45 SMR

here is a Kibler 45 SMR i just finished for my wife, maybe, she likes cap locks , i will see if she takes to it. it is in walnut with a real natural Tung oil finish. i love maple but thought i would do one a little different and not a polymerized finish, but natural. what do ya'll think?

olskool said:

here is a Kibler 45 SMR i just finished for my wife, maybe, she likes cap locksView attachment 292950View attachment 292951View attachment 292952View attachment 292953View attachment 292954View attachment 292955View attachment 292956View attachment 292957View attachment 292958, i will see if she takes to it. it is in walnut with a real natural Tung oil finish. i love maple but thought i would do one a little different and not a polymerized finish, but natural. what do ya'll think?View attachment 292949

Click to expand...

Nice work I like it!

Nice!

That Tung oil really made that wood “pop”. It’s really nice, everything about it.

If she doesn't like it?? Find one that does??

Nice!
What type of wood?

Terrible! I'll volunteer to take one for the team so, box that thing up and send it to me before you embarrass yourself.

In all honesty, I think your rifle looks fabulous. You did a great job on that walnut stock!

It looks great. I am certain she will love it.

wganz said:

Nice!
What type of wood?

Click to expand...

walnut,,,,,,,,,,,,

Another great one from 'the woods of SC'! What did you do the metal with on this one?

Mike, that looks great with the walnut & Tung oil finish!

on the metal i keep it simple. usually, i use super blue buffed back to a very dull grey. this one with the color of the wood i didn't buff it to heavy, i left it a little black,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Did you have any problems with the rear screw on the toe plate hitting the lower butt plate screw?

I like it!

Wirehair said:

Did you have any problems with the rear screw on the toe plate hitting the lower butt plate screw?

Click to expand...

LOL. you sound like you were watching me! yes, i usually do. this is my 6th Kibler SMR i have done, and they always get in the way. i simply take a couple of threads off the back screw. it causes no problems at all,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Hope it shoots as good as it looks.

olskool said:

LOL. you sound like you were watching me! yes, i usually do. this is my 6th Kibler SMR i have done, and they always get in the way. i simply take a couple of threads off the back screw. it causes no problems at all,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Click to expand...

I just put a toe plate on a walnut stock as well. I never gave that lower butt plate screw a thought. What I thought was a simple task turned into a project. I ended up taking a couple of threads off too, plus figuring out how to get the screw to bite after wallowing out the hole. All's good now, but it's never going to be removed again!

the oil i used is some i have used for years on military walnut wood. it is from the "real milk paint company" online. it is real pure oil, not the so called tung oil from lowes/hardware store. it is also called China wood oil. this one was 50/50 thin citrus oil and tung oil mix. the citrus oil carries the oil deep into the wood. it is food grade with no chemicals, and it smells great!

olskool said:

here is a Kibler 45 SMR i just finished for my wife, maybe, she likes cap locksView attachment 292950View attachment 292951View attachment 292952View attachment 292953View attachment 292954View attachment 292955View attachment 292956View attachment 292957View attachment 292958, i will see if she takes to it. it is in walnut with a real natural Tung oil finish. i love maple but thought i would do one a little different and not a polymerized finish, but natural. what do ya'll think?View attachment 292949

Click to expand...

Beautiful!

olskool said:

here is a Kibler 45 SMR i just finished for my wife, maybe, she likes cap locksView attachment 292950View attachment 292951View attachment 292952View attachment 292953View attachment 292954View attachment 292955View attachment 292956View attachment 292957View attachment 292958, i will see if she takes to it. it is in walnut with a real natural Tung oil finish. i love maple but thought i would do one a little different and not a polymerized finish, but natural. what do ya'll think?View attachment 292949

Click to expand...

Beautiful rifle. What did you use to finish the Lock and Barrel?