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Offline alyce-james

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Re: It's not a canoe gun......it's a Kibler Colonial, kinda.
« Reply #25 on: September 14, 2021, 07:18:46 PM »
Mr. Wolfe. Sir, I'm happy you did decide to included the back story. Have a great day. AJ.
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Offline flinchrocket

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Re: It's not a canoe gun......it's a Kibler Colonial, kinda.
« Reply #26 on: September 14, 2021, 08:13:45 PM »
German 18th century fowler’s were commonly halfstock,so I see no reason not to use a longer barrel if you want.
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Re: It's not a canoe gun......it's a Kibler Colonial, kinda.
« Reply #27 on: September 14, 2021, 08:42:45 PM »
There was a backstory? ???
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Re: It's not a canoe gun......it's a Kibler Colonial, kinda.
« Reply #28 on: September 15, 2021, 04:31:38 AM »
Robert that is a neat rifle and great save of a partial stock. I think Eric K wrote an article on a Lehigh rifle that had been turned into a halfstock. It had a forward rod pipe attached to the barrel. If I can find the article I'll pm a photo of the front rod attachment to you.
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Offline Robert Wolfe

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Re: It's not a canoe gun......it's a Kibler Colonial, kinda.
« Reply #29 on: September 15, 2021, 04:12:54 PM »
Thanks Brian, I'd appreciate it.
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Re: It's not a canoe gun......it's a Kibler Colonial, kinda.
« Reply #30 on: September 16, 2021, 04:32:25 AM »
B.BARKER if your able to find  the article by Eric, would you share where it is located. Interesting stuff.
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Offline Frank Barker

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Re: It's not a canoe gun......it's a Kibler Colonial, kinda.
« Reply #31 on: September 16, 2021, 07:35:06 AM »
WOW, that a very nice rendition of what some might call a canoe gun. Very nice detail and yes it would be nice to add a RR thimble toward the front.....
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Offline Bob Roller

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Re: It's not a canoe gun......it's a Kibler Colonial, kinda.
« Reply #32 on: September 16, 2021, 03:47:06 PM »
I like  it and have also wondered about the absurd length of some gun barrels from the long ago past.Maybe it does have something to do with variable quality black powder and I also doubt if the distance between the front and rear sights had much to do with either.IF powder quality/burn rate had anything to do with barrel length then a pistol would be useless until best grades of powder became available.Maybe the lack of weight in the small to medium caliber round balls in rifles barrels had an effect on the burning rate and pressures generated by then available powders.Even the 58 caliber ball weighs only about 280 grains which is less than some modern hand guns launch.Maybe we can have a thread on this from those who know more about such things.
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Re: It's not a canoe gun......it's a Kibler Colonial, kinda.
« Reply #33 on: September 16, 2021, 04:53:52 PM »
WOW! I like everything about this project...the gun as well as the backstory. Allow me to add to the story? "He salvaged parts of the forend after the rupture incident and fashioned a ramrod pipe at the muzzle similar to the wrist repair." "The patchbox lid was lost and never replaced."
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Re: It's not a canoe gun......it's a Kibler Colonial, kinda.
« Reply #34 on: September 16, 2021, 05:20:06 PM »
  Robert I have always been a fan of the off the wall type guns. They show charater.
The more unusual the better I like them. This one is as Mike said " Nifty" as all get out !
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Re: It's not a canoe gun......it's a Kibler Colonial, kinda.
« Reply #35 on: September 17, 2021, 07:55:00 AM »
Now that is really cool, it looks great!  Love it.


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Offline Notchy Bob

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Re: It's not a canoe gun......it's a Kibler Colonial, kinda.
« Reply #36 on: September 19, 2021, 04:21:29 PM »
You can count me among those who love this gun.  What a terrific way to salvage that stock!  I'll bet it's a lot of fun to shoot, too.

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Re: It's not a canoe gun......it's a Kibler Colonial, kinda.
« Reply #37 on: September 20, 2021, 03:03:57 AM »
Robert Wolfe - you nailed it. WOW!
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Re: It's not a canoe gun......it's a Kibler Colonial, kinda.
« Reply #38 on: September 21, 2021, 03:44:35 AM »
Thinkin’ outside the box, great build!  Love the back story, adds authenticity, and allows you to escape the normal constraints of typical builds.  Looks like a really fun build!  Best,


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Offline Robert Wolfe

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Re: It's not a canoe gun......it's a Kibler Colonial, kinda.
« Reply #39 on: September 21, 2021, 05:44:09 PM »
Thanks all,  appreciate the comments. It was definitely a fun project that let me color outside the lines a bit.
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Re: It's not a canoe gun......it's a Kibler Colonial, kinda.
« Reply #40 on: September 22, 2021, 01:47:37 PM »
very cool Robert, I like how you call this "practice" NICE!
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