video. I rarely watch any videos. So a follow-up video is useless for me.

 

[TDM]

You can certainly assemble a Kibler kit, especially the Woodsrunner, in a matter of hours or a day, but why? Spending the extra time to clean up, polish, and properly finish the metal, properly fit the pipes and draw file the barrel sure make a difference in the finished product. And while you won’t find a better out of the box trigger group or lock, disassembly and a good cleaning, polish, and lube make them even better.

 

[longcruise]

@TDM What size flint fits the WR? I am very much on the fence but want to go to a 54 flintlock for big game and the WR does fit the bill perfectly.