Kibler work of art

[mikeyr]

So, I had some issues building my Kibler woodsrunner.  Jim helped me out here on this forum, I got the lock to work( different thread). Then I started assembly. I used Laurel Mountain browning for the barrel and the lock, had to neutralize the barrel twice and it took over a week to stop rusting but now that it is waxed it looks great. I used some black powder residue to Brown the nicely polished brass pieces. Trying to make it look aged, but brand new aged 🙂. You may notice some shiny spots around the lock, that was done on purpose to age it a little. The final assembly was more time-consuming than I thought, because of all the pins that I had to be more or less perfectly measured. The only thing wrong is after finishing with Kibler gunstock sealer and finish The patch box cover wont reopen.  It was opening and closing nicely before and if anything I thought a little loose, but once I closed it, I can’t reopen it without really forcing it. I may look into fixing it or I may just leave it there for decoration and not use it. I measured the flats on the barrel And set the sights right in the middle. It shot about 2 inches to the left at 50 yards on very first round. I drifted them and started shooting at 100. I can see why people say you need a taller rear sight, but I’m not hunting so I will just use Kentucky windage.  I like it enough and so does my wife that we may actually hang it on the wall above the fireplace mantle as a work of art. Don’t worry, I will still shoot it often  I now need to figure out what load and patch thickness it prefers, hopefully I will do that over the weekend.

[Daryl]

Good job, Mikeyr. Your muzzle is a little sharp and for a ball in a .54, the 'boys"(old men) around here all use a .0535" ball and 10 ounce denim at .021" to .022".
You may try the same patch with a .530" ball- that may work OK for you.
WWWF + a tich of oil or water soluble oil and water about 10:1 for target or track's mink oil or Neetsfoot oil for hunting.
I noticed your muzzle's crown is still a sharp, "as-machine cut" and should be smoothed so it doesn't cut patches when loading.
There are other threads about this.

[mikeyr]

I have .530 and .535 balls along with 0.10 and .18 patches.  I only had time at the range for a few shots so I used .530 and .10 patches just to see if rifle worked.  It felt pretty loose and my powder load was light also.  I will lol into the crown I didn’t know I needed to.  Going to range this weekend and will play. 

Now I have to build the SMR that I bought forever ago.  Then build the rifle I started back in the 70s these kits are a lot easier:)

[Bigmon]

is that the trigger Jim supplies with the kit?

[Daryl]

I have .530 and .535 balls along with 0.10 and .18 patches.  I only had time at the range for a few shots so I used .530 and .10 patches just to see if rifle worked.  It felt pretty loose and my powder load was light also.  I will lol into the crown I didn’t know I needed to.  Going to range this weekend and will play. 

Now I have to build the SMR that I bought forever ago.  Then build the rifle I started back in the 70s these kits are a lot easier:)

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This is one method to obtain it.
Thumb and 320 grit emery or 320 grit wet/dry paper, with some WD40 for lube. A small patch put into the bore, retrieved later with needle
nose pliers or tweezers is a good idea to catch 'stuff'.

[Lone Wolf]

Looks good.  What wood stain did you use?

[mikeyr]

One coat of iron nitrate and 6 coats of Kibler gunstock sealer and finish drying overnight between coats.  I wanted the gun light colored and not dark so only one coat of iron nitrate.

By the way I waxed the daylights of the patch box dovetail and it’s working pretty well now. 

[wolf]

an old trick i use to get the patch box or tight ramrods to slide slick is coat the sliding edges with a bar of dry soap,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

[wvcruffler]

He sells patchbox lids. Buy a couple and maybe do a chip carve thumbnail to open it. maybe a strip of brass on the bottom to dovetail into the buttplate. Thats what we added at the Log Cabin Shop rifle class. Was a lot of fun to do.