Kibler Brown Bess

[Clint]

I love it when people get skittish about the weight of some antique guns. I remember carrying a 9.5 pound M-14 at Parris Island as a 17 year old recruit. The fun came from the addition of an emty magazine and a sheathed bayonet Which brought the weight up to 11.2 pounds. We had the pleasure of running in formation  at port arms in 90 degree heat typically for three miles, then marching with the rifle until we caught our breath.CSW

[Leatherbark]

There's one thing about the upcoming Kibler Bess is the fact that what we will pay for will be that it will work right out of the box (so to speak) without any tuning. Assemble it and start shooting. Unlike buying an Indian (Dot not Feathers) musket and drilling a hole, reshaping the stock, refinishing the stock, re-hardening the frizzen, and taking down that dang chrome plated looking shine and having to defend it's honor on the forums.

Bob