Jim filmed many of these videos while building kits in the shop. Each row below matches a step in your printed manual. Click Watch and the video opens at the right spot. If a step says No video yet, we haven't filmed it. Use your manual for that step, and check back, since we add videos as we make them.

Some of the older videos show an earlier version of a kit. Where a video shows something your kit no longer needs, we note it under the step.

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Woodsrunner

Step	Video
Step 1: Installing the Underlugs	No video yet
Step 2: Fitting Barrel and Tang to Stock Pinning the underlugs is in Part 2, 10:22 to 12:36.	Watch starts at 11:53
Step 3: Installing the Trigger Plate and Trigger	Watch starts at 2:55
Step 4: Installing the Buttplate	No video yet
Step 5: Installing the Box Lid and Catch Spring	Watch starts at 0:25
Step 6: Installing the Lock	Watch starts at 14:45
Step 7: Installing the Sideplate	Watch starts at 11:53
Step 8: Wood Clearance for the Lock’s Moving Parts	No video yet
Step 9: Testing Lock and Adjusting Trigger	Watch starts at 15:58
Step 10: Installing the Guard	Watch starts at 8:51
Step 11: Installing Ramrod Pipes	Watch starts at 18:29
Step 12: Installing the Muzzle Cap	Watch starts at 5:12
Step 13: Installing Sights	Watch starts at 12:36
Step 14: Installing the Ramrod Tip	Watch
Step 15: Finishing the Touch Hole Liner	No video yet
Step 16: Metal Finishing See the All Kits section below.	No video yet
Step 17: Wood Finishing	Watch

Southern Mountain Rifle

Step	Video
Step 1: Fitting Barrel and Tang to Stock	Watch starts at 5:40
Step 2: Drilling Underlug Pin Holes Jim drills straight through the metal in this older video. Your kit includes a pin hole drill jig, so use the drill jig video in the All Kits section for that part.	Watch starts at 26:44
Step 3: Installing the Buttplate	Watch
Step 4: Installing the Lock Your lock comes drilled and tapped for the lock bolt. Skip the drilling and tapping part of this video (8:03 to 14:26).	Watch starts at 0:01
Step 5: Wood Clearance for the Lock’s Moving Parts	No video yet
Step 6: Installing the Double Set Trigger Adjusting the triggers is in the video for Step 4 (Installing the Lock), 16:48 to 22:03.	Watch starts at 13:53
Step 7: Installing the Guard Jim drills the guard pin holes directly in this older video. Your kit includes the drill jig for this.	Watch starts at 22:22
Step 8: Installing the Ramrod Pipes	Watch
Step 9: Installing the Sights	Watch starts at 11:01
Step 10: Finishing the Touch Hole Liner This older video shows the liner being threaded in and drilled out. Your liner comes installed. Skip those parts and do not drill the liner. Cutting it off and filing it flush still applies.	Watch starts at 15:35
Step 11: Installing the Ramrod Tip	Watch starts at 0:13
Step 12: Metal Finishing See the All Kits section below.	No video yet
Step 13: Wood Finishing Sanding and stock prep from the Colonial series. See All Kits for staining and finishing.	Watch

Appalachian Barn Gun

Step	Video
Step 1: Installing Underlugs	No video yet
Step 2: Fitting Barrel and Tang to Stock	No video yet
Step 3: Installing the Lock	No video yet
Step 4: Wood Clearance for the Lock’s Moving Parts	No video yet
Step 5: Installing the Trigger Plate and Trigger	No video yet
Step 6: Installing the Guard	No video yet
Step 7: Installing the Ramrod Pipes	No video yet
Step 8: Installing the Sights	No video yet
Step 9: Installing the Ramrod Tip	No video yet
Step 10: Finishing the Touch Hole Liner	No video yet
Step 11: Metal Finishing See the All Kits section below.	No video yet
Step 12: Wood Finishing See the All Kits section below.	No video yet

