Kibler Southern Mountain rifle kit and supplies arrived. It's going to be a fun build.

[Hatchet-Jack]

My Kibler Southern Mountain .45 kit arrived yesterday. It's going to be fun building this kit.
https://www.amazon.com/photos/shared/CrqyHh80R9iuTLhIcvRccQ.xG4qLNFrwoAN6R174und9K

 

[Hatchet-Jack]

Boy she sparks good!

 

[forty_caliber]

Keep us posted on your progress. More photos please.

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[Doc Ivory]

Please keep the pics coming! anxiously await my Kibler kit!

 

[Hatchet-Jack]

Keep us posted on your progress. More photos please.
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You bet!

Please keep the pics coming! anxiously await my Kibler kit!

Sure will. What Kibler did you go with?

 

[Critter Getter]

Nice looking stock. Which grade is that? Greg

 

[painter]

Color me green ...what grade of maple did you choose?

OOPs...Greg beat me to it.

 

[Critter Getter]

..............and I just read on your other thread that you ordered that in the fancy maple version. Nice!! Greg

 

[Smokey Plainsman]

The word on the street is "None Finer than a Kiblers"

Congrats!

 

[Hatchet-Jack]

Nice looking stock. Which grade is that? Greg

That is 1 upgrade "Fancy" for $100 extra.

The word on the street is "None Finer than a Kiblers"
Congrats!

Yea and from my first review of what is in that box I agree!

 

[Hatchet-Jack]

Color me green ...what grade of maple did you choose?

OOPs...Greg beat me to it.

Haha! I actually originally ordered it with the Standard maple, but after seeing some other posts I contacted them and upgraded it.

 

[painter]

Haha! I actually originally ordered it with the Standard maple, but after seeing some other posts I contacted them and upgraded it.

Is that the fancy, or extra fancy, grade? It looks like a nice piece of wood.

 

[Bob McBride]

Go slow, be careful, follow the instructions, and don’t be tempted to hack on it to ’make it your own’ (unless you have the skill set and knowledge, of course) and what you’ll have is the functional equivalent of a 3k$ longrifle in virtually every respect. Nothing will make this thread live forever like build pics along the way. Can’t wait to see all the pics culminated in the one where you‘re proudly holding the finished rifle with a goofy grin on your face!

 

[jsb30]

Mine is supposed to deliver today.

 

[Hatchet-Jack]

Go slow, be careful, follow the instructions, and don’t be tempted to hack on it to ’make it your own’ (unless you have the skill set and knowledge, of course) and what you’ll have is the functional equivalent of a 3k$ longrifle in virtually every respect. Nothing will make this thread live forever like build pics along the way. Can’t wait to see all the pics culminated in the one where you‘re proudly holding the finished rifle with a goofy grin on your face!

Good advise thanks Bob! I don't plan on doing any fancy carving, I have the skills but it's not what I want on a Southern Rifle. I am adding a Bean style patch box and some inlays.

 

[Hatchet-Jack]

Mine is supposed to deliver today.

Excellent!

 

[Hatchet-Jack]

Day 1
Fit the Barrel. The tang has a high spot. Used inletting black. I can see where it's high. No big deal.
Trigger installed with some work on the barrel tang hole to get it to line up. Threads were very tight.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/bCH8ckh6bbkMdQgS7

 

[Hatchet-Jack]

More pictures from day 1

 

[painter]

Looking good!

 

[Kmcmichael]

Even unfinished the shape exudes elegance and beauty. It seems to be the pinnacle of the art form.