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Offline SR James

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Kibler Kit Rifle in Cherry
« on: October 19, 2016, 08:44:06 PM »
Just finished my Kibler mountain rifle in cherry.  The photos aren't great and the wood is actually prettier than shown.  Color was achieved with Easy Off oven cleaner.  Haven't seen a cherry stocked Kibler posted so thought I would show what you get with this option.



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Re: Kibler Kit Rifle in Cherry
« Reply #1 on: October 19, 2016, 09:26:25 PM »
"Beautiful" does not do justice to this stock!
Well done.
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Re: Kibler Kit Rifle in Cherry
« Reply #2 on: October 19, 2016, 11:20:15 PM »
   Looks very nice.  Never heard of using Easy Off cleaner on a stock. How does that work?

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Re: Kibler Kit Rifle in Cherry
« Reply #3 on: October 19, 2016, 11:34:53 PM »
Hi SR,
Absolutely beautiful!!  With cherry, you also know it will become more beautiful with age.   Boompa, the lye in oven cleaner will satin cherry a reddish brown.

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Re: Kibler Kit Rifle in Cherry
« Reply #4 on: October 19, 2016, 11:58:33 PM »
This was two applications, each allowed to sit no more than one minute before being wiped off. I was afraid the second application may have darkened it too much but it turned out ok. The reaction was very fast and the color is deep in the wood.

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Re: Kibler Kit Rifle in Cherry
« Reply #5 on: October 19, 2016, 11:59:50 PM »
Looks great !

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Re: Kibler Kit Rifle in Cherry
« Reply #6 on: October 20, 2016, 12:57:30 AM »
I dont normally care for cherry stocks cause most are too red for my fancy but I think this one looks GREAT ;D What caliber if you dont mind
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Re: Kibler Kit Rifle in Cherry
« Reply #7 on: October 20, 2016, 01:15:27 AM »
   Looks very nice.  Never heard of using Easy Off cleaner on a stock. How does that work?

Lye of any denomination should work. It's a regular thing with cherry.
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Re: Kibler Kit Rifle in Cherry
« Reply #8 on: October 20, 2016, 01:27:09 AM »
Beautiful! And interesting about the reaction with lye. Is it only cherry that responds this way?
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Re: Kibler Kit Rifle in Cherry
« Reply #9 on: October 20, 2016, 01:38:40 AM »
   Looks very nice.  Never heard of using Easy Off cleaner on a stock. How does that work?

Lye of any denomination should work. It's a regular thing with cherry.


    Of course, that makes sense that lye is the active ingredient. I've used a teaspoon of lye in a pint of water to darken the stripes on maple too.

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Re: Kibler Kit Rifle in Cherry
« Reply #10 on: October 20, 2016, 01:51:23 AM »
Like it a lot!

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Re: Kibler Kit Rifle in Cherry
« Reply #11 on: October 20, 2016, 02:45:49 AM »
Very nicely done. My kind of rifle!

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Re: Kibler Kit Rifle in Cherry
« Reply #12 on: October 20, 2016, 06:07:33 AM »
Wattlebuster, it's a .45

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Re: Kibler Kit Rifle in Cherry
« Reply #13 on: October 20, 2016, 06:38:37 AM »
Great looking rifle and interesting tidbit about the oven cleaner. Thanks for sharing!

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Re: Kibler Kit Rifle in Cherry
« Reply #14 on: October 20, 2016, 12:12:09 PM »
Love the wood color. Very nice over all.  Mikeh
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Re: Kibler Kit Rifle in Cherry
« Reply #15 on: October 20, 2016, 02:50:05 PM »
WOW - Fantastic finish, Wonderful job!!!

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Re: Kibler Kit Rifle in Cherry
« Reply #16 on: October 21, 2016, 04:41:12 AM »
Very nice!


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Re: Kibler Kit Rifle in Cherry
« Reply #17 on: October 21, 2016, 06:57:16 PM »
Oh great! Now you got me thinking on doing a cherry stocked SMR... this sickness has no end.  ::)

Nice! Would love to pick that shoot'n iron up and see how she looks and feels up close and personal.

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Re: Kibler Kit Rifle in Cherry
« Reply #18 on: October 21, 2016, 07:55:41 PM »
My second rifle build was with a cherry plank I traded with a guy I met in the parking lot of a sporting goods store. I did not need to use the lye treatment as the wood had great color & figure some what like your rifle --- by the way that is a very nice rifle and a great piece of wood ;)
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Re: Kibler Kit Rifle in Cherry
« Reply #19 on: October 22, 2016, 05:55:07 PM »
So...how does it shoot?, you may ask.  Pretty well, actually.  Target below was shot benched at 50 yds.  Load was 60gr Goex FFFg, .445 ball, .018 pillow ticking lubed with Hoppe's 9+.  Ten shot group, not wiped during the string.  POI tended lower as the string progressed.
With the low sights, heat refraction off the barrel was quite noticeable by shot 7 in the 10 shot string which may account for some of the vertical stringing.  Along with old eyes and general inability.  ;D
I fired a total of around 30 rounds between sighting in, shooting the group and general shooting.  Never touched the vent, ignition was super fast, no hangfires, no flashes in the pan.
The quality of the wood in this stock is really good.  It actually shows a good deal of chatoyance in sunlight, much like curly maple.  Thanks Jim!

 
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Re: Kibler Kit Rifle in Cherry
« Reply #20 on: October 22, 2016, 08:18:06 PM »
Good windage, SRJames, about perfect for a hunting rifle's accuracy.
Elevation error like this also happens to me with blade front sights - even worse as the barrel heats up - I can no longer see the top edge, giving considerable error in the elevation.
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Re: Kibler Kit Rifle in Cherry
« Reply #21 on: October 22, 2016, 08:25:54 PM »
.495 ball ???   In a .45 ?  :o

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Re: Kibler Kit Rifle in Cherry
« Reply #22 on: October 22, 2016, 09:48:05 PM »
Looking at more and more fine rifles built from Kibler kits is making me hanker for one; who knows...

Beautiful rifle!
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Re: Kibler Kit Rifle in Cherry
« Reply #23 on: October 22, 2016, 10:05:11 PM »
Bob:  Typo.  Should be .445.