Colonial

Step	Video
Step 1: Fitting Barrel and Tang to Stock	Watch starts at 4:58
Step 2: Installing the Trigger Plate and Trigger Pinning the trigger is in the video for Step 9, 1:03 to 9:14.	Watch starts at 16:35
Step 3: Installing the Buttplate	Watch starts at 22:37
Step 4: Drilling Underlug Pin Holes Jim drills straight through the metal in this older video. Your kit includes a pin hole drill jig, so use the drill jig video in the All Kits section for that part.	Watch starts at 15:09
Step 5: Installing the Box Lid and Catch Spring	Watch starts at 0:51
Step 6: Installing the Lock This older video shows a different lock than the one in your kit. Your lock comes drilled and tapped for the lock bolts, so skip 37:27 to 46:09.	Watch starts at 17:36
Step 7: Installing the Sideplate	No video yet
Step 8: Wood Clearance for the Lock’s Moving Parts	No video yet
Step 9: Testing the Lock and Adjusting the Trigger	Watch starts at 5:25
Step 10: Installing the Guard Jim drills the guard pin holes directly in this older video. Your kit includes the drill jig for this.	Watch starts at 9:14
Step 11: Installing the Ramrod Pipes	Watch starts at 20:37
Step 12: Installing the Nose Cap	Watch
Step 13: Installing the Sights	Watch starts at 0:35
Step 14: Finishing the Touch Hole Liner This older video shows the liner being threaded in and drilled out. Your liner comes installed. Skip those parts and do not drill the liner. Cutting it off and filing it flush still applies.	Watch starts at 7:26
Step 15: Installing the Ramrod Tip	Watch starts at 26:08
Step 16: Metal Finishing	Watch
Step 17: Wood Finishing	Watch

Fowler

Step	Video
Step 1: Fitting Barrel and Tang to Stock	No video yet
Step 2: Installing the Trigger Plate and Trigger	No video yet
Step 3: Installing the Thumbpiece	No video yet
Step 4: Installing the Buttplate Your buttplate comes installed. This video shows how we fit it in the shop before shipping.	Watch
Step 5: Installing the Lock	No video yet
Step 6: Installing the Sideplate	No video yet
Step 7: Wood Clearance for the Lock’s Moving Parts	No video yet
Step 8: Testing the Lock and Adjusting the Trigger	No video yet
Step 9: Installing the Ramrod Pipes	No video yet
Step 10: Installing the Ramrod Tip and Fitting the Ramrod This is the Woodsrunner video. The work is the same.	Watch
Step 11: Finishing the Touch Hole Liner	No video yet
Step 12: Metal Finishing Draw filing the round barrel.	Watch
Step 13: Wood Finishing See the All Kits section below.	No video yet

J.K. Hawken

Step	Video
Step 1: Fitting Standing Breech to Stock	Watch starts at 2:14
Step 2: Installing the Trigger and Guard Assembly	Watch starts at 2:14
Step 3: Installing the Nose Cap	Watch starts at 7:06
Step 4: Installing Underlugs and Sights in the Barrel	Watch starts at 11:00
Step 5: Installing the Barrel See also the hooked breech overview.	Watch starts at 9:43 Hooked breech overview
Step 6: Installing the Key Inlays and Keys	Watch starts at 13:01
Step 7: Installing the Entry Pipe	Watch starts at 22:34
Step 8: Installing the Lock Bolt Washer	Watch starts at 24:17
Step 9: Installing the Lock	Watch starts at 24:17
Step 10: Wood Clearance for the Lock’s Moving Parts	No video yet
Step 11: Adjusting the Triggers No Hawken video yet. The SMR video for Step 4 (Installing the Lock), 16:48 to 22:03, shows double set trigger adjustment.	No video yet
Step 12: Adjusting the Buttplate Fit	Watch starts at 28:06
Step 13: Installing the Toe Plate	No video yet
Step 14: Installing the Ramrod Tip No Hawken video yet. The Woodsrunner ramrod tip video shows the same work: kiblerslongrifles.com/v/woodsrunner-14	No video yet
Step 15: Metal Finishing See the All Kits section below.	No video yet
Step 16: Wood Finishing See the All Kits section below.	No video yet

