Short Starter - select size
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Short starter for .32 to .38 caliber, 5/16" brass rod, made in the USA
Short starter, ball starter for .40 or .45 caliber patched round balls, 3/8" hickory rod, brass tips
Short starter for .50, 7/16" hickory rod, maple ball handle made in the USA
Short starter for .54 and larger caliber balls, 6" hickory 1/2" rod, brass tips, made in the USA
Known as a Short Starter or ball starter, use the small stud to bump the patch and ball into the muzzle, to engrave the rifling. Use the longer rod to start the ball, then use your ramrod. Use short strokes of your ramrod to seat the ball on the powder charge. Avoid grasping the ramrod high above the muzzle, which may flex the rod to the breaking point. Short strokes, about the length of the starter rod, will work perfectly.
Wipe the bore after each shot, including the first shot. A dirty bore may result in a stuck patch and ball, or a broken ramrod. A patched round ball slides smoothly down a clean bore. Modern synthetic patch lubricants (Wonder, 1000, Miracle) are very slippery, allowing reloading without wiping, but this is not good practice.
The maple ball is fitted with a short brass stud and a longer concave brass rod (smallest size) or brass tip (larger calibers). Finished in hot linseed oil, with waterproof glue, the brass rod and tip should give a lifetime of service.
Short Starter - select size
Very strong, easy to use
Good quality and works as it should!
Great shot starter
The one time i have used it. It work good for the 5 shoots i took.
Very fine product.
Replacing a misplaced starter I had from 1981, this one is just like my old one, very pleased with the feel and appearance it won't take long for it to be well seasoned.
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Short Starter .50 cal
Short Starter . 54 cal
Quality made ball starter, I stained mine to match the cherry stain on my American Colonial rifle..
Nice
Very strong, easy to use
Good quality and works as it should!
Great shot starter
The one time i have used it. It work good for the 5 shoots i took.
Very fine product.
Replacing a misplaced starter I had from 1981, this one is just like my old one, very pleased with the feel and appearance it won't take long for it to be well seasoned.
Great short starters. Made well and should work great for many years to come.
Well made and works great for my 32 cal squirrel gun. Received within a few days of ordering
Absolutely perfect just what I wanted works great and is in my possible bag now
Great ball starter! Longer shaft helps push the ball a good ways down the barrel. No complaints.
Perfect. And hickory is the correct wood. Thanks
Great short starter! Strong and durable.
It works great
Works great would buy again.
Great little starter, Perfect for my gun. Makes loading very easy, Can't ask for any better.
Works perfectly to get my bullets stuffed in the barrel.
Short Starter - select size
Short Starter - select size
I'm a new flintlock rifle shooter and cannot base my observations on much experience. However this ball starter does the job well and I can't see a need for any other. It's simple enough but well made.
This is a very well made starter that looks good and works wonderfully.
Works great with my 45 Woodsrunner
I have yet to start my Fowler Kit construction do to physical complications, primarily with my sight. I anticipate starting soon. Initial examination of the kit, I would rate it as excellent. Inquire again later. If you will. Your U-Tube. videos are wonderful! So I have been studying as I have been recuperating, and assembling some necessary tools.
God Bless all at Kibler. Stan Kugler
Short Starter - select size
I haven’t used this starter yet but I have used a 45 cal & a 32 cal short ball starter. Definitely easier than trying to start a patched round ball with your ram rod. Other than that a ball start is a ball starter. I bought my rifle and Fowler kits from Kibler so I would just as soon buy my shooting Supplys from them.
well made - does the job
I shoot the .36 SMR and like that it comes in brass for this caliber. Wish it came female threaded in 8/32 as that would make it a more versatile tool but that’s just me thinking outside of the box. Does the job it was made to do with style.
This is an outstanding kit! Mr. Kibler has put so much thought and effort into making his kits. Whether you are doing a straightforward build to have a fine muzzleloader for hunting or you want to put in the bells and whistles of a fancy rifle, Kibler is the way to go. I have spent years working on kits, and Mr. Kibbler‘s kit saves me so much time building so I can get out hunting. I will be getting my future muzzle-loaders from Kibler. I highly recommend them for their quality and efficiency of the build. Great product and worth every penny.
Short Starter - select size
I cannot really "review" this item as I have not actually used it as of yet. However, I like the apparent excellent quality as with everything "Kibler".
Short Starter - select size
I broke one ramrod and bent the other before purchasing this product. I, and my former ramrods regret not making this purchase sooner.
works great
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