I am working on a Kibler Colonial kit and through a mix of inexperience, ignorance and impatience I am struggling to get the tang and barrel inlet and to sit properly in the stock. From unboxing, the barrel would not fit down into its channel and the tang would only lay into its inlet if no attempt was made to get the barrel in its channel. I think the root cause besides my ignorance is that the stock seems to be warped down and to the left as you look down the muzzle. My attempts to make it all fit using the wood chisel on the tang inlet and a gentle filing of the sides of the barrel channel have not been great and I'm worried it's becoming a real mess. My question is if this warping is normal in a Kibler kit and what are my options for addressing this difficulty?
Barrel and stock with the tang setting in its inlet.
Barrel and stock with the tang setting in its inlet.