All Kits: Tools, Finishing, and Care

Topic	Video
Recommended tools	Watch
Pin hole drill jig	Watch
Fitting parts with transfer color See the All Kits section below.	No video yet
Flintlock care and use	Watch
Percussion lock care and use	No video yet
Sanding the stock	Watch
Raising the grain (whiskering) See the All Kits section below.	No video yet
Card scraping	Watch
Iron nitrate stain on maple	Watch
Stain on ash	Watch
Stock finish (Permalyn or oil)	Watch starts at 16:47
Draw filing the barrel	Watch
Removing gates and parting lines See the All Kits section below.	No video yet
Polishing brass	Watch
Aging brass	Watch
Browning the barrel	No video yet
Bluing the barrel	No video yet
Aging and patina on steel and wood	Watch

Videos from Other Builders

Many builders have filmed their own Kibler kit builds and shared them on their channels. We're grateful to them. These videos are not made or checked by us. Builders use their own methods, and some videos show older kit versions, so they may not match your kit or manual. Watch them as another example of how someone approached the build, and follow your manual where they differ.

Have a build video you'd like listed here? Email us at info@kiblerslongrifles.com.

Woodsrunner

• The Birth of a Flintlock: Kibler Woodsrunner Timelapse - Part 1 (Beginners!) (Brando Alaska, 2025)
• Working on my Kibler Woodsrunner (Hawken Horse, 2023)
• Let's Build a Kibler Woodsrunner Flintlock Muzzleloader Kit | Part 1 | DIY Blackpowder (I Love Muzzleloading, 2024)
• Let's Build a Kibler Woodsrunner Flintlock Muzzleloader Kit | Part 2 | Sanding and Scraping (I Love Muzzleloading, 2024)
• Carving Layout | Let's Build a Kibler Woodsrunner Flintlock Muzzleloader Kit | Part 3 (I Love Muzzleloading, 2024)
• My First Time | Beginner Carving | Kibler Woodsrunner Flintlock (I Love Muzzleloading, 2024)
• 80 hours of my life for this... | Kibler Woodsrunner (I Love Muzzleloading, 2024)
• Kibler Woodsrunner Flintlock Rifle Build - Matador Outdoor Sportsman Adventures (Matador Outdoor Sportsman Adventures, 2025)
• I Aged The Brass! Kibler Woodsrunner Build Update. (Mountain Man Dave, 2026)
• Kibler Woodsrunner Build : Initial Supplies and Intro (The Broke Hobbyist, 2026)
• Kibler Woodsrunner Build : Draw Filing (The Broke Hobbyist, 2026)
• Kibler Woodsrunner Build : Beginner’s Intro to Relief Carving (The Broke Hobbyist, 2026)
• Kibler Woodsrunner Build : Iron Nitrate, Finishing, and Mishap Repair (The Broke Hobbyist, 2026)
• Building a Jim Kibler Woodsrunner Flintlock: How Easy is This!! | DIY | BLACKPOWDER | LONG RIFLE | (The Woodland Escape, 2023)
• What's With the Sights?? Jim Kibler Woodsrunner Gun Build Addendum | FLINTLOCK | BLACKPOWDER | DIY | (The Woodland Escape, 2023)
• Kibler’s Longrifles Woodsrunner Flintlock Build and First Shot (Tom’s Outdoor Channel , 2025)

