Product Spec

• Are flintlocks unreliable?
• Do carbon steel touchhole liners wear out faster than stainless?
• Does anything actually differ between the barrel suppliers?
• Does Kibler's offer an introductory carving kit?
• Does Kibler's use modern manufacturing to recreate historical designs?
• Has Jim built an example Colonial rifle in walnut?
• Has Kibler's improved the ramrod reject rate?
• How can I tell if I have a stainless steel touchhole liner?
• How do I tell if a touchhole liner is installed?
• How does Kibler brass compare to cartridge brass?
• How important is wood selection in building a kit?
• How is the introductory carving cast made?
• How much does a .32 caliber Southern Mountain Rifle weigh?
• How much does a .36 caliber Southern Mountain Rifle weigh?
• How much does a .40 caliber Southern Mountain Rifle weigh?
• How much does a .45 caliber Southern Mountain Rifle weigh?
• How much does a .45 caliber Woodsrunner weigh?
• How much does a .50 caliber Colonial rifle weigh?
• How much does a .50 caliber Woodsrunner weigh?
• How much does a .54 caliber Colonial rifle weigh?
• How much does a .54 caliber Woodsrunner weigh?
• How much does a .58 caliber Colonial rifle weigh?
• Is a patched round ball really enough for deer or larger game?
• Is it possible to install the single trigger from the Appalachian rifle kit into the Southern Mountain Rifle (SMR) kit?
• Is the carving cast more useful than a carving book?
• Recommended load, .32 caliber
• Recommended load, .36 caliber
• Recommended load, .50 caliber
• What are the sight dovetail sizes on a Southern Mountain Rifle Kit?
• What are the specs of the Appalachian Barn Gun?
• What are the specs of the Colonial American Longrifle?
• What are the specs of the Kibler Fowler?
• What are the specs of the Southern Mountain Rifle?
• What are the specs of the Woodsrunner Rifle?
• What are the stock nipple thread dimensions for the Kibler Hawken rifle?
• What condition does a Kibler kit arrive in?
• What finish do Kibler locks come in?
• What is the barrel width on the Colonial Kit?
• What is the range rod diameter and thread size?
• What is the twist rate of a .32 Rice barrel?
• What is the twist rate of a .36 Rice barrel?
• What is the twist rate of a .40 Colerain barrel?
• What is the twist rate of a .40 Rice barrel?
• What is the twist rate of a .45 Colerain barrel?
• What is the twist rate of a .45 GM barrel?
• What is the twist rate of a .45 Rice barrel?
• What is the twist rate of a .50 Colerain barrel?
• What is the twist rate of a .50 GM barrel?
• What is the twist rate of a .50 Rice barrel?
• What is the twist rate of a .54 Colerain barrel?
• What is the twist rate of a .54 GM barrel?
• What is the twist rate of a .54 Rice barrel?
• What is the twist rate of a .58 GM barrel?
• What size is the #52 drill bit in the bushing kit?
• What thread size is the top jaw screw?
• Why does the smaller caliber weigh more than the larger one?
• Why doesn't Kibler's iron nitrate need to be neutralized?
• All kits ship unassembled — photos are examples
• Are Kibler's barrels proof tested?
• Are red maple, silver maple, and western big leaf maple all suitable for gun stocks?
• Are the Colonial rifle and Southern Mountain Rifle made on older machinery than other Kibler kits?
• Are the light and dark stripes in curly maple actually different hardness?
• Are the parts in Kibler's flintlocks cast or machined?
• Are the ramrod tubes pinned and the barrel tabs for the woodsrunner already installed and drilled on the kits?
• Are the tolerances on Kibler barrels and stocks tight enough to swap barrels of different calibers?
• Are the under lugs on Kibler's barrels dovetailed and fit separately?
• Are there any plans for a kit that is a little shorter overall?
• Barrel twist rate, large bores
• Barrel twist rate, small bores
• Barrel twist rates: What does Kibler's use?
• Bolster should contact the barrel
• Brown Bess: Did it use bayonets?
• Can I request a specific rifling twist rate on my order, like 1 in 70 instead of the standard twist?
• Can we get an update on the fowler?
• Carving: Why is seeing a carved gun in person important?
• Checking barrel straightness in a swamped barrel
• Depth of rifling, .40 caliber
• Did original Hawken rifles typically use set triggers?
• Do other woods besides maple show curl figure?
