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General discussion => Gun Building => Topic started by: Dave Willer on February 09, 2023, 06:53:11 PM
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Modified a Kibler kit that had a broken forestock. .36, barrel cut at end of original taper. Soldered rib and poured nosecap.
(https://i.ibb.co/10XgJ29/E18-A76-B5-43-C3-4181-B61-E-4-ED174-B4-DB44.jpg) (https://ibb.co/0n97VJf)
(https://i.ibb.co/gWsrTwS/9-F7-C5-FA0-CC27-46-B2-9-BEE-669-AE1-F3-B1-EB.jpg) (https://ibb.co/s1LgwQK)
(https://i.ibb.co/gWfV4YN/596-F2-B59-67-D7-4676-BDBD-3-D1-DFD0-B3698.jpg) (https://ibb.co/5jSFKZm)
(https://i.ibb.co/kS0B74Q/180-AFCAE-4-DD3-4358-A165-2-CF5-B55-EA460.jpg) (https://ibb.co/bKLm0sz)
(https://i.ibb.co/yFYhdqy/87-C7-F849-006-C-4-FA6-A566-81881-BF4-C945.jpg) (https://ibb.co/MkG8Z7V)
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That's neat, I like it!
Carl
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Nice save!
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Well done. Looks good. Very nice shop too!
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Very nicely done! The wood is beautiful.
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Cool beans - NIFTY.
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Nice work! Next you will be converting the lock to percussion.
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OMG, if Jim offered them with this option along with the full stock he would be covered up in orders. Looks fantastic.
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I bet that is a swell handling rifle. JZ
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Gorgeous!
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I hope Kibler offers a half stock percussion someday.
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Very nicely done. Excellent save !!! Very nice wood. And a very nice shop!
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If I new how to reply I would say thank you. Been following on this site for years but first post. Would be grateful if someone takes the time and tells me how to respond to you all as an individual.
Regards!
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Nice! 👍👍. Personally, I like the looks of the half stock better than a full stock. Best,
Ed
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What is the purpose of a full stock other than style?
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What is the purpose of a full stock other than style?
Style
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If I new how to reply I would say thank you. Been following on this site for years but first post. Would be grateful if someone takes the time and tells me how to respond to you all as an individual.
Regards!
Hi Dave,
To send a personal message to another member, go to a post by the other member and look under their name. Several rows down, click on the text balloon. That will open the personal message box. The message will automatically be addressesd to the other member. Fill in the subject line and type your message and press send.
Hope this helps. Send me a personal message if you want to practice.
Ron
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That looks great. How did you make and attach the under-rib? Would you be able to share a few images of that too? Thank you,
TCA
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Yes please more on the under rib on that swamped barrel.
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That sure is pretty!
Jim
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That sure is pretty!
Jim
Thank you, a fun project!
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I bet that is a swell handling rifle. JZ
Does balance very well. Still a little muzzle weight for a good hold.
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That looks great. How did you make and attach the under-rib? Would you be able to share a few images of that too? Thank you,
TCA
Still having some difficulties navigating this site. The underib is a hollow type that better follows a tapered barrel. Pipes are silver soldered to rib then rib was soft soldered to barrel due to a lower melting temperature. Cap is tin. Here are a few pic’s. Rifle does balance well.
(https://i.ibb.co/1qGPf75/67-D0-F4-C0-742-F-4-CEA-939-B-F5-E0-F7-DDF51-C.jpg) (https://ibb.co/zRVBhQY)
(https://i.ibb.co/25T22R7/87900-A35-CBA2-419-D-A985-7-DFFBC46-A158.jpg) (https://ibb.co/t39ffnM)
(https://i.ibb.co/vPLnkPs/B06-CFA1-C-5654-495-C-BA8-B-EE5-FAD7336-E8.jpg) (https://ibb.co/qsmQps0)
(https://i.ibb.co/M19JPhK/098-E0-BB1-9480-4862-A61-D-DDF5765413-BB.jpg) (https://ibb.co/z2NtP5C)
(https://i.ibb.co/Y2qv818/45-FE3-AE5-4-F4-A-4450-818-E-8666488-DC6-FA.jpg) (https://ibb.co/6Yf6bTb)
(https://i.ibb.co/Ct5n2Hp/073-B18-FC-5-BD3-440-C-8359-2281-DE5-EFFE1.jpg) (https://ibb.co/W3Wct2N)
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You’re very talented and made a great looking rifle! Congratulations 🙂
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That is a very nice, clean looking build. The “just enough” patchbox engraving compliments it so well.
