New Kibler barrel accuracy

[Frod733]

Good evening all. Pondering the purchase of a Kibler colonial. My understanding is that he is now producing his own barrels. Can anyone give me a sense of the new barrel accuracy?

I have one flint gun with a colerain barrel, and it is a great shooter. But that is my only experience with a round ball gun. So, would welcome your feedback. Thanks.

 

[Art Caputo]

I purchased a Colonial rifle about a year and a half ago with both a 50cal and 58 cal barrels. They are the more recent Green Mountain barrel with straight cut rifling.. Both barrels were quite easy to develop loads that were quite accurate, and do not require swabbing for 20+ shot strings with my loads.
Shown; the rifle and targets shot with each barrel at 25/50 yards, 58 also at 100 yards. All groups are un-swabbed.

 

[Frod733]

Thanks for the feedback. However, I am looking at results achieved with Mr. Kiblers homemade, new barrels. Thanks!

 

[PathfinderNC]

Thanks for the feedback. However, I am looking at results achieved with Mr. Kiblers homemade, new barrels. Thanks!

Kibler uses GM barrels. Anything .40 cal and under he rifles on his machine.

 

[Frod733]

Kibler uses GM barrels. Anything .40 cal and under he rifles on his machine.

Thanks. I was looking at a video he did about rifling his barrels. I do not recall any mention of GM barrels. And he was rifling them himself. Thanks

 

[Larry Akers]

Jim gets his barrels and barrel stock from Green Mountain. He only rifles the .36 and the .40 cal barrels himself--larger calibers come from GM already rifled. The barrels he does rifle come as round stock with the holes drilled and reamed by GM and he does the rest. He has a video showing how he rifles barrels on Youtube, "Cut rifling on Hass TL2" (I don't know how to link, sorry).

 

[PathfinderNC]

Thanks. I was looking at a video he did about rifling his barrels. I do not recall any mention of GM barrels. And he was rifling them himself. Thanks

Yes his rifling is very good.

 

[Art Caputo]

Thanks for the feedback. However, I am looking at results achieved with Mr. Kiblers homemade, new barrels. Thanks!

My understanding is that the barrels I have shown for the Colonial are his current offerings….available in straight cut or radial rifling.

 

[Secesh]

I emailed Jim a couple days ago to inquire about who makes his barrels. Katherine replied stating; .32 thru .40 cal barrels are made by Rice and .45 thru .58 cal barrels are Green Mountain barrels. Jim does the profiling himself.

 

[david w]

I emailed Jim a couple days ago to inquire about who makes his barrels. Katherine replied stating; .32 thru .40 cal barrels are made by Rice and .45 thru .58 cal barrels are Green Mountain barrels. Jim does the profiling himself.

That was my understanding that my .36 is a swamped Rice barrel.

 

[Rock Home Isle]

I emailed Jim a couple days ago to inquire about who makes his barrels. Katherine replied stating; .32 thru .40 cal barrels are made by Rice and .45 thru .58 cal barrels are Green Mountain barrels. Jim does the profiling himself.

That is wonderful information, Thank you so much.

 

[Tradbow]

My 32 cal SMR should be here soon. I hope I have my new shop finished in time.
I really like a SMR. Wish Mr Kibler made one in 54.

 

[dave951]

This is from a Kibler Colonial rifle Pathfinder did. Yup, it'll shoot just fine if you can.

 

[Rock Home Isle]

This is from a Kibler Colonial rifle Pathfinder did. Yup, it'll shoot just fine if you can.

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Just curious, how much would you say that rifle weighs?

 

[dave951]

Just curious, how much would you say that rifle weighs?

That's a question for Pathfinder. If I had to guess, I think on the order of 8-9lb. It balanced and held well and had a very good lock time.

 

[Jim Evans]

This is from a Kibler Colonial rifle Pathfinder did. Yup, it'll shoot just fine if you can.

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Is this a misprint , .540 ball?

 

[dave951]

Is this a misprint , .540 ball?

Yup, typo. When you're happy dancing sometimes things don't get written quite right.

 

[Tn poor boy]

Im getting a rice barrle and building a bean rifle. 40 cal barrles is comeing Monday or Tuesday. In a curly curly curly maple. I need a lock

 

[david w]

Im getting a rice barrle and building a bean rifle. 40 cal barrles is comeing Monday or Tuesday. In a curly curly curly maple. I need a lock

Kibler makes very good locks. The other lock to consider is Jim Chambers.

 

[Tn poor boy]

Kibler makes very good locks. The other lock to consider is Jim Chambers.

Kibler southern locks are small i lkie a little bigger i was thanking lr English dt