Kibler Woodsrunner completed and field tested.

[mojo8672]

I'm new to muzzleloaders in general. I got tired of trying to harvest a deer with my crossbow during the Pennsylvania late flintlock season timeframe. After a couple years of dragging my feet, I finally decided on a Kibler Woodsrunner Kit this past August. The build was pretty straight forward with the help of Jim Kibler's youtube videos. I went with a standard Maple stock in .50cal. No extra bells or whistles. I fully intended on climbing mountains with this gun. Thick brush and poor weather. Wanted something reliable. I had a few minor hiccups here and there during the build, but overall I'm very pleased with the finished product and I learned so much along the way. I was fortunate enough to harvest a doe with this firearm on the first Saturday after Christmas. The rifle is very comfortable to carry around the woods and shoots great. It was a good buy and a very fun project.

 

[BillyC]

The rifle looks great and congratulations on your first kill with it.

 

[Polecat_Tom]

Nice looking rifle and as you state an overall great gun.

 

[Robert Losekamp]

Great job!

 

[DOUBLEDEUCE 1]

Very nice ! I like the color. What did you use to stain the stock ?

 

[mojo8672]

Kibler's videos recommend using iron nitrate and Permalyn Sealer. I ended up using iron nitrate and then Helmsman spar varnish to seal it. I wish I would have spent more time sanding back some of the iron nitrate in key locations to simulate wear points better, but this was my first build and I was overly cautious. I was also unfortunately rushing to get it done, as I wanted to use it in the mid-October early muzzleloader period here in PA.

 

[TDM]

Congratulations on your build and your kill! Very nice.

 

[New Hampshire]

Awesome! I have done a lot of hunting around the world, but I cannot say I ever shot anything with a gun I built. Congratulations to you and I look forward to being able to say the same one day.

 

[MountainSmoke]

Nice job on the Woodsrunner it turned out great. Plain maple is underrated, I prefer the look of it to all the striped dazzling fancy stuff. Congrats on the big doe, to do a great job on the kit like you did then go get a deer with it is a nice accomplishment!

 

[azmntman]

My plain maple looks a bit more plain than yours but I hope it turns out as good! NICE DOE!

 

[mojo8672]

My plain maple looks a bit more plain than yours but I hope it turns out as good! NICE DOE!

Post some pics when you get it done. I would love to see them. The iron nitrate seems to bring out any faint curl that is present. I think you'll be surprised.

 

[ETipp]

Congrats on a fine build and a successful hunt with it.

 

[Togo]

Your rifle turned out great. Congratulation on taking a nice deer.

 

[Tommy Bruce]

Lookin good!

 

[olskool]

i tried to "harvest" a deer, but they just wouldn't stand still. i had to end up killing it! nice looking gun,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

 

[bmumma]

Great job on the Rifle and the Doe !!!