Kibler .54 Woodsrunner or .45 SMR?

[smylee grouch]

That would be A no brainer for me. Bigger is better IMHO

Except when it comes to bikinis.

    agreed

[Hungry Horse]

 Obviously “caliberitis” is a thing that some get and some don’t. Seems more chronic in the North, and West. Southerners seem perfectly comfortable hunting big game with smaller calibers.

Hungry Horse

[Daryl]

Both range and animal size tend to be greater in the North and West, with the only exception of some out-sized black bears, primarily in Penn. and perhaps Florida.

[Scota4570]

...I shoot the SMRs most.  Two are 40 cal.  I  converted it to caplock...

Very interested in seeing your cap lock SMR. Please post a fews pictures.

[Steeltrap]

I see you have a flash cup on the flinter. Come on man......toughen up.....you gotta take a few powder burns now 'n then!!   

[Scota4570]

My club requires that you yell "flintlock!" before you fire.  They also get very upset when you squirt them with vent spew.  I just avoid the drama by making a flash shield.  The shield is made at a low angle so it just breaks up the squirt and directs it up.  The vertical  ones would probably put more smoke in my face?    Anyway, I just like to be courteous of other shooters. 

[Daryl]

I see you have a flash cup on the flinter. Come on man......toughen up.....you gotta take a few powder burns now 'n then!!   

I've never been burned shooting my own flinter, but have been sprayed by others. That usually only happens when their vent liner needs replacing.

[Kurt]

I have both a SMR and a WR and I would say the SMR is an easier build than the WR, and the WR is a better off-hand shooting rifle. If you are just going to have one to hunt with a WR in 54 would be my pick., but a 45 SMR would be a fun gun to shoot just to shoot.