• Do the touch holes on Kibler's locks sit at the bottom of the pan, and can that cause hang fires?
• Do you plan on selling parts like the butt plate and trigger guard for the fowler?
• Do you plan on the fowler being a Woodsrunner style kit or more traditional, more fitting required like the other kits?
• Do you recommend shooting conicals or bullets out of Kibler's rifles?
• Does curl run all the way through a maple tree?
• Does Kibler's use modern manufacturing techniques like 3D scanning to make historically accurate flintlocks?
• Does the Kibler Fowler kit have a standing breech that lets the barrel tip out?
• Does the touch hole need to be positioned exactly at the top of the pan for good ignition?
• Finishing referral — Chuck Edwards
• Fowler ramrod: How durable is it?
• Fowler: Does the kit have choke options?
• Fowler: What wood options are available?
• Handedness across the lineup
• Hawken breech plug: How is it designed?
• Hawken design balance
• Hawken design philosophy
• Hawken standing breech: How is it designed?
• How are stock blanks stacked for kiln drying?
• How consistent is the trigger pull on Kibler's flintlock locks?
• How deep are the rifling grooves on Kibler's barrels?
• How does Kibler's approach the design of its Hawken kit compared to original Hawken rifles?
• How does Kibler's make its own locks, and how are they different from other locks?
• How does percussion ignition work compared to a flintlock?
• How does the Colonial kit compare in weight to the Woodsrunner?
• How does the trigger guard work on a Hawken style rifle?
• How does the Woodsrunner kit differ from the original rifle it is based on?
• How heavy and well balanced is the Hawken kit compared to original Hawken rifles?
• How is the barrel attached to the stock on the Hawken kit and why?
• How is the bridle located on Kibler's flintlock, and why does that matter?
• How much material does the rifling cutter remove on each pass?
• How thin are the barrel walls on the Kibler Fowler kit compared to a one-off custom gun?
• How was the Hawken kit designed?
• Ignition across the lineup
• In-the-white assembly service
• Is a 1 in 48 twist barrel good for shooting conical bullets?
• Is ash a difficult wood to work with compared to other stock woods?
• Is it a problem if a stock blank shows some heartwood?
• Is it dangerous to use a round ball in the 16 gauge Fowler instead of the 20 gauge?
• Is it going to be a hanging trigger? If yes, will the geometry be figured so it doesn’t have a really heavy pull?
• Is Kibler's able to improve the speed of its flintlock locks?
• Is Kibler's wood kiln dried or air dried?
• Is the lock included with the kit, or is it billed separately?
• Is there a period appropriate peep sight for a longrifle?
• Kibler Late Ketland is smaller than Chambers Late Ketland
• Kibler positioning statement (repeated on every kit)
• Locks included in every kit
• Locks: Do they come polished or engraved?
• Locks: How are Kibler locks heat treated?
• Manufacturing: How are sight dovetails and locks made?
• Modern manufacturing techniques used for historical recreations
• New barrel: What if it feels rough or shows chatter and fouling at first?
• Pear wood as gunstock material
• Quick Ship alternative
• SMR butt plate: Why does it have counterbored screw holes instead of countersunk?
• Standard wait times
• Stock blank thickness for milling from a log
• There is a hole between the lock inlet and the barrel channel on my stock. Is that a defect?
• Touchhole liner: How do I know if my barrel has one installed?
• US shipping cost estimate
• What actually causes the curl or figure seen in maple?
• What are the specs of the Fowler kit?
• What ball size is recommended for a 50 caliber Woodsrunner?
• What barrel length and calibers are offered on the Hawken kit?
• What barrel length does the Woodsrunner kit have?
• What barrel length will be available for the fowler?
• What caliber and barrel length does the Colonial kit come in?
• What calibers does the Woodsrunner come in and what type of barrel does it have?
• What calibers does the Woodsrunner kit come in?
• What calibers is the Woodsrunner kit available in?
• What causes dark streaks sometimes seen in maple, and are they a problem?
• What common problems do older or lower quality flintlocks tend to have?
• What does a hooked breech allow on a Hawken rifle?
• What era is Kibler's round faced English style flintlock based on?
• What gives ash its unique bark pocket figure, and how is it typically stabilized?
• What historical period and style is the Kibler Fowler kit based on?
• What is a captured key on a Hawken rifle, and how does it work?
• What is a good maximum load for a .50 caliber Woodsrunner?
