Author Topic: Kibler & FCI combo  (Read 1423 times)

Offline Ted Kramer

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Kibler & FCI combo
« on: December 06, 2023, 10:42:12 PM »
I was hoping to have a nice whitetail as a backdrop for these pictures but I have to cut my MN Muzzleloader hunt short to help my daughter remodel her kitchen. Still have venison from last year in the freezer so starvation isn’t a concern.

I wanted a plain, sturdy, good shooting big bore hunting rifle, nothing fancy. From a plain maple blank I used a pattern from another of my rifles that fits me well w/o getting slapped in the cheek. It has 1/4”+ cast off.

The barrel is from FCI, 38” “D” wt., .60 caliber, 1-72” twist square grooves. It loads nicely and shoots well with 85gr 2f, a .588” round ball with .020” ticking patch & Tracks mink oil. Great barrel Charles.

The lock from Jim Kibler is a super sparker. It throws a shower of hot sizzlers directly into the pan. Not only a good sparking lock but the precision of the fit of the internals is worth studying. Ignition is instantaneous. You nailed it  Jim!

The rest of the parts I made and left a few hammer marks on the butt plate, trigger guard and patch box. Like I said, it’s  plain and probably crude but it handles well, shoots great, and the two main components are top notch. Hopefully next year it’ll drop a deer for me.

Ted K








Offline wattlebuster

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Re: Kibler & FCI combo
« Reply #1 on: December 07, 2023, 01:14:10 AM »
I like it. Simple but deadly
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Re: Kibler & FCI combo
« Reply #2 on: December 07, 2023, 01:51:07 AM »
SECOND THAT!!!!! THERE WERE LOTS MORE RIFLES LIKE THIS ONE THAT THE FANCY ONES...  MOST PEOPLE WERE LUCKY TO HAVE A GUN LET ALONE A RIFLE!!!!!!

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Re: Kibler & FCI combo
« Reply #3 on: December 07, 2023, 02:01:06 AM »
That's a good sturdy hunting rifle. I've always said that I'd have the ugliest horse in the west but it would keep me from my enemies, That rifle belongs with the horse.

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Offline Daryl

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Re: Kibler & FCI combo
« Reply #4 on: December 07, 2023, 02:24:01 AM »
I like the bore size. I'd prefer a smoother crown, of course.
Daryl

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Re: Kibler & FCI combo
« Reply #5 on: December 07, 2023, 03:35:28 AM »
I tend to prefer plain maple over curl, especially when finished a bit darker. I like that patchbox too. Very nicely done!

Offline Dan O

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Re: Kibler & FCI combo
« Reply #6 on: December 07, 2023, 04:15:52 AM »
Nice rifle, will be a great hunting rifle with plenty of knock down power.

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Re: Kibler & FCI combo
« Reply #7 on: December 07, 2023, 10:59:29 PM »
I'd call it a "serious hunting rifle" from what I can see.
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Offline Ted Kramer

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Re: Kibler & FCI combo
« Reply #8 on: December 08, 2023, 01:43:56 AM »
Thanks for the kind words guys. I appreciate it.

Having now used Mr. Kibler’s English lock, I believe I will be using his Ketland on another rifle with yet another FCI barrel I have coming, an “A” wt .38 caliber, in a figured cherry blank.

Ted K

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Re: Kibler & FCI combo
« Reply #9 on: December 08, 2023, 05:24:04 AM »
 very nice . i also like to leave some evidence that it a hand built rifle.