SirFrancis
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Well, I’ve been dreaming of a Kibler Colonial for years now. Got my tax refund from Uncle Sam and it was rather larger than anticipated, so here we go. I think I want the Colonial in .54 rifled, with fancy maple.
But I do have some questions.
1. I’m about 5’9” and a half, and I wear a dress shirt with the 34-35” arms rather than the shorter or longer ones. Should the Kibler length of pull fit me ok? I think it’s 13 5/8”.
2. I’m comfortable filing and doing the other finish work, but I’d like my rifle to have some carving eventually and it’s just not a skill I will have time to work on right now. And of course I don’t want to mess up an expensive gun. How practical is it to assemble and finish the gun and send the stock to a builder for some carving, later on? Or should I do that before applying any kind of stock finish?
But I do have some questions.
1. I’m about 5’9” and a half, and I wear a dress shirt with the 34-35” arms rather than the shorter or longer ones. Should the Kibler length of pull fit me ok? I think it’s 13 5/8”.
2. I’m comfortable filing and doing the other finish work, but I’d like my rifle to have some carving eventually and it’s just not a skill I will have time to work on right now. And of course I don’t want to mess up an expensive gun. How practical is it to assemble and finish the gun and send the stock to a builder for some carving, later on? Or should I do that before applying any kind of stock finish?