Kibler Fowler bounced around through usps

[Texcl2]

My kit has been held up for 6 days at the same place by the postal service one city away from me. Then just now got a message from usps that my package is at the “destination center”, all the way across the state, which isn’t right. Clearly it hitched a ride on the wrong truck, lol, but at least they scanned it so we know where it is. Now we are having a blizzard too so looks like I won’t see it anytime soon. On the plus side I’ve been getting all the stuff together to assemble it. Decided to use Art’s French red filler on the stock. As for finish, if the kibler finish shows up in the package then I’ll use that, otherwise I’ll use tru-oil or tried and true oil. The metal will be left in the white, screws fire blued. I have an assortment of wood stain powder and was thinking of applying some black then whisker it off and yellow then whisker it off prior to French red. Do yall think that will be too much? I want the stock dark with hints of yellow in with the red.

 

[S.Kenton]

My kit has been held up for 6 days at the same place by the postal service one city away from me. Then just now got a message from usps that my package is at the “destination center”, all the way across the state, which isn’t right. Clearly it hitched a ride on the wrong truck, lol, but at least they scanned it so we know where it is. Now we are having a blizzard too so looks like I won’t see it anytime soon. On the plus side I’ve been getting all the stuff together to assemble it. Decided to use Art’s French red filler on the stock. As for finish, if the kibler finish shows up in the package then I’ll use that, otherwise I’ll use tru-oil or tried and true oil. The metal will be left in the white, screws fire blued. I have an assortment of wood stain powder and was thinking of applying some black then whisker it off and yellow then whisker it off prior to French red. Do yall think that will be too much? I want the stock dark with hints of yellow in with the red.

Nice! When you get it you’ll have to show us and then make a thread on your progress! We like pics! I’m considering getting a kibler Fowler as well, I’ve got a Jackie brown right now that I most likely will sell to help fund my kibler Fowler.

 

[Texcl2]

Will do, I have two walnut stock kits on order, this one a 20 ga quick ship and a 16ga ordered back in the end of October. The 20ga will be my warm up gun and my “beater” Fowler, the 16ga will be way more refined with period metal engraving hopefully. I may jug choke the 20 as well & have a basic rear sight made for round ball and blank for wing shooting but want to try it without first. I still want to build a smr in .45 and .36 but will knock these out first. I really hope Jim makes an authentic percussion plains rifle kit eventually, I hunt in really poor weather and it would be nice to have the option for really wet days.

 

[Spikebuck]

USPS routing blows my mind. I recently had an order from ToTW, which is just 130 miles from me. Track had it in the mail same day. It took three working days to get to me as it wound its way around various USPS facilities in the metro before finally making it to my rural PO, who delivered same day they got it.

 

[Dusty_Traveler]

I understand the feeling. The Shreveport USPS hub seems to be where all my packages get hung up. Recently, two stayed there for over a week. . Good luck with your project.

Like @S.Kenton said: PICS!!

 

[springfield art]

Good thing they securely crate them! Sort of like the old-timers that went over the Niagara Falls in a padded barrel; the transporting needs all the help it can get nowadays!

 

[RobertIN]

USPS is also driving me bonkers. I'm 25 minutes west of Cincinnati... Could have walked to pick it up and be back by now.

 

[Texcl2]

lol, crazy.

 

[Beaverman2]

A few years back I made a shooting bag for a customer in mid California coast, I live in Gig Harbor WA, mailed it priority mail flat rate box, after 23 days and a tour of the western states including Texas and Oklahoma it was finally delivered to him, 3 day priority my butt!

 

[Texcl2]

, wild!

 

[wiscoaster]

.... As for finish, if the kibler finish shows up in the package ....

They usually ship that separately.

 

[Texcl2]

Well shoot, I emailed them to ship the finishing stuff from both orders, with this one and they said they would. Only one tracking number though. Oh well, guess we will find out….eventually lol.

 

[wiscoaster]

Well shoot, I emailed them to ship the finishing stuff from both orders, with this one and they said they would. Only one tracking number though. Oh well, guess we will find out….eventually lol.

You could log on to your account and check your order status. Maybe it's all coming as one shipment.

 

[Texcl2]

Yeah, it only shows the kit as being shipped but hoping for the best lol. It’s super busy there so don’t want to bug them about it. This time of year has to be crazy.

 

[Spikebuck]

There is good news...it could be coming FedeX and arrive like this shipment that came to me a mere 90 miles!

Hope yours arrives soon and in one piece!