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General discussion => Contemporary Longrifle Collecting => Topic started by: tippit on August 14, 2020, 05:36:45 PM

Title: Kibler Southern Mountain Rifle...are Barrels Interchangeable?
Post by: tippit on August 14, 2020, 05:36:45 PM

I have a finished Kibler Southern Mountain rifle .36 Cal.  Can a .40 or .45 Kibler barrel be interchangeable with the .36 barrel?

(https://i.ibb.co/z722nJz/Kibler-Southern-Mt-36-cal-12.jpg) (https://ibb.co/9V448t7)

Title: Re: Kibler Southern Mountain Rifle...are Barrels Interchangeable?
Post by: Bob McBride on August 14, 2020, 05:41:34 PM

Yes. I changed mine from .36 to .45.

Title: Re: Kibler Southern Mountain Rifle...are Barrels Interchangeable?
Post by: tippit on August 14, 2020, 10:08:49 PM

I guess it won't work as I talked to Jim and the tang was changed 1 1/2 years ago.  So if it was built before that time, you can't fit a new barrel to the original rifle  :(

Title: Re: Kibler Southern Mountain Rifle...are Barrels Interchangeable?
Post by: Mike Brooks on August 14, 2020, 11:52:53 PM

Quote from: tippit on August 14, 2020, 10:08:49 PM

I guess it won't work as I talked to Jim and the tang was changed 1 1/2 years ago.  So if it was built before that time, you can't fit a new barrel to the original rifle  :(

You could fit the original tang to a new barrel and it should work.

Title: Re: Kibler Southern Mountain Rifle...are Barrels Interchangeable?
Post by: oldtravler61 on August 15, 2020, 01:50:59 AM

  Don't see why it wouldn't work. If the tang and breach plug is the same length an thread.  Worst case scenario is the barrel lugs might have to be moved an repinned...It's just a matter of lining things up...but then again I might be all wet on this...
But to make life easier just buy another one... Man can't have to many guns...Oldtravler