Southern Mountain Rifle

• Starting work on the Kibler!! (Bruce Baillie, 2020)
• Kibler SMR Assembly Metal Work (Bruce Baillie, 2021)
• Kibler SMR Touch Hole & Barrel Work (Bruce Baillie, 2021)
• Completing the Kibler (Bruce Baillie, 2021)
• The Southern Mountain Rifle build. (Dave Ahrens, Realtor, 2023)
• Kibler Southern Mountain Rifle Build: Day 1 (Folk Firearms Collective, 2024)
• How to make a custom Toe Plate for Kibler's Southern Mountain Kit (I Love Muzzleloading, 2021)
• DIY Kibler SMR Patchbox Tutorial | Southern Mountain Flintlock (I Love Muzzleloading, 2021)
• Kibler SMR build (OMGWUNSIU, 2025)
• Kibler Southern Mountain Rifle Kit Part 1: Barrel and Trigger Plate (Uncle Sasquatch Outdoors, 2022)
• Kibler Southern Mountain Rifle Kit Part 2: Installing the Lock (Uncle Sasquatch Outdoors, 2022)
• Kibler Southern Mountain Rifle Kit Part 3: Lock Bolt Issue (Uncle Sasquatch Outdoors, 2022)
• Kibler Southern Mountain Rifle Kit Part 4: Installing the Butt Plate (Uncle Sasquatch Outdoors, 2022)
• Kibler Southern Mountain Rifle Kit Part 5: Tapering the Ramrod (Uncle Sasquatch Outdoors, 2022)
• Kibler Southern Mountain Rifle Kit Part 6: Ramrod Pipes (Uncle Sasquatch Outdoors, 2023)
• Kibler Southern Mountain Rifle Kit Part 7: Drilling Ramrod Pipe (Uncle Sasquatch Outdoors, 2023)
• Kibler Southern Mountain Rifle Kit Part 8: Starting Fit and Finish (Uncle Sasquatch Outdoors, 2023)
• Kibler Southern Mountain Rifle Kit Part 9: Polishing the Trigger Guard (Uncle Sasquatch Outdoors, 2023)
• Kibler Southern Mountain Rifle Kit Part 10: Brass Black (Uncle Sasquatch Outdoors, 2023)
• Kibler Southern Mountain Rifle Kit Part 11: Adding a Toe Plate (Uncle Sasquatch Outdoors, 2023)
• Kibler Southern Mountain Rifle Kit Part 12: Aqua Fortis and Permalyn (Uncle Sasquatch Outdoors, 2023)

Appalachian Barn Gun

• FIRST LOOK at the NEW Kibler Barn Gun Kit - One of the First Ever Unboxed! (Mountain Man Dave, 2026)
• The Secret to Making a New Flintlock Look Antique- Kibler Barn Gun Part 2 (Mountain Man Dave, 2026)
• How I Made a Brand New Kibler Barn Gun Look 200 Years Old - Part 3 (Mountain Man Dave, 2026)
• Kibler Barn Gun Finally Finished-New Rifle Looks Old! #mountainmandave (Mountain Man Dave, 2026)
• Kibler Appalachian Barn Gun Left Hand Part 1- First LH Kibler Long Rifle on Youtube. Unboxing. (The Outdoor Spectrum, 2026)
• Kibler Appalachian Barn Gun Left Hand Part 2 - Draw filing the barrel (The Outdoor Spectrum, 2026)
• Kibler Appalachian Barn Gun Left Hand Part 3 - Browning The Barrel (The Outdoor Spectrum, 2026)
• Kibler Appalachian Barn Gun Left Hand Part 4 - Barrel Browning is PERFECTION (The Outdoor Spectrum, 2026)
• Kibler Appalachian Barn Gun Left Hand Part 5 - Minimal Inletting and Test Fit (The Outdoor Spectrum, 2026)

