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Offline Sweeney

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finished Kibler SMR
« on: October 29, 2018, 06:12:57 PM »
Finally finished this with help and guidance from mentor Larry McCoy. A fascinating piece of wood, it came from the largest and hardest maple we ever dropped. Some of the mineral streaks turned a deep red after staining with tannic acid and iron nitrate. My fifth build, I plan to suspend building in hopes of gaining more time to shoot. I recently botched a shot at a pronghorn due to lack of practice. this rifle will soon be posted on 'items for sale'












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Re: finished Kibler SMR
« Reply #1 on: October 29, 2018, 06:25:21 PM »
A couple more photos - one showing those red streaks.




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Re: finished Kibler SMR
« Reply #2 on: October 29, 2018, 07:10:13 PM »
 It turned out great. A very beautiful rifle indeed.
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Offline flinchrocket

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Re: finished Kibler SMR
« Reply #3 on: October 29, 2018, 07:27:30 PM »
Troy, that turned out pretty nice.

Offline PPatch

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Re: finished Kibler SMR
« Reply #4 on: October 29, 2018, 08:58:29 PM »
Beautiful, and well done. Love that figure.

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Re: finished Kibler SMR
« Reply #5 on: October 29, 2018, 11:56:03 PM »
Thanks for the comments. Feel free to critique. Attached is photo of the log this stock came from.


Offline Craig Wilcox

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Re: finished Kibler SMR
« Reply #6 on: October 30, 2018, 02:26:01 AM »
Sweeny, darn good job on that rifle, and the wood is beautiful.
From looking at that tree chunk, you had to chisel an awful lot of wood away to find your stock.  Do you have enough for a few more stocks?  I really like figured wood such as you used.
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Offline stubshaft

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Re: finished Kibler SMR
« Reply #7 on: October 30, 2018, 02:41:29 AM »
Nicely figured stock.  Well done!
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Re: finished Kibler SMR
« Reply #8 on: October 30, 2018, 02:16:30 PM »
Happy to see you finally finished that rifle. Having seen it when it came to you in the box, I am pleased to see how it finished out. I have the sister blank as you well know.. It is the heaviest piece of maple I have ever handled. Hope to shoot with you next spring.
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Offline little joe

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Re: finished Kibler SMR
« Reply #9 on: October 30, 2018, 09:32:14 PM »
Troy Thanks for the mention of being a mentor. The pleasure was mine. Looking forward to shooting in the future.

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Re: finished Kibler SMR
« Reply #10 on: October 30, 2018, 10:43:38 PM »
Beautiful rifle indeed. How did you finish the hardware
And the barrel?
Tim

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Re: finished Kibler SMR
« Reply #11 on: October 31, 2018, 03:38:03 PM »
Thanks for the comments. Feel free to critique. Attached is photo of the log this stock came from.


WOW!!! You did a lot of rasping to get that log down to a gunstock!!!   :o ::) :P :P :P ;D ;D

Offline Daryl

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Re: finished Kibler SMR
« Reply #12 on: October 31, 2018, 08:26:47 PM »
Thanks for the comments. Feel free to critique. Attached is photo of the log this stock came from.


WOW- you did a LOT of sanding.
 ;D
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Re: finished Kibler SMR
« Reply #13 on: November 01, 2018, 09:16:42 PM »
Timbotide- I sanded the metal down to 600 grit, [beginning with 220] de-oiled all the metal then applied two coats of Perma blue and lightly knocked down with 0000 steel wool.

Regarding sanding and rasping ;D,the log was too fat for the mill so we blasted it with over one pound of FFF. it split beautifully down the center. Unfortunately, it was so full of blemishes, knots, cracks we only got a dozen blanks. all sold.

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Re: finished Kibler SMR
« Reply #14 on: November 01, 2018, 09:21:56 PM »
Happy to see you finally finished that rifle. Having seen it when it came to you in the box, I am pleased to see how it finished out. I have the sister blank as you well know.. It is the heaviest piece of maple I have ever handled. Hope to shoot with you next spring.


Better get going on that blank before that desert air reduces it to dust! Looking forward to seeing your finished product.

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Re: finished Kibler SMR
« Reply #15 on: November 01, 2018, 11:01:37 PM »
Timbotide- I sanded the metal down to 600 grit, [beginning with 220] de-oiled all the metal then applied two coats of Perma blue and lightly knocked down with 0000 steel wool.

Regarding sanding and rasping ;D,the log was too fat for the mill so we blasted it with over one pound of FFF. it split beautifully down the center. Unfortunately, it was so full of blemishes, knots, cracks we only got a dozen blanks. all sold.

Have you used the Perma Blue on a flintlock before
And if so how durable is it?
Tim

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Re: finished Kibler SMR
« Reply #16 on: November 01, 2018, 11:41:17 PM »
I remember shaping this stock.  One of the hardest I've ever encountered...  You did a fantastic of assembly and finishing.  Great work.  Looks really nice!

Jim

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Re: finished Kibler SMR
« Reply #17 on: November 01, 2018, 11:54:10 PM »
Love it love the simple clean lines of these rifles.

Offline Sweeney

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Re: finished Kibler SMR
« Reply #18 on: November 02, 2018, 03:10:26 AM »


Have you used the Perma Blue on a flintlock before
And if so how durable is it?
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Used it on two other flintlocks I have hunted with for four years [lots of wet weather] and it seems to endure quite well. But I cannot say beyond that experience. Others on this forum may have more experience/knowledge.