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Offline yip

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GETTING OLD AND LAZY
« on: April 09, 2023, 03:03:27 AM »
 LOOKING FOR SOMETHING TO DO AND GETTING LAZY I DECIDED TO PULL THE TRIGGER ON A KIBLER MOUNTAIN RIFLE.I  HEAR THEIR A WORK OF ART AND 99 PERCENT DONE AND RIGHT UP MY ALLEY. I'M TIRED OF BLOODY FINGERS FROM CHISELING AND RASPING BLANKS. I HOPE I'LL BE HAPPY WITH IT.
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Offline Daryl

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Re: GETTING OLD AND LAZY
« Reply #1 on: April 09, 2023, 03:14:15 AM »
I'm sure you will be Terry. Best wishes in putting this rifle together. I know it will be great and a lot of fun, too.
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Offline Larry Luck

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Re: GETTING OLD AND LAZY
« Reply #2 on: April 09, 2023, 03:14:20 AM »
Yip,

I just received one of Jim's Colonial kits for the NMLRA seminar at WKU and it is a gem.  I also ordered one of his Quaker stocks to practice carving, and I'm tempted to make a half-stock out of it.  The woodwork is very precise.  And the lock sparks like the Fourth of July.  You will not be disappointed.

Larry Luck
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Offline Hatchet-Jack

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Re: GETTING OLD AND LAZY
« Reply #3 on: April 09, 2023, 03:25:25 PM »
I put one together 2 years ago. They are wonderful looking and shooting guns. Enjoy it!
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Offline Bob Roller

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Re: GETTING OLD AND LAZY
« Reply #4 on: April 09, 2023, 03:35:08 PM »
My get up and go has got up and gone and I miss it most from dusk until dawn ;D ;D ;D
Bob Roller
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Offline Steeltrap

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Re: GETTING OLD AND LAZY
« Reply #5 on: April 09, 2023, 04:54:54 PM »
You pay with time......or you pay with money...... 8)
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Offline elkhorne

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Re: GETTING OLD AND LAZY
« Reply #6 on: April 10, 2023, 12:55:12 AM »
Terry,
You will love your Kibler SMR. I got mine a few years ago when he was still using the Chambers Late Ketland lock but it has been great and a pleasure to carry. Have never weighed mine but not bad for us older, smarter and more experienced guys if you know what I mean! Enjoy yours as Jim has made some great improvements since first offering his SMRs for sale.
elkhorne
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Offline sdilts

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Re: GETTING OLD AND LAZY
« Reply #7 on: April 10, 2023, 02:57:18 AM »
I just put one together for a friend. It took maybe 6 hours. You'll spend a lot more time sanding, finishing the wood and polishing/browning metal than you will assembling it.
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Offline Dwshotwell

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Re: GETTING OLD AND LAZY
« Reply #8 on: April 10, 2023, 03:33:23 AM »
You’ve proven you can build a nice gun from blank. No harm in having fun with a quality kit gun. It also depends on what you enjoy doing. This is a hobby after all (for most of us). I’ve done one of each of the Kiblers at this point and love them all.
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Re: GETTING OLD AND LAZY
« Reply #9 on: April 10, 2023, 04:20:39 PM »
   Terry
  Nothing wrong with being old and lazy..!  You earned it,  so why not have some fun without hours pushing a wood rasp and such...
    Mike
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Offline Jim Kibler

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Re: GETTING OLD AND LAZY
« Reply #10 on: April 10, 2023, 07:55:43 PM »
I know the feeling.  It's going to be hard for me to build guns by hand again.  Maybe if it's something that's really interesting...

Jim
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Offline oldtravler61

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Re: GETTING OLD AND LAZY
« Reply #11 on: April 10, 2023, 11:56:34 PM »
  Jim your the most prolific gun maker today...You just thought of a better
 and  quicker way to do it....!  If they had this technology back then. You can bet they would of used it...
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