Last minute Q on Kibler Woodsrunner purchase

[akroguy]

Thank you folks! Placed an order for the Woodrunner in maple and 54 from the ships now page!

Welcome aboard! Now start saving for the next one.

Seriously.

Kibler kit addicts anonymous meetings, Tuesday nights, coffee and cookies will be served.

 

[RocketMan58]

Welcome aboard! Now start saving for the next one.

Seriously.

Kibler kit addicts anonymous meetings, Tuesday nights, coffee and cookies will be served.

Wow, there is some real truth there. I'm about 5 hours or so from finishing my first (SMR in 40) and was up until the wee hours of the morning trying to decide if my next will be a Woodsrunner in 45 or if I should just wait for a Hawken . Winters get longer as I get older and this will easily be a two build season for me.

 

[jjexp]

Now that's my kind of thinking. I have bought reloading dies and then later found a rifle to validate their existence.

Rifle seeds! Sprinkle them around the house, and watch a crop of new guns grow!

 

[JDBraddy]

In BP, 45-50cal is like the .308Win, it's a middle of the road compromise. It will do just about everything, but isn't the optimal choice for anything. For big game hunting would choose. 54-58cal, for small to medium game, economical plinking, and targets, go for a .32-40cal. If you're going to try to do everything with one gun, a .45 or 50cal is probably the way to go.

 

[akroguy]

Wow, there is some real truth there. I'm about 5 hours or so from finishing my first (SMR in 40) and was up until the wee hours of the morning trying to decide if my next will be a Woodsrunner in 45 or if I should just wait for a Hawken . Winters get longer as I get older and this will easily be a two build season for me.

So then, the meetings are at your house. What kinda cookies ya gonna make? Hmmm?

 

[Texcl2]

I think there’s not a whole lot of difference between the .50 and .54. If you cast your own either will do. If you don’t I’d definitely go with a .50 otherwise you add a lot of expense plus just about every sporting goods store carries supplies for the .50. After that it’s pure preference. Killing power is primarily dictated by shot placement. That being said my average flintlock bore size is probably .60 caliber. I bought a .45 SMR recently to offset the powder consumption, lol.

 

[Meadowlark Gallery]

It is all in my mind, if I am comfortable with the rifle then the caliber just goes along with me.

 

[BR Sorenson]

I agree with above recommending .54 cal. Your choice of stock wood probably doesn't have much influence on fulfillment time. If you're in a real hurry, you might peruse their "same day shipping" sale pages to see if there's some already-boxed rifle that might fit

your needs.

If you are a hunter, in my opinion a 54 will be lighter and balance a bit better than a 50.

I just weighed both .50 and .54 woodsrunner that I have. On my scales there isn't enough difference to make one feel lighter than the other. About 1/4 pound go figure.
If you want to keep it simple stay with the .50 that was my first thought. Then I got a Colonial in .54 to reduce the barrel weight. Did I save much. Doubt it. Next woodsrunners I got in .54 darn that quick ship page. If you see the stock you want you can choose. The caliber ifyou want a different one.

 

[FlaminCrow]

Welcome aboard! Now start saving for the next one.

Seriously.

Kibler kit addicts anonymous meetings, Tuesday nights, coffee and cookies will be served.

Have to say I’m a member, just let me know, time and place.
It’s putting a dent in my unmentionables. The ones my kids have no interest in turn into Kibler kits, it’s a magical thing.

 

[RocketMan58]

So then, the meetings are at your house. What kinda cookies ya gonna make? Hmmm?

Heck, I'd be happy to host a meeting but you would NOT want to test my baking skills. We'd be better off gnawing on scotchbright pads dusted with a metal filing topping. Not to worry though, I know a guy. Heck, he might even be related to the culprit that got us all addicted