My Jim Kibler Southern Mountain Rifle is done

[BradCayton]

Very nice! How does she shoot?

 

[Hatchet-Jack]

I went to the Friendship range today. She shoots great. I worked on a load starting with 440 RB, Joan Fabric #40 drill cloth lubed with Murphy's Oil Soap and water. I started with 45 grains of Goes 3F and increasing it by 5 grains.

 

[Hatchet-Jack]

 

[seth337]

WOW!! What a stunner. I have the exact same kit on order. I hope to get mine in the next month or so. If you do not mind, I may have several question for you once I get started. I am very nervous, when it comes to the stock and metal finishing. I have zero experience finishing parts like that. I can only hope mine comes out as nice as yours. Beautiful work!

 

[Hatchet-Jack]

WOW!! What a stunner. I have the exact same kit on order. I hope to get mine in the next month or so. If you do not mind, I may have several question for you once I get started. I am very nervous, when it comes to the stock and metal finishing. I have zero experience finishing parts like that. I can only hope mine comes out as nice as yours. Beautiful work!

Thanks! Fire away with questions. I have another post where I showed a lot of the steps. Let me know if you need a link to it.

 

[Rangefogger]

Thanks!
I used a new hacksaw blade by itself. Cut the lines then clean up the edges with a jewelers file.

Very cool! Sounds simple enough for me to try. Enjoy the rifle, I expect some pictures of one ragged hole at 50 yds!

 

[KenM]

Very nice!
Thanks for showing it.

 

[appalichian hunter]

65-70grs. looks like the sweet spot, good job. Do you prime with 4f and how fast is the lock time.

 

[stevew]

Very nice!

 

[PathfinderNC]

Thank you!
Yep got the toe plate from Track but I will say I wish it was slightly wider.

The case is from The Log Cabin Shop. Here's the part no.

PADDED KENTUCKY GUN CASE, 62

375800

Thank you! I just ordered the gun case

 

[Professor flintlock]

Have you tried a .445 ball and that same patching?

 

[Hatchet-Jack]

Have you tried a .445 ball and that same patching?

 

[Hatchet-Jack]

Have you tried a .445 ball and that same patching?

No why would I?

 

[Dillon W.]

That is a thing of beauty hatchetjack. Absolutely beautiful

 

[Professor flintlock]

No why would I?

You need to tighten your group up a bit .If you are shooting bench with a green mountain barrel you should expect a tighter group. Check your patches for cutting? My green mt barrel will put 5 shots touching at 25 yds. Offhand. Not that I don't send one flying every once in a while.

 

[Johnny Tremain]

Art that you can play with!

 

[Hatchet-Jack]

You need to tighten your group up a bit .If you are shooting bench with a green mountain barrel you should expect a tighter group. Check your patches for cutting? My green mt barrel will put 5 shots touching at 25 yds. Offhand. Not that I don't send one flying every once in a while.

OK thanks for the tip.

 

[Hatchet-Jack]

65-70grs. looks like the sweet spot, good job. Do you prime with 4f and how fast is the lock time.

65-70grs. looks like the sweet spot, good job. Do you prime with 4f and how fast is the lock time.

Yes I was using 4f in the pan. The lock is so fast I didn't have time to flinch lol!

 

[Siringo]

Thank you!
Yep got the toe plate from Track but I will say I wish it was slightly wider.

The case is from The Log Cabin Shop. Here's the part no.

PADDED KENTUCKY GUN CASE, 62

375800

I needed to install a toe plate on my first rifle I assembled, due to an error on my part after i had finished the metal and stock. The toe of the stock is very delicate, especially with highly figured maple. TOW toe plates are not wide enough. I used one from Muzzleloader Builders Supply.

FYI - all subsequent builds I have done, the butt plate is the very first thing I fit!

 

[Lonewalker]

Most excellent