Colonial

• Kibler Colonial American Long Rifle Kit - Necessary Tools (Complete Pete, 2021)
• Kibler Colonial American Long Rifle - Finishing Supplies (Complete Pete, 2021)
• Kibler's Longrifles Drill Guide Bushing Kit (Complete Pete, 2021)
• Installing Kibler Colonial Rifle Barrel (Complete Pete, 2021)
• Kibler Colonial Longrifle Trigger Plate and Butt Plate Fitting (Complete Pete, 2022)
• How to attach the Nose Cap to your Kibler Colonial Longrifle Kit | Kibler Kit Tips with Wayne Estes (National Muzzle Loading Rifle Association, 2020)
• Adding Elegance to your Patchbox | Kibler Colonial Kit Patch Box Carving Techniques (National Muzzle Loading Rifle Association, 2021)
• Adding German Silver Star Inlay to your Kibler Colonial Kit | Basics with Mike Brooks (National Muzzle Loading Rifle Association, 2021)
• Colonial Long rifle Assembly - Part 2 Barrel/Lock Prep and Install (Nature Reliance, 2020)
• Fitting the Barrel and Trigger Plate for a Kibler Colonial Flintlock Kit (rhitee93, 2022)
• Fitting the butt plate to a Kibler Colonial Kit (rhitee93, 2022)
• Fitting the Patch Box Lid to a Kibler Colonial Flintlock Rifle (rhitee93, 2022)
• Fitting the Patch Box Latch on a Kibler Colonial Rifle Kit (rhitee93, 2022)
• Fitting the Lock and Side Plate to a Kibler Colonial Flintlock Kit (rhitee93, 2022)
• Fitting the Trigger of a Kibler Colonial Flintlock Rifle Kit (rhitee93, 2022)
• Pinning the Barrel and Ramrod Pipes on a Kibler Colonial Flintlock Kit (rhitee93, 2022)
• Fitting the Trigger Guard to a Kibler Colonial Flintlock Kit (rhitee93, 2022)
• Fitting the Nose Cap on a Kibler Colonial Flintlock Kit (rhitee93, 2022)
• Assembling the ram rod for a Kibler Colonial flintlock kit. (rhitee93, 2022)
• Fitting the sights, and assembly overview of a Kibler Colonial Long Rifle kit (rhitee93, 2023)
• Kibler Colonial Kit (Uncle Sasquatch Outdoors, 2023)
• Kibler Colonial Kit: Buttplate, Trigger Guard (Uncle Sasquatch Outdoors, 2023)
• Kibler Colonial Kit: Polishing Brass Ramrod Pipes (Uncle Sasquatch Outdoors, 2023)
• Kibler Colonial Kit: Draw Filing (Uncle Sasquatch Outdoors, 2023)
• Kibler Colonial Kit: Sanding the Stock (Uncle Sasquatch Outdoors, 2023)
• KIbler Colonial Kit:Applying Aqua Fortis and Blushing (Uncle Sasquatch Outdoors, 2023)
• Kibler Colonial Kit: Applying Brass Black (Uncle Sasquatch Outdoors, 2023)

Fowler

• I built a Kibler FLINTLOCK Fowler and couldn't Believe the RESULTS! (Clay Hayes, 2026)
• Stock, then Lock, then Barrel: Finishing the Kibler Fowler (JABO: Just a Bit Outside, 2025)
• Kibler Fowler Barrel and Other Updates (JABO: Just a Bit Outside, 2026)
• building a English Fowler Flintlock (Kibler Kit) (Sorghum Hollow, 2025)
• Kibler Fowler Update (Utah Flintlocks, 2024)
• Sanding the Kibler Fowler 20 gauge (Utah Flintlocks, 2024)

J.K. Hawken

• Kibler Hawken rifle kit, .58 caliber, extra fancy sugar maple. (Alaska TRU Outdoors, 2026)
• Flame bluing Kibler Hawken parts. (Alaska TRU Outdoors, 2026)
• Jim Kibler 58 Cal Hawken (Appalachian Mountain Living, 2026)
• Shaping the Perfect Stock | Hawken Rifle Progress Update (Appalachian Mountain Living, 2026)
• The Finished Kibler Hawken: It’s A Masterpiece! (Appalachian Mountain Living, 2026)
• Let's Build a Kibler Hawken | Unboxing and Fitting | Part 1 (I Love Muzzleloading, 2026)
• Let's Build a Kibler Hawken | Hardware Clean Up | Part 2 (I Love Muzzleloading, 2026)
• Let's Build a Kibler Hawken | Wood Finish & Aging | Part 3 (I Love Muzzleloading, 2026)
• Let's Build a Kibler Hawken | Engraving & Metal Finishing | Part 5 (I Love Muzzleloading, 2026)

