I ordered my Kibler Woodsrunner today!

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I am beside myself to be honest. I can't wait to see this thing in person. I have wanted one for a long time but life comes first sometimes. I ordered the .54 cal and Walnut stock. Whenever it does arrive I believe I'm gonna stare at it on the bench for a while before I touch it. Honestly, I'm scared to death of screwing it up. I've messed with guns mostly all of my life, even worked in an unmentionable gun factory for 2 years. But this is a whole other story. I won't post a build thread per say, but I may have a bunch of questions, no doubt. I've watched every video on building front stuffers on Jim's, I love muzzle loading, 11 bang bang, duelist, and a few other's channel more than once and most likely will do it again. I am glad that the Woodsrunner is very easy as the more experienced builders say they are. I do have to get her done and ready before Aug 15th though. I'll quit rambling now. :D
 
Congratulations! I remember feeling the same way when I ordered my Colonial. Just take your time and do some research and it will turn out great. Be prepared for the possibility of having to do more work on some things than you may have thought. Everyone says" they snap together like Legos" and that may be true with some but mine required quite a bit of fitting and wood removal to make things work. Not a problem, it turned out excellent just go into it with an open mind that things may not go exactly like they do on the videos. The Woodsrunner , I believe is even more refined than the Colonial and parts fitment even more precise requiring very little work in most cases. I will add that Kibler's customer service was absolutely top notch they went above and beyond what I would have expected as a customer and like I said earlier I am thrilled with the results of my Colonial. Just to warn you it gets addictive so you might want to start saving now for the next one! Good luck.
 
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Congrats! My first kit was a Woodsrunner.

Take your time on the stock. Minor fitting on the assembly, get some Prussian blue for minor inletting on the wood to metal. Sharp chisels and go slow. Work on it and only when your mind is clear. When you get frustrated, stop and come back later.

Enjoy the Journey to a joyful Destination! All part of the Same.
 
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nothing to be scared of! the woodsrunner is fairly easy. everything is drilled and fitted for you. i have done 6 SMR and 2 woodsrunners. on the woodsrunner i diden't even have to sand the wood. you will be pleased! if you have any questions just ask, there is a welth of knowledge on this forum,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
 
.... Whenever it does arrive I believe I'm gonna stare at it on the bench for a while before I touch it. ....
Actually, when it arrives, you're going to spend about ten minutes taking screws out of the box cover. 😄

Seriously, though, I know the feeling, but it doesn't last long. You'll get through it soon enough to the place where you can't wait to get started on it.
 
Actually, when it arrives, you're going to spend about ten minutes taking screws out of the box cover.
No kidding, I've enjoyed all the Kibler unboxing videos I've seen. Not only is the way they package them pretty dang cool. I don't think USPS can destroy it. I've seen some GNARLY looking boxes come to me, looking like they ran it over with the mail truck. :D
 
That's great! You will have a beautiful finished rifle before you know it, hope you enjoy your time working on it and please post some pics when she's finished.
 
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OH MY!!
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I haven't taken it out of the box yet. I put the lid right back on it and put the screws back in it. LOL. I have to get my parrot vise mounted and get a few more items before I get started. When my mail lady brought it up today, she said, "If you don't mind me asking whats in this box? I have never seen anything packaged like that." I told her what it was and she was in awe about how it was packed.
 
Yeah seems the Colonial has taken a back seat to the Woodsrunner. Nonetheless they are still a BEAUTIFUL rifle when finished. I bought the Woodsrunner simply because there is a little less fitting as this is my first kit. But more than likely it won't be the last.
 
I guess I'll post an Update.
I have been widdling on the Woodsrunner for quite some time now. I get side tracked sometimes with other black powder bang bang things. But the progress is looking pretty good. I just put the third coat of finish on the stock, And I love how its looking. The brass has been a Royal PAIN IN MY BACKSIDE! That trigger guard is atrocious, I finally got it to where I like it though. Not to mention I have brass blacked the brass about fiftyleven times. I think its where I want it now. Well I'm at least satisfied this time around. But HEY at least my RUST is looking pretty even. This is the 3rd coat of Danglers pictured below. So with any luck the browned parts will look pretty good.
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