Kibler Colonial question

[Kmcmichael]

I’ve got one in .50. it is a little heavy but would be great for offhand.
I’ve built a 54 for a friend. It did seem to come up and mount better. If I were walking around while hunting large game I would get the Woodsrunner in .54. If it were just whitetail, I would consider the SMR in .45.

 

[S.Kenton]

My favorite caliber and rifle is my 54 GPR. The 54 caliber bullet gives me an edge when participating in woods walks due to its large mass, when shooting novelty shots, such as splitting the bullet in half on a double sided axe and taking out two clay birds with one shot, as well as splitting playing cards. It’s become my favorite all around woods walking caliber. I also realize I’m slinging a lot of lead when practicing these shots and just shooting for fun.. but all is good I recover my practice lead in a bullet trap in my own private range.
I also hunt with it and have killed lots of deer over the years, I have a few other flintlocks and percussions in various other calibers but the 54 will be my choice..

 

[Jedidiah]

I have two 50.s, one 54, one 62 ,and one in the works with Bobby Hoyt that I am not certain what it will be yet, but leaning towards a 58 smooth. I am not sure which I like best?? I get confused easily! LOL : )

 

[Comfortably_Numb]

All the weight is in the barrel. Larger bore = lighter gun. The .58 colonial makes and excellent hunting gun. The .54 colonial is a good weight for target work.
The woodsrunner is a much lighter gun. The .54 should be excellent for hunting.

 

[Hatman/2nd line]

I have a .54 smooth colonial that I got down to 8.1 lbs., comes up nice and balances ok. I'll be 79 in Jan. and the gun is light enough for me to handle....so far!