Southern mountain rifle?

[Smokey Plainsman]

Well hello all! This is my first post.

I am looking on info on where to buy or commission the making of a plain Southern style "mountain rifle". I'd like the most basic of things, something with a plain maple stock with browned iron mountings and lock, and a .45 caliber slow twist barrel for round ball shooting. Maybe a grease hole in the stock, that's it. I am not a builder myself since I live in a small apartment, but I enjoy shooting black powder a great deal and am looking at an affordably priced custom build that I won't be too afraid to take into the woods.

Thank you all for having me! 

Smokey Plainsman

[looper]

Don Bruton is the fellow I'd call. Www.booneguns.com

[smallpatch]

You have left no contact info.  Hard for others to respond directly.

[Dave Marsh]

I had Steve Losey build me a Southern Mountain Rifle and he did a great job.  Mine is fancier than you are looking for but that was my taste.   His site is

http://www.loseyfirearms.com/southern-mountain-and-tennesse-type-guns.php

Mine is about half way down -- first one with a banana style patchbox.  He is great to work with and I love my .32 

Dave

[Howard]

Why don't you buy a Jim K. kit ?

[Tim Crosby]

Why don't you buy a Jim K. kit ?

 Ya beat me to it.

  https://kiblerslongrifles.com/

 Welcome to the ALR Smokey, if you can't find what you need here...its probably not out there.

 
  Tim C.

[Scota4570]

I am working on one right now.  It could be done on the kitchen table with minimal tools.  It basically just need some minor fitting to assemble it.  The parts are top notch quality. 

[ScottH]

"I am working on one right now.  It could be done on the kitchen table with minimal tools.  It basically just need some minor fitting to assemble it.  The parts are top notch quality.  "

And Jim Kibler will do as much work on a kit as you want to pay for, including finishing the rifle if that is what you want.

[T*O*F]

Look in the For Sale forum. There is a really nice one for sale right now.  It's a bargain too!!

[Mike Brooks]

I'll do you one for $1400. Unfortunately nearly a two year wait.

[Joe S.]

I say get you a Kibler kit also.I too live in a tiny place and have no work shop per say.I have a portable vise and the basic hand tools to go along with it.I work on mine at the kitchen table,on the counter top near the sink,wherever. Good weather out on the deck outside.Been doing some stuff over drop cloth in the bedroom,good lighting.I finding the experience quite rewarding getting this thing together in such spartan conditions.You would be surprised what you come up with to hold things in place.Something to think about,there is something to be said for building these things yourself.

[EC121]

I built my first Lyman kit in the living room of my apartment.  Their shaping back then(1977) left a lot of router marks.  Did some of the work on the porch.  The wife made me run the sweeper every night.

[Bill Raby]

   I was living in a small apartment when I built my first rifle. Built the rifle in my parents garage. I drove out there out least three times a week. It was a huge pain, but I stuck with it and got it done. Definitely could have built it in the apartment if I was a single guy. I am also going to say get a kit. A rifle that you build is always going to be far nicer than any one that you could ever buy.

[Nate McKenzie]

My first rifle was built sitting on the apartment floor holding it with my feet about 45yrs ago. It still looks and shoots good.

[Mauser06]

.....And I thought I was the only goofball to build a rifle by making due! 

I never put my stock in a vise.  A bit of a pain. A vise would certainly been nice. But I made due. 



Like was said, Kiblers kit is very manageable. 




Heck, order a Kibler kit and ship it to me....I will gladly put it together and finish it.  Seriously.. PM me if you want. 


Nothing wrong with buying one either...There's a beauty on the classifieds right now. 

[Bob Roller]

I say get you a Kibler kit also.I too live in a tiny place and have no work shop per say.I have a portable vise and the basic hand tools to go along with it.I work on mine at the kitchen table,on the counter top near the sink,wherever. Good weather out on the deck outside.Been doing some stuff over drop cloth in the bedroom,good lighting.I finding the experience quite rewarding getting this thing together in such spartan conditions.You would be surprised what you come up with to hold things in place.Something to think about,there is something to be said for building these things yourself.

The "something to be said" is called the feeling of accomplishment in doing such a job and bringing it to a
successful conclusion.This can be even more enhanced when you take the rifle out to shoot it and find it really
works. Jim Kibler has done our sport/hobby a HUGE service with these kits and the ones I looked at last August at
the CLA show in Lexington were top notch.

Bob Roller

[Cory Joe Stewart]

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[Joe S.]

I say get you a Kibler kit also.I too live in a tiny place and have no work shop per say.I have a portable vise and the basic hand tools to go along with it.I work on mine at the kitchen table,on the counter top near the sink,wherever. Good weather out on the deck outside.Been doing some stuff over drop cloth in the bedroom,good lighting.I finding the experience quite rewarding getting this thing together in such spartan conditions.You would be surprised what you come up with to hold things in place.Something to think about,there is something to be said for building these things yourself.

The "something to be said" is called the feeling of accomplishment in doing such a job and bringing it to a
successful conclusion.This can be even more enhanced when you take the rifle out to shoot it and find it really
works. Jim Kibler has done our sport/hobby a HUGE service with these kits and the ones I looked at last August at
the CLA show in Lexington were top notch.

Bob Roller

Thanks Bob,while not building one of Jim's kit I know the feeling putting things together myself from drilling all the holes,tapping the threads ect.Very rewarding, wish I could have had one of your flint hawken locks to put on her though