Kibler colonial rifle

[Jeremiah Rudolf]

Hello,
I have question about colonial kit. I watched few videos on YT, and I would like to know differences between kit in 2020 and now. Some big changes on rifle assembly?
I ordered Colonial, fancy maple, 54 cal. Jim wrote me, it will take few weeks.

Thanks
Keep powder dry!

[BOB HILL]

Your question can be answered by Jim better than anyone else I’m sure. Good luck with your kit.
Bob

[A Scanlan]

Just one comment that I know about.  The early ones were easy to put together even for the greenest of green horns.  Current ones can be left on the bench overnight and will put themselves together by morning.  The precision of the inletting is amazing. 

[RobertLosekamp]

Lugs are probably machined in now, but not slotted like on the Woodsrunner. Barrel finish is likely better but will still need filing. My Colonial was an early one with a rice barrel, the SMR I recently put together came with GM contoured by Kibler and the improvement in finish was shocking.

[Marcruger]

.....and I'd bet on that Green Mountain barrel being a great shooter and easy for which to find a load (or loads) it likes.   

[Seth Isaacson]

I helped a friend assemble one of the early colonials. We had to drill some of the holes, including drilling and tapping the lock for the "side nails" and installed and cut off the vent liner. The early ones had Chambers locks. The hardest part of the whole assembly was really just getting the brass filed and finished. Another friend built one of the Woodsrunners and said it was super easy, and his rifle came out looking really nice.