For you guys who own both, is the SMR ignition speed a lot faster than the woodsrunner? I’m getting ready to order one or the other primarily as an offhand shooter, my VA rifle is great but lock speed is not great and it is pretty heavy overall. I’m really on the fence and will buy both eventually, but for now I need a tie breaker.
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Lock speed kibler SMR vs Woodsrunner
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With a smaller lock the SMR will be faster. What lock is on the VA rifle?
Any of the larger locks will be slower than a smaller lock. I had a Caywood fowler. The best larger lock is a Chambers Early Ketland.
I have a Colonial and SMR. The larger roundface lock (same one as on the Woodsrunner) is fast, but the SMR is dang near instantaneous ignition.
Don't know if it makes any difference and I'm sure you noticed but the SMR also has set triggers. There is also another current thread where some of us put up pics of the balance points in different calibers if that's of any interest.
Gotta love those double set triggers. Between than and the fast lock time a guy doesn't hardly have enough time to pan-flash flinch.
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I have put together 18 Kibler's, woods runner and SMR and fowler, and have shot most of them I done. they are all lightning fast,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
You've not seen me in action I take it...Gotta love those double set triggers. Between than and the fast lock time a guy doesn't hardly have enough time to pan-flash flinch.
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