Colonial 58 Flintlock

[tjiann]

Pretty excited to be unboxing this Kibler 58 Colonial Rifle kit. Will be my first assembly. Me thinks this cherry stock is going to be gorgeous.

 

[Brickman301]

Can’t wait to see progress pics! Very cool project!

 

[linkstate]

Very nice! Smooth or rifled? I have a Kibler .58 Colonial smoothbore kit in plain maple sitting in the basement waiting for me to get off my butt and start...

 

[tjiann]

Very nice! Smooth or rifled? I have a Kibler .58 Colonial smoothbore kit in plain maple sitting in the basement waiting for me to get off my butt and start...

Rifled

 

[linkstate]

Very cool. Now get started so I can ask you questions if I get stuck . My plan is to start it sometime next month and hopefully get some fall shooting in before it gets too cold. If not, it will be a nice winter project.

 

[Horseman308]

Very nice! I built a rifle from a different kit a couple years ago, and must admit I still half-way wish I'd gone with Kibler. If the Woodsrunner had been out at the time it would have been a no-brainer.

 

[leakytire]

I've been looking at Kibler myself- also cherry! You may have bought one that I've been looking at, so I will also tag along if you don't mind- it's difficult to decide which style and wood to choose. I do like the simple wood grain of the cherry, though
Simon

 

[K31]

A Ghost Gun!

The choice of criminals, gang bangers and MAGA white supremacists!

 

[Threeband]

A Ghost Gun!

The choice of criminals, gang bangers and MAGA white supremacists!

Can be readily converted to fully semi automatic with ordinary kitchen tools.

Where do the banana clips go?

 

[Inigoes]

Can be readily converted to fully semi automatic with ordinary kitchen tools.

Where do the banana clips go?

Can you imagine how large of a carbon footprint that will leave?

 

[Threeband]

A breechface scraper can help reduce that carbon footprint.

 

[leakytire]

Ignoring the comedians here, have you started on it yet TJ?

 

[tjiann]

Ignoring the comedians here, have you started on it yet TJ?

No, not yet. Probably won't for several weeks.

 

[Ptreece]

I've been debating on buying one. I would love to see the finished product!
I've also been looking at underhammer kits.

 

[Melnic]

A breechface scraper can help reduce that carbon footprint.

careful with the foul language. Put a muzzle on it.

subscribed and looking forward to some build PICS!

 

[linkstate]

Not the Op and I haven't started my build yet. FYI: Heritage Products has a good rep for flints. They were out of the 7/8 French amber flints awhile back so I ordered the black ones. They got a shipment of the French amber flints if interested. I'm a longtime customer and fan of Track Of the Wolf but the Heritage flints are better shaped than my last order of flints from TOW. Jude is also very responsive to questions:

Heritage Products - French Amber Gun Flints

 

[Threeband]

careful with the foul language. Put a muzzle on it.

subscribed and looking forward to some build PICS!

Do you mean a tompion?

 

[Blacksmith101]

Do you mean a tompion?

You misspelled Tampon.

 

[budman93]

I'm very interested to see the build. I'd like to build one of their kits someday.

 

[Threeband]

You misspelled Tampon.

"Tampon" is derived from "tompion."

What is a Tompion?

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