I love it.
Shop ain’t half bad, either.
Bob
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As someone with a damaged left shoulder this creates options for me "down the road". I have a Kibler SMR in .45. and still am able to hold and shoot reasonable well. Yeah, that reasonably well part is subjective. Anyhow BEAUTIFUL JOB Just curious did you weigh the modified barrel.
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Wow you did a beautiful job. I take it the amount of barrel you cut off, made up for the weight of the under rib.
So far that is my favorite Kibler SMR adaptation.
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That was an exceptional job, but I was wondering, did you consider a wood rib without cutting the barrel?
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I like the idea of trying a wood rib...
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Excellent transformation, looks like it was born that way.
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That is very nice. A tempting project indeed.
Kibler sells carving practice stocks. I got one and was temped to make a halfstock. The forend was cut off just a hair too short. I bet he could sell them for halfstock projects.
The wood rib sounds like a great idea. In addition to the loops and pins it could be secured with epoxy. I have not seen any sheet metal folded ribs lately. One can hollow out a solid rib with a milling machine and save a lot of weight.
Are the wood ribs best made with a shooting board and router planes?
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OK -- now you did it! Another rifle on the list ;D. Everything about that rifle is spot on. I'm not a big fan of the SMR but this one is absolutely gorgeous. I have a full stock flinter that I started 10 or more years ago that I lost interested in finishing now I know what to do with it ;).
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That is very nice. A tempting project indeed.
Kibler sells carving practice stocks. I got one and was temped to make a halfstock. The forend was cut off just a hair too short. I bet he could sell them for halfstock projects.
The wood rib sounds like a great idea. In addition to the loops and pins it could be secured with epoxy. I have not seen any sheet metal folded ribs lately. One can hollow out a solid rib with a milling machine and save a lot of weight.
Are the wood ribs best made with a shooting board and router planes?
Taylor Sapergia has a Hawken tutorial. In it he shows how to file the MBS hollow under ribs to make them look like swaged sheet metal.
Soldering on an under rib is way easier than making a wooden under rib and using tenons to keep it in place.
Soldering an under rib is also much faster than riveting them on or screwing them on.
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8) 8)... An original Tennessee rifle made in the Holston Valley style that I once had,.. a thin, graceful rifle with a wood rib made of hickory,.. it had once been a fullstock, but probably broken, nosecap moved back and wood rib attached to the existing barrel staples with pins, and rammer pipes pinned to rib,..... I have only seen two original Tennessee rifles with wood ribs,... they are unique,.... I like your idea, and you built a nice looking rifle,.. regards,.. CCF
(https://i.ibb.co/dD2n1vM/312194529-1489921298175695-8641420664016266148-n.jpg) (https://ibb.co/Hqzm1y4)
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Here is my clubby nonPC full stock rifle to 1/2 stock with a curly maple under rib, converted from FS by Taylor.
(https://i.ibb.co/QmZXymy/100-4713-zpsa9c3c86d.jpg) (https://ibb.co/j4dHn4n)
(https://i.ibb.co/8BWqk89/100-4714-zps9c87cd1a.jpg) (https://ibb.co/mBLkpz4)
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(https://i.ibb.co/7pZZWpL/0-D60846-A-620-F-4946-831-E-18008-EF1-EA95.jpg) (https://ibb.co/T07780d)
This looks like a wood ribbed rifle with a long barrel.