New kit guns suggestions??

[tenngun]

On You Tube Kibler runs you through building one of his guns, in about 10 vids.
Duelist 54 also has a great set of vids on gun building including a Track of the Wolf kit from opening the box to finish, about 20 vids.
Bill Raby is another who walks you through the whole of the work, and he is a real artist... as are Duelst Mike Belimy and Kibler.
Duelist and Bill are on the forum and east to contact via PM

 

[Shooter1]

just finished my first flint lock kit. from trotw. it is a 50 cal goldon age with iron . chambers lock. 42 inch green mtn bbl. rust browned. auqafortis on the stock then 3 coats of oil. shoots 3 inch groups for me at 70 yards. with pa conicals. and 80 grains of 2f. would like to build a issac haynes next.

Beautiful rifle, and every thing on the correct side.

 

[leonard5054]

So I've finally decided to build a longrifle. I have no experience doing this but have enjoyed muzzleloader hunting for years. I see myself doing a lot more of it as I get older (43 years old now). I'd like to build a full stock longrifle with iron hardware and have started to process of looking at kits. I've committed to doing this patiently and seeking out advice as I build. I'm not in a rush and I want the rifle to turn out fairly well. I'm looking for something that is pretty close fitting that will take minor woodworking since I'm a definite novice. I'm planning on taking an entire year to build it. My question is what is available out there? I've seen mostly Kibler, Track of the Wolf, and Jim Chambers kits, but I figured there is probably others that I'm not aware of. Price isn't a huge concern but I'd like to get away with 1300 or less. I'm thinking .50 caliber and the rifle will be used primarily for deer/black bear. Thanks in advance! Forgive me if this in wrong forum, its my first time here....

Kibler .45 SMR

 

[Hatman/2nd line]

just finished my first flint lock kit. from trotw. it is a 50 cal goldon age with iron . chambers lock. 42 inch green mtn bbl. rust browned. auqafortis on the stock then 3 coats of oil. shoots 3 inch groups for me at 70 yards. with pa conicals. and 80 grains of 2f. would like to build a issac haynes next.

Nice build, congratulations!

 

[Mike Lasko]

As far as iron hardware on a Lyman Great Plains rifle kit. I was thinking more along the lines of something easy, affordable and good looking. I'm not a re-enatctor or a history major. I'm a black powder enthusiast on a budget and that rifle just looks dead sexy to me. It looks like a well made farm implement made for years of dependable use and by all accounts is a rock solid shooter. Kiblers were and are my first choice for a gun (Kit or built) when my funds allow.

I actually have this rifle...it shoots great!

 

[Capnball]

I actually have this rifle...it shoots great!

I never hear a bad thing about those guns.

 

[Nameless Hunter]

Sitting fox and pecotonic also places to look.
Virgina rifles today are often done in iron, and sitting fox offers such a kit. French guns too and older early eighteenth late seventeenth century often used more iron. Or consider plaid style as they too often were iron.
Don’t think too much about the time. One to two hundred hours will do most guns. So to say it’s a years project is a bit meaningless
My wife was away at my kids place but my work schedule and our dogs kept me at home. I worked tree twelve hour ***** but in the other four days off easily put in thirty hous on a build. I know I’ve spent whole days working out brass fittings while watching the **** tube and rain, well in to eight or nine hours. And times I only had an hour to work

I noticed you were out of "f"'s, so here's an extra "f" - to keep you out of trouble

 

[stewart.leach]

The best advice I have ever received about gun building: "When you feel like really leaning on that chisel and moving some wood, set the chisel down and take your dog for a walk." That's when you make mistakes. Applies to any tool.

 

[kje54]