• What is a sensible maximum charge for a 45 caliber rifle?
• What is a standing breech on a Hawken style rifle?
• What is a three stage barrel?
• What is blister figure in maple, and is it common in all types of maple?
• What is meant by double keys on a Hawken rifle?
• What is stump cut wood and why is it desirable for a rifle stock?
• What is the difference between a fowler and a trade gun?
• What is the difference between quarter-sawn and slab-sawn curly maple figure?
• What is the difference between red maple and sugar maple for curl?
• What is the difference between red maple and sugar maple for stock wood?
• What is the difference between the Colonial and Woodsrunner kits for a first build?
• What is the historical basis for the Brown Bess project's design?
• What is the length of pull on the Woodsrunner?
• What is the overall length of the Woodsrunner ?
• What is unique about the patch box cavity on the Woodsrunner?
• What kind of barrel does the Brown Bess musket use compared to an octagon rifle barrel?
• What kind of patch box does the Woodsrunner have?
• What kind of wood was traditionally used for flintlock and percussion rifle stocks?
• What lock will be used for the fowler?
• What makes the Fowler's barrel difficult to manufacture?
• What makes the shape of Kibler's swamped barrels different from typical modern-made swamp barrels?
• What makes the Southern Mountain Rifle a bit more difficult to assemble than the Woodsrunner?
• What makes the Woodsrunner buttplate a difficult part to CNC machine?
• What much is a woods runner in ash?
• What separates a low grade English trade gun from a high end English fowling piece?
• What size drill bit and pin does Kibler's use for pinning parts like ramrod pipes?
• What size threading is on the Hawken ram rod tip?
• What style of carving does the carved Woodsrunner use?
• What time period does the new fowler most closely represent?
• What twist rate do the Hawken barrels use, and is it good for round ball?
• What twist rate should I expect on a barrel depending on which manufacturer supplies it?
• What type of rifling process does Kibler's use for its small caliber barrels?
• What was the hardest part of the Hawken kit to develop?
• What wood does Kibler's primarily use for maple stocks?
• What would be a good starting black powder load for a Woods Runner in 54 caliber?
• Where do Kibler's barrel blanks come from and who does the rifling?
• Where on the rifle is the carving located on the carved Woodsrunner?
• Why are the butt plate and trigger guard on the Southern Mountain Rifle made of steel instead of brass?
• Why are the underlugs on the barrel slotted?
• Why did Jim Kibler make the Hawken kit's buttplate wider than on many original Hawken rifles?
• Why did Kibler's design their own rifling cutter instead of buying one?
• Why do fowling pieces have single triggers instead of double triggers?
• Why do longrifle barrels have a swamped shape instead of being a constant diameter?
• Why do many modern reproduction English guns have oversized forestocks?
• Why do some Kibler barrels get rifled in house instead of by the barrel maker?
• Why do some Kibler's kits have more parts pre-fitted than others?
• Why do some maple trees curl and others don't?
• Why does cast brass sometimes have pits in it?
• Why does Kibler's cut stock blanks before kiln drying instead of drying whole planks?
• Why does Kibler's use hickory for the ram rod?
• Why does most of the wood Kibler's buys arrive green rather than pre-dried?
• Why does the barrel have milling marks when I receive my kit?
• Why does the Hawken kit differ visually from many original Hawken rifles?
• Why does the Hawken kit's barrel length stay in the lower 30 inch range instead of longer?
• Why does the wood humidity level matter when Kibler's machines the stocks?
• Why does the Woodsrunner rifle look different from a typical longrifle?
• Why does the Woodsrunner's patch box have a concave cavity instead of a rectangular one?
• Why does wood closer to the center of the tree look darker?
• Why is a brass nose cap installed at the end of the Woodsrunner stock?
• Why is it better to have a rifle shoot a little low rather than a little high?
• Why is the Fowler kit offered in American black walnut instead of English walnut?
• Why is the front screw hole for the buttplate offset slightly from the hole in the stock?
• Why is the Hawken kit a half stock instead of a full stock?
• Will the Hawken be offered in a flintlock configuration?
• Will there be a cross pin to hold the buttplate tang on the fowler?
• Will you be able to fire steel shot from the fowler for waterfowl hunting?
• Wood option grid (shared across kits)
• Wood: How does Kibler's choose the wood for its stocks?
• Wouldn't it be easier for you to drill the partsin house versus spending money on extra parts?

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