Thanks for the kind words
@JenkkiMike! We still gotta git out shootin’ some day!
The Kibler kits are incredible!
I completed and finished this
Colonial Rifle kit for a friend and the only chisel one would really need to build the ‘basic rifle’ would be a sharp 1/4” wide chisel to clear up the corners of any ~square inlet. The smallest cutting tool Jim cuts with on his CNC machines is 1/16th”, so it leaves at 1/32” radius.
Also be aware that he leaves ~1/16” of wood all over the buttstock to lower forend - so people can relief carve it, if desired - but I only added incise carving so I slimmed those areas with scrapers (I don’t use sandpaper).
Of the 2 larger rifle kits, the
Colonial is over 9-pounds and the slimmer & trimmer
Woodsrunner is < 8-pounds, but it wears a 38” barrel. Weights will vary, of course, dependent on the caliber chosen, lightest weights on bigger to biggest bore.
Their
Southern Mountain Rifle (SMR) is VERY slim and petite, making a nice small game/squirrel rifle, but it can had in a 45-cal bore, or 32, 36 or 40.
If anyone wants a Kibler SMR kit, I can sell them one of walnut stock for $1,200, whereas Jim’s price is $1,380 plus almost another $100 for shipping.
This is their
Colonial rifle:
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