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    Finally found a decent soft rifle case

    I thought some others may be interested in these soft rifle cases I stumbled across while doing a search. Most of the ones I found were out of stock or no longer available so I took a chance on this company. I called them and the gentleman told me about these new cases he was starting to make...
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    Kibler SMR 40 caliber put through the paces!

    As some may already know I was finally able to finish the Kibler SMR 40 caliber and was able to start breaking it in. I tried a lot of different combinations with everything from .390 RB to .395 RB and from patches starting at 0.010 to 0.020 thickness. On the first day of shooting, I was only...
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    Kibler SMR finally finished in cherry

    For those considering a Kibler kit gun, don't judge Kibler by my finished rifle. I put the finishing touches on my SMR today. It was a 40 caliber quick ship kit I saved a few bucks on, The wood finish is a lye wash with Permalyn sealer. The metal finish is Jax black which was slightly...
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    SMR Patch Box

    Does anyone know where I can locate a patch box like the one in the picture? I found one close at TOW, but I think it is a two-sided patch box called a TN patch box. I'm wanting to install one on my Kibler SMR with Cherry stock. Thanks for the help.
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    Question on making the holes in the barrel tenon's oblong?

    According to the Kibler build instructions, we are supposed to extend the tenon holes for the barrel pins so they are oblong so that the barrel can adjust due to the stock swelling or contracting due to weather conditions. So how is everyone accomplishing this? Do they make a metal cutting blade...
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    Cherry Stocks: Traditional Long Rifle Finishes

    Cherry stock finish experiments. Diluted Lye mix had the most dramatic effect (one teaspoon to 15 ounces of tap water). Tru-oil darkened the wood, but it lack the red tint I was hoping for. Ammonia vapors after about 24 hours darkened the wood slightly when compared to the untreated raw wood...
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    Kibler Southern Mountain rifle ordered

    After months of research on the three different style offerings from Kibler, I finally pulled the trigger on one of his Southern Mountain rifle quick ship kits in cherry. It has a bark inclusion on the stock, but otherwise, it is some fine-looking cherry wood. I ordered the barrel in .40...
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    Crocket rifle debut

    Well, I finally had a decent day health-wise and decided to break the new off of the Traditions Crocket rifle. I shot at 25 yards using Swiss 3F and a mixture of Hornady round balls and some round balls I cast using a Lee mold. I started out at 15 grains using some pre-lubed .018 pillow-ticking...
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    My First Ball Bag

    I originally posted some pictures of the first ball bag I made and received a very discouraging comment from a knucklehead and decided to remove the pictures. But since then I had a lot of interest in the bag and discovered that several others thought it was a worthwhile project and offered some...
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    Dad's old scrape knife reborn

    I hope this is alright to post here and if not let me know and go ahead and delete it. I was wanting a patch knife and I like piddling on stuff so I gave it a shot. I'm one of those folks that always think I don't have to buy everything because I think I can make just about anything, at least...
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    Traditions Crocket Rifle is here

    Well, my Crocket rifle, I mean my wife's rifle finally arrived and I'm pretty pleased with it. Can't wait to get out this weekend and try it out. Now I just need to figure out the right powder load, round ball, and patch combo. I was excited when I saw the fitment of the parts-to-stock job the...
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    Traditions Crocket rifle in iron

    Just wanted some input on a new Traditions Crocket rifle (not a kit) that should be delivered in a day or two. I know that they are not historically correct reproductions, so I was thinking of changing the brass to a grey or dark steel color. I use to do K&G Gunkote when I was a smith, so it...
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    My first flintlock rifle

    I finally got my first flintlock rifle in the mail today I bought it used from an auction. It's a Lyman Trade rifle I had been looking for and it seems to be in great shape except for a few dings in the wood I can fix easy enough. The price was right, so I thought it would be a good place to...
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    Virginia boy here

    I'm new to the forum and have been looking for a forum about flintlock long rifles to learn all I can about them. I have several percussion rifles and a few cap and ball pistols, so I'm looking to get into a flintlock sometime in the near future. I'm retired, so there is not a lot of money to...
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