Kibler vs. TVM.

[Tn poor boy]

Kibler in a few weeks. Tvm in a year. Go Kibler

 

[Mike in FL]

Kibler in a few weeks. Tvm in a year. Go Kibler

Sounds like TVM quality has gone south. Sad.

 

[Pete G]

Sounds like TVM quality has gone south. Sad.

TVM has never had the quality that Kibler has.

 

[SOLANCO]

I have a bunch of old Colt Snake Guns from my Dad. They really are hand made works of art, and out of the box, IMHO, the most buttery smooth double actions ever (the smoothest I’ve ever squeezed was a S&W that had “work” done to it).

It used to be that the only way to get metal into the 1 thou range was to undermll and then stone and hand polish to super high tolerances. For their day that’s why the Colts were so much more expensive. Today they'd probably be 20k, but today you can CNC to one thou. QED. The CNC machine also doesn’t get drunk, not show up for work, have an attitude, etc.

I have a 629 variant out of the S&W Custom Shop probably 20 years ago. Only once over the years have I encountered another revolver with such a smooth action. Not to drift into forbidden, unmentionable territory but to point out that a major manufacturer can do excellence if they set their mind to it.
Mr. Kibler is a boon to our muzzle loading sport. But we are definitely a small niche and I wonder how many Mr. Kibler's we could support.