Woodsrunner Rifle Kit — Carving Options

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Rifle is shipped in unassembled kit form. Photos of finished rifles are examples of what can be done.

The easiest way into a longrifle

The Woodsrunner is our most approachable longrifle, and the one we point first-time builders and gift-givers to. It is light, easy to carry, and a friendly first build. The stock is CNC machined to close tolerances, the holes are drilled, and the hard machining is done before it ships, so you can finish one with patience and a basic set of hand tools. The design is ours and the machining is ours. The hand work, and the satisfaction, are yours.

It is patterned after an original frontier rifle, often called the "Woodsrunner," believed to have been made in Virginia in the 1760s. If you want a historically grounded American longrifle and the most straightforward path to a finished rifle, this is where to start.

The Round-Faced English lock is included. The price you see is the complete kit price.

$1435 — Standard Maple (approx. 5-35% curl) or Cherry

$1660 — Fancy Maple (approx. 35-65% curl) or Walnut

$1860 — Extra Fancy Maple (approx. 65-90% curl)

$1375 — Customer-supplied stock

U.S. shipping typically runs around $75-$100 but varies based on location.

Carving is an optional add-on: $295 for Relief Carved and $415 for Incised Carved. Both are done on our CNC machine.

Specifications

• Flintlock longrifle, with our Round-Faced English lock included
• .45, .50, and .54 caliber
• Patterned after an original Virginia rifle of the 1760s
• Weight 7 1/2 to 8 lbs, very handy and easy to carry
• Barrel length 39 3/4", nicely swamped
• Pull 13 7/16", cast-off 3/16"
• Drop at heel 3" to 3 1/4", drop at comb 1 3/4" to 2"
• Butt width 2", butt height 5"
• Brass hardware, single trigger, sliding wood patchbox
• Available in cherry, walnut, maple, fancy maple, or extra fancy maple
• Customer-supplied wood needs to be 57 1/2" long and 2 1/4" thick
• Right hand only

Included parts

• Stock
• Barrel
• Lock
• Trigger and plate
• Touch hole liner (installed in barrel)
• Buttplate
• Trigger Guard
• Entry pipe
• Two forward ramrod pipes
• Nose cap
• Side plate
• Ramrod
• Ramrod tip
• Front and rear sights
• Lock bolts
• Tang bolt
• Sliding wood box lid
• Box lid catch spring
• Pin stock
• Buttplate screws

CNC carving options

Relief carving is available as an option. Decoration was a normal part of most longrifles of this period, and some form of relief carving was the norm. It adds a great deal of character to a longrifle. Standard or fancy maple often pairs well with relief carving, and it is available in cherry or walnut as well.

Relief carved +$295

Relief carved comb options. The rest of the carved rifle will be identical.

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• Comb carving option 3: "Surprise Me," let us choose for you

Incise carved +$415

In the white

This service is available as an add-on to a kit order, for $525. Add it to your order as a product and choose the Woodsrunner option for the correct pricing. Your kit will arrive assembled, ready for you to customize and finish.

Add the In the White service here

Finished rifles

We do not finish rifles in house. For additional finishing work on your Kibler rifle, we recommend the talented and experienced gunsmith Chuck Edwards. He can be reached at (573) 421-5098 and his page is on Facebook. He has finished many Kibler rifles and does fantastic work. Pricing varies with the work and should be discussed with Chuck.