Classes and general tips

• Kibler kit build (Mike Holbach, 2026)
• A simple way to add carving to the cheekpiece of your Kibler Kit Longrifle with Wayne Estes | NMLRA (National Muzzle Loading Rifle Association, 2020)
• Revealing the grain with Kibler’s Iron Nitrate and some prayers | Kibler Kit Assembly Class (National Muzzle Loading Rifle Association, 2020)
• Unboxing and fitting the hardware on a Kibler Kit | Kibler Kit Assembly Class Day 1 | NMLRA (National Muzzle Loading Rifle Association, 2020)
• Inletting Triggers, Pouring Nose Caps & More | Kibler Kit Assembly Class Day 2 | NMLRA (National Muzzle Loading Rifle Association, 2020)
• Making Wedding Bands, Stock Carving Tips, and Finishing Up | Kibler Kit Assembly Class Day 4 | NMLRA (National Muzzle Loading Rifle Association, 2020)
• This would normally take a new builder 2 days | Kibler Kit Tips with Wayne Estes (National Muzzle Loading Rifle Association, 2020)
• Fitting Ramrods & Final Assembly | Kibler Kit Assembly Class Day 5 | NMLRA (National Muzzle Loading Rifle Association, 2020)
• This is the best way to get a clean print | Kibler Kit Tips with Mike Brooks (National Muzzle Loading Rifle Association, 2021)
• A Traditional, NON CORROSIVE Longrifle Hardware Finish | Kibler Kit Class NMLRA | Fire Bluing Finish (National Muzzle Loading Rifle Association, 2021)

Hunting with Kibler Kits

These come from builders who took their finished kits into the field. Like the build videos above, they are not made or checked by us. Always follow your state's hunting laws and safe firearm handling.

Woodsrunner

• This FLINTLOCK ELK HUNT was EIPC! Catch and Cook (Clay Hayes, 2025)
• Kibler Woodsrunner First Hunt (Dennis Pritchard Outdoors, 2024)

Southern Mountain Rifle

• PENNSYLVANIA MUZZLELOADER HUNT!! KIBLER FLINTLOCK BUILD TO FIELD!! (Memories Made Outdoors, 2023)
• The first day of squirrel season. hunting with the Kibler southern mountain rifle. (Smoke in the woods, 2023)
• CAT FISH'N THE RIVER & SQUIRREL HUNT'N WITH THE KIBLER: and Caleb (Smoke in the woods, 2023)
• A black powder squirrel hunt. With the Kibler S.M.R. and a percussion shotgun. (Smoke in the woods, 2025)
• Flintlock Pea Shooter Hunt (Tristin Riddle, 2025)

Fowler

• Kibler Fowler~Turkey Season Opens (Dennis Pritchard Outdoors, 2025)
• A Lucky Turkey Meets a Kibler Fowler (Dennis Pritchard Outdoors, 2025)
• I Like The Kibler Fowler (Dennis Pritchard Outdoors, 2025)
• Squirrel with the Kibler Fowler (Dennis Pritchard Outdoors, 2025)
• Wandering the squirrel woods with my Kibler Fowler (Dennis Pritchard Outdoors, 2025)
• Loadin my Kibler Fowler for turkeys (Dennis Pritchard Outdoors, 2026)
• Kibler at Kaw WMA, first outing with the Fowler (JABO: Just a Bit Outside, 2025)
• Kibler Flintlock Fowler Load for Squirrel Hunt (JABO: Just a Bit Outside, 2026)