Everything I bought for parts right on the money every time he's going to be my that's Kibler is going to be my new go-to guy because you can't find decent parts out there anymore and if he wants to get into the all-around you know buying the parts on the side what she looks like he's already starting to do he'll make a lot of money he's very precise I enjoy doing business with them I'd be by in a couple more guns right now but I had a daughter that passed away from fentanyl and I lost my older brother a couple months after that and you know so things have been kind of up in the air right now but God bless him God bless all their employees keep up the good work I wish I could come and work for him I love working I build custom bows I'm a gunsmith I went to school and got my associate's degree up here at the Lassen county college.
Used Tannic Acid in combination with Iron Nitrate according to Jim’s YouTube video, it gets awfully dark so you must be ready to do a lot of rubbing back and then adding stains/tints to warm up the colors. If I use it in the future, probably will do one coat of Tannic and one coat of Iron Nitrate. It does produce a finish with a lot of contrast.
Excellent, high quality tool, just like the rest of the Kibler tool collection.
Combination of Tannic Acid and ferrous Oxide gave me the colors I wanted. I followed the enclosed instructions to the letter and the process was simple and straightforward. Then I went with ferrous oxide, and lastly I added one rag-swipe of dark yellow aniline dye, then finished with Tru-oil.
Looks to be a great finish. Have only used a small amount on a practice piece so far. look forward to doing my whole SMR soon.
Lovely flints! Very happy with their quality.
The small hammer works well with hard rubber on one side and metal surface on the other.
They shave off what I needed from the get-go! I am very impressed.
Real nice product. Although originally intended to bring out the grain in curly maple, I applied it to American walnut in my recreation of a Charlottesville Musket. The result was a permanent dark reddish finish. Blushed with a heat gun. Performed as expected. Very pleased with the results. Also used remainder to patina some metal.
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This is a fine kit that goes together better than any muzzle loader I’ve ever assembled. Most parts fit like they grew there. The trigger plate required just a bit of filing, and the lock inlet took a little scraping. Now they look like they grew there too. Jim Kibler has designed an awesome rifle that nearly anyone with patience can assemble into a fine Hawken.
Very good quality and precision JK did good
Amazing kit i got the plain maple stock and it still had quite a bit of curl it was far from plain if you ask me! Turned out absolutely beautiful thanks Kibler
Flints are good but not all are useable as is. Will try to reknapp a few . They are inexpensive enough to experiment with. I’m using one on my.50 now. Throws a decent spark but no shower.
I have been assembling flintlock long and small arms since the Bicentennial and found the Kibler Woodsrunner kit to be a perfect first assembly project for the beginner. The stock may require very little final sanding prior to staining and has been in-letted for the hardware. I purchased my kit with carving already done. The carving makes a nice change. For those who feel like a challenge get the stock plain and do your own carving. The Hardware is excellent quality and is predrilled and requires little fine tuning. The You tube assembly videos are an excellent help tool if you have questions. For the more adventurous customers, Jim mentions in the videos a few alterations that can be done. I found the Kibler Woodsrunner kit to be an excellent value. 10 out of 10.
Another great rifle from Kibler.
The Kibler JK Hawken is amazing, great fit and finish. The rifle is very easy to put together, the only time consuming part is sanding the steel parts to a finish that will look good after the browning process.
Simply beautiful. Very easy to assemble. Kibler cuts no corners. You will love this rifle, as well as any Kibler Kit...
Thanks to all at Kibler Longrifles!!!
Quality items. 8/32” steel ends for ram rods nicely tapered. Would be nice to have a 10/32” end. Ends blued up very well!
Nothing here but quality
Perfect fit, no stripping or marring screws!!! I need to buy them all!
I purchased a spare mainspring and featherspring for the round faced English lock. Let me dispel any notion that either of the original parts failed or broke on the lock. I purchased the parts because of the proven theory that if you have a spare spring in your shooting pouch, it will not break while you are in the field. The parts themselves appear perfect and are likely a drop-in fit with the proper spring vice (also an advisable addition to your shooting pouch). High quality and friendly service as usual from Kibler’s .
Very satisfied with the finished product.
Watching the instructional video on youtube really helped!
The kit was everything I expected. Wood looks to be a better grade with more curl. All parts went together with limited fitting required. Excellent quality.
This new rifle kit looks like a sure winner!! Can’t wait to start on it!
great lightweight, comfortable shirt.