Kibler price increase

[OkieDougie]

Saw a note on thier FB page that they are going to have to increase prices by about 5% due to the high cost of everything.
Still a great deal. Increase to start April 1st.

 

[B P Maniac Shooter]

I'm surprised Kibler has held out this long with the rising prices on virtually every component of a black powder rifle. Still a fantastic deal to have your own custom rifle for a few weekends of your time and $1200.00+ verses having one built for a lot more.

 

[Smokey Plainsman]

April 1st huh?

Nice try!

 

[azmntman]

Its real, I got a personal email from them

 

[ZUG]

The price for ANYTHING has gone up in the last 3 years. I just paid over $5.70 / gal for regular and it's going up. Check out your grocery bill ---

 

[OkieDougie]

The price for ANYTHING has gone up in the last 3 years. I just paid over $5.70 / gal for regular and it's going up. Check out your grocery bill ---

Amen to that.

 

[Rock Home Isle]

Well darn, I was going to order my kit in April on my Birthday, might have to bump that up sooner…

 

[Zutt-man]

Well darn, I was going to order my kit in April on my Birthday, might have to bump that up sooner…

Will save you $50-80

 

[Rock Home Isle]

Will save you $50-80

With this crazy inflation, Every little bit helps

 

[Grenadier1758]

Kibler has his hands full dealing with high demand for his kits and rising costs for his supplies. He has been very reluctant to raise prices, but now it must be done.

 

[FishDFly]

He has to make a profit to stay in business.

 

[Zutt-man]

He has to make a profit to stay in business.

Oh I don’t think anyone is blaming him. I’d love to know how many kits he ships out a month. With the cost of supplies, overhead, etc it has to be over 15-20

 

[SOLANCO]

Oh I don’t think anyone is blaming him. I’d love to know how many kits he ships out a month. With the cost of supplies, overhead, etc it has to be over 15-20

Went to the Kempton Gun Makers Fair before Covid. Kibler was there with a truck load of crated rifle kits. There was a line of buyers and he was selling them as quick as he could do the transactions. You know he did not starve his regular business to fill that truck. So I say that he can make more than 20 rifles a month.
But his products are excellent and his prices are very fair. I do not begrudge him and hope he does as well or better going forward. A wise old man once said to me: "Everyone should do well."

 

[dave61965]

Yes, the price of materials for everything are rising, no surprise nor faults for him bumping his prices.

 

[ronaldrothb49]

A 5% increase isn't bad. Most places I've seen are more like 25% increase plus an increase in shipping to go with it.

 

[skyhigh315]

With this crazy inflation, Every little bit helps…Let’s Go Brandon

Good Lord,

Let's go Toddlers! You'd think they stopped teaching Econ....

 

[Grenadier1758]

I'm not happy about my comment too. I should have made a report to the moderators and kept my opinion to myself.

 

[B P Maniac Shooter]

I don't see the increase hurting Kibler at all.
He will still be cranking the kits out daily.
When one compares his kits ( $1200.00 ) to having one custom built, he will definitely stay busy.
Custom builders will take longer to get a gun built & the price will be considerably higher.
Going the Kibler route is what a lot of shooters are doing these days. Even if you have to wait 6-8 weeks to get your kit arriving in a wooden box, you can built it in a few weekends & get out there shooting. I've heard of builders taking months to even years getting guns built. Kibler has hurt the custom builder's market for sure.

Getting a quality gun at a great price within 2-3 months is the way of the future.
There's no stopping Kibler. He is here to stay as long as he wants too.

 

[OhioHawkeye]

The price for ANYTHING has gone up in the last 3 years. I just paid over $5.70 / gal for regular and it's going up. Check out your grocery bill ---

Yes, Panther Primitives has a notice on their website their prices are 15% more than in the current catalog. I emailed them to verify. Yup. Everything 15% more.
And I was going to order a monster wedge with a bellback for someone. I guess I'll no longer be a panther dealer.

 

[Rock Home Isle]

By the 4th of July...The US should be solidly in a state of Hyper-Inflation. Sad...

I'm talking with my financial advisor (wife) as to whether I can order a Kibler NOW...as apposed to Later.