Woodsrunner completed

[Hatman/2nd line]

Very tastefully done, nice gun!

 

[Rich Wormington]

Very Nice! I like it!

 

[BigAl52]

This is a .54 cal. and the weight completed with ramrod in is 7lb. 5oz. It handles great and shoots better. I shot it in for windage and each 3 shot group at 25 yards shot a nice little cloverleaf. That was with 50 grains of Schuetzen 3fg and prb with .015 patch. It shot about 2.5" to the left and about 3" low when I first started. I got the windage corrected on the 3rd sight adjustment, but I still have to work on the elevation. I filed a little off the front sight and brought it up to about 1.5 inches low of center at 25 yards, but it got too cold for me to continue that day. Tomorrow I am hoping to continue with the elevation correction. I did take it to a trail walk on Sunday and did ok for it not being sighted in correctly. The shots I missed were all missed low, but I couldn't wait to shoot the course with it. After 52 shots, I had to touch up the flint for the 53 shot. There were no misfires or hangfires in those first 52 shots. Kibler's new Colonial lock is smooth and quick. this was the first time I shot one.

You and I are the same age. How is the recoil of the 54 in that rifle?

 

[Kmcmichael]

Good job. I’ve never put the brass plate in a patch box Or any extensive carving. It was done well.
It is tempting to get one of these in .54. If I were doing any serious walking, I woild.

 

[Timmit]

On the barrel, lock, trigger and trigger plate I used BC Super Blue, but cut it with water[60% SB/40% water]. Other than cutting it I just followed the directions on the bottle. I carded it back with 0000 steel wool and then with gray scotchbright pad to even everything out. After that I rubbed Blaster on all the blued parts with a cotton denum cloth.

As for the recoil, with 70 grains of Swiss 3fg and a patched roundball, it is very manageble. The wide buttplate helps with this. I have shot about 60 rounds through it so far and a couple of friends have shot a dozen more and no one thought the recoil was bad. At only 7lb 5oz it is a joy to carry. I can't wait for next Monday to come so I can hunt deer with it. Here in PA our flintlock season starts then and I have 3 tags to fill, or at least attempt to fill. Really if I get one deer I'll be more than happy.

 

[vintovka]

Very, Very nice. If i didn't have my new favorite i would really get one. Just one observation. All Kiblers products now seems to be a "benchmark" in Custom MLs not unlike GPRs in factory made ones. This seems especially true that the Woodsrunners are in demand.

 

[Ron Wilkerson]

Very nice looking one for sure!

 

[Timmit]

I would like to thank everyone who responded favorably to this thread. I am very proud to own this gun and am more than pleased with the way it turned out. I am going to pass all this information to the man I mentioned at the beginning who did all the work of carving and finishing the stock, Mark Anderson. I have no artistic ability, but he sure does. All the kind coments that were posted sure proves that. He is the person that got me started into flintlocks in the first place. I don't know if my wife would thank him for that, but I sure do.

 

[Weber]

Sweet

 

[MSW]

great looking rifle!

 

[shorthair]

I mentioned on another thread that I have my Woodsrunner completed. I received requests that I post some pics of my Woodsrunner so I hope I have figured out how to do this.View attachment 184002View attachment 184003View attachment 184004View attachment 184005View attachment 184006View attachment 184007View attachment 184008View attachment 184009View attachment 184010

My envy at your skill and patience is immense.

 

[hanshi]

If I could have only one more rifle it would a Woodsrunner. You did a beautiful job on yours and it's gorgeous.

 

[nchawkeye]

If I could have only one more rifle it would a Woodsrunner. You did a beautiful job on yours and it's gorgeous.

That's where I am, I'm 67, hadn't planned on another, have been using the .54 I made in the '80s...It weighs about 10 pounds and after these guys started talking about a 7.5 pound .54 caliber long rifle I figured what the heck..

 

[Timmit]

Nchawkeye, you will love the way it points and carries. Not to mention how it shoots. At our age the weight of the gun matters. When I was 67 I carried my Kibler Colonial .54 on an elk hunt in the Colorado mountains and I knew I had to get a lighter gun. I am very pleased with this Woodsrunner. It is an old mans hunting gun, light weight.