Kibler Colonial kit is on the way

[AFWilliams]

After months of reading many posts here on Kibler kits, I placed my order in January for a Colonial .54 rifled with extra fancy maple stock. This morning, I received that long awaited email (after 15 weeks) that my order was ready to ship. My thanks to all who have posted so many encouraging words about Kibler kits. Those posts went a long way in motivating me to choose a Kibler and take the plunge into this build. You all have posted pictures of some beautiful rifles. I hope that mine will come close to what you have done.
Al

 

[Togo]

I've been waiting for the email on my 40 cal SMR with extra fancy wood for awhile now.

 

[Tradbow]

I’m working on my 32 SMR right now. Hopefully it be completed by this weekend.

 

[AFWilliams]

I’m working on my 32 SMR right now. Hopefully it be completed by this weekend.

It will be great to see some pictures when you have it ready.

 

[Tradbow]

It will be great to see some pictures when you have it ready.

Getting close. Not a real good picture but here it is so far.

 

[AFWilliams]

Getting close. Not a real good picture but here it is so far.

What browning method did you choose for your barrel?

 

[Tacitus]

Congratulations on your future Colonial. Success is nearly guaranteed with Jim's kits. I've grown to love my SMR and the squirrels are learning to hate it.

 

[Tradbow]

Laurel Mountain Forge barrel brown is what I am using

 

[Thomas.bill92]

Exciting stuff! Im waiting for my next paycheck to place an order for a SMR Kit, gonna go with the walnut .

 

[Tradbow]

I’ve got everything stained and sealed and oiled. I put it all back together tomorrow evening. Rest of today is prepping for a colonoscopy in the morning.

 

[AFWilliams]

Congratulations on your future Colonial. Success is nearly guaranteed with Jim's kits. I've grown to love my SMR and the squirrels are learning to hate it.View attachment 139886

Beautiful rifle. Thanks for the encouragement.

 

[AFWilliams]

I’ve got everything stained and sealed and oiled. I put it all back together tomorrow evening. Rest of today is prepping for a colonoscopy in the morning.

Sometimes you just have to do those medical things but I know I would much rather be working on a rifle than that if I have the choice.

 

[Hayes Cooper]

Exciting stuff! Im waiting for my next paycheck to place an order for a SMR Kit, gonna go with the walnut .

Why are you waiting on a pay check? They are months out on shipping, order boy, order!

 

[Thomas.bill92]

Why are you waiting on a pay check? They are months out on shipping, order boy, order!

She's been ordered! Now just the excruciating wait. Prayers for my sanity are appreciated ;D

 

[hanshi]

Waiting is agony. I recall a wait of 11 months from the builder of my first rifle.

 

[Thomas.bill92]

Congratulations on your future Colonial. Success is nearly guaranteed with Jim's kits. I've grown to love my SMR and the squirrels are learning to hate it.View attachment 139886

How did you go about finishing your metal parts?

 

[Rock Home Isle]

I’m waiting for my .40 calibre SMR to arrive…it shipped yesterday.

 

[Thomas.bill92]

I’m waiting for my .40 calibre SMR to arrive…it shipped yesterday.

Working on mine as we speak! What did you go with for the stock?

 

[Rock Home Isle]

Working on mine as we speak! What did you go with for the stock?

I was torn…hard choices to make. The guns I considered were a .54 calibre WoodsRunner, a .58 calibre Smoothbore Colonial, and a .36 or .40 calibre Southern Mountain Rifle. Eventually I will own each of those guns…maybe, hopefully…

In the end, I ordered the Southern Mountain Rifle in .40 calibre with the extra grade curly Maple stock…so yeah, our stocks should be similar.

How fricken cool is that?

 

[burlesontom]

I was just looking at Kibler kits last night. What nice rifles but I doubt I will ever order one. I don't think I have the skills to do the gun justice. I have built around 7 kits so far and used to buy boogered up CVAs from pawn shops that others tried to build from kits and I would rebuild those into nice looking guns but there is a lot of difference in a CVA, TC or Investarms kit and a Kibler.

I would hate to just build it plane looking without any carving. Even incise carving would look nice but I have never done that either. The wood working and staining aren't mysteries and neither is the metal finishing. Its just the little details that make the guns look like they just stepped out of the 18th century I am not sure about.

One thing that would be in my favor is that I have always liked the "working Mans" style of gun. The simpler, less elaborate kind of gun. But I like that in my trucks too. The less fancy the better.