Southern Mountain Rifle Front Sight

Good quality, but where too low for me to use effectively, changed the sights to aftermarket aperture and globe sights, but was soundly ridiculed on the Muzzleloading forum for doing so, even Mr. Kibler joined the derision. Members of my Muzzleloading club even changed the rules to prohibit the sights that I changed them to in our club matches. I confess that I don't understand the emotional objections to me altering my own rifle, but since I can no longer use it in our club matches, I have removed the aftermarket sights and reinstalled factory sights, and will probably either sell or trade the rifle for something I can use.

I purchased an SMR in .45 caliber from Jim Kibler. The fit and finish of the wooden and steel parts is outstanding, requiring very little effort for final smoothing and assembly. I think that the most effort for me, was the fitting of the rear sight. The lock is fantastic, fast and reliable and fine quality. The finished rifle is light weight and shoots great, I am so pleased with my finished kit, that I can’t wait to order a colonial rifle kit too. But first I need to take the SMR on a hunt!

I suppose this sight is traditional and all and it fit the dovetail perfectly but I’m not a strict traditionalist when it comes to my muzzleloader shooting. So when my 71 year old eyes coupled with the range orientation where I shoot made it hard to see the front sight I got the elevation filed down correctly and then I filed a longitudinal trough into the top of the sight and then super glued a 1mm diameter fiber optic fiber, cut about a centimeter long, in the trough. Works like a charm! There is not one thing I have purchased from Kibler that I am unhappy with.

It amazes me as to how these are constructed and how well. Was exactly what I needed considering I'm the one that messed the first on up !! Worked perfectly !

It’s a sight not much more than that