Kibler Colonial Rebore

[ThompsonNC]

I thought I would share the project I am currently working on. It is a Kibler Colonial Ive had for a while that is .54 rifled. Ive wanted a smoothbore for some time now, and having the desire to always be different I knew I wanted to build off my current platform. So I ordered the largest bore size Kibler offered (58 smooth) and sent it off to Bob Hoyt. I told him to bore as large as he deemed safe which ended up being .620 or 20gauge in shotgun terms. I will update as I go, but wanted to go ahead and share the photos of the freshly rebored barrel. From researching on the forum I havent been able to find anyone else who has had a Kibler barrel bored out.
Attached are photos of the barrel, how it fit unaltered into the stock, and the weights of everything.

The next step will be drilling the under lug holes once the drill bit guide arrives.

 

[Johnny Too-Tall]

Well O'le Bobby Hoyts about to be busy now. Good information. I bet you got to 62 due to the shallow dovetails Kibler cuts.

 

[hanshi]

I think you're on to something pretty neat. That will be a gun you may use for everything

 

[ThompsonNC]

I think you're on to something pretty neat. That will be a gun you may use for everything

Thankyou! Thats my thouht process behind it. I like the idea of having one gun that can do it all, and having the rebore done was the most cost effective way to do it. So now Ill have a rifle when i want to hunt land game, and a shotgun for flying game simply by swapping barrels.

 

[ThompsonNC]

Well O'le Bobby Hoyts about to be busy now. Good information. I bet you got to 62 due to the shallow dovetails Kibler cuts.

For the price he charges I dont see why anyone wouldnt do the same to have more versatility in their platform of choice. He only charged $80 plus return shipping to bore it.

 

[RobertIN]

For the price he charges I dont see why anyone wouldnt do the same to have more versatility in their platform of choice. He only charged $80 plus return shipping to bore it.

That's excellent pricing. Awesome

 

[blackeagle]

That is a truly impressive looking bore…62, geez! One of these days I’ll send some worn TC barrels for a rebore.

Do you plan to use that as a SG or still lob round ball? Would like to hear about the pattern (with pics!) if you run it as a shotgun.

 

[ThompsonNC]

That is a truly impressive looking bore…62, geez! One of these days I’ll send some worn TC barrels for a rebore.

Do you plan to use that as a SG or still lob round ball? Would like to hear about the pattern (with pics!) if you run it as a shotgun.

I plan to use it mainly for shot, i may try a few roundballs down the line. Soon it will hopefully be getting threaded for choke tubes.

 

[ThompsonNC]

That's excellent pricing. Awesome

I thought so too! I expected it to be much higher with the quality of work he does.

 

[Smokey Plainsman]

Looks like a great stopper. Have you tried buckshot or buck and ball loads yet?

 

[wiscoaster]

Amazing it fit so well right out of the box.

 

[sportster73hp]

I thought when i ordered mine in 2019 that a 62 smooth was an option. Could be wrong.

 

[ThompsonNC]

I thought when i ordered mine in 2019 that a 62 smooth was an option. Could be wrong.

58 is the largest they currently offer in the colonial line