Southern Mountain Rifle Kit

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

The graceful iron-mounted mountain rifle

The Southern Mountain Rifle is the slim, iron-mounted rifle of the southern Appalachians, built after the 1820s work of Whitson in western North Carolina. It is a later style than our Revolution-era kits, lean and plain where the longrifles are brass-mounted and ornate, and it has a character all its own. The small-bore options make it light to carry and economical to shoot, which is why it is a favorite for offhand and small game.

It is iron mounted and set up with our double-set triggers. The stock is CNC machined to close tolerances, the holes are drilled, and the parts need only minimal fitting. The design is ours and the machining is ours. The hand work, and the satisfaction, are yours.

The Ketland lock is included. The price you see is the complete kit price.

$1375 — Standard Maple (approx. 5-35% curl) or Cherry

$1600 — Fancy Maple (approx. 35-65% curl) or Walnut

$1800 — Extra Fancy Maple (approx. 65-90% curl)

$1315 — Customer-supplied stock

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

Specifications

• Flintlock longrifle, iron mounted, with our CNC Ketland lock included
• .32, .36, .40, and .45 caliber, rifled
• Styling from the 1820s, based on the work of Whitson in western North Carolina
• Kibler's CNC machined double-set triggers
• 44" custom-profiled barrel. Breech .938", waist approximately .700". A nicely contoured barrel, standard in square-bottom rifling
• Pull about 13.75", drop approximately 3 5/8", no cast-off
• Buttplate approximately 1.375" wide and 4.5" tall
• Stock CNC machined for close tolerances and a fine surface finish, with all holes drilled and minimal part fitting required
• Barrel has all sight dovetails cut, underlugs machined in, and a White Lightning style touch hole liner pre-installed. Breech plug fully machined, shaped, fit, and installed
• Available in curly maple, walnut, or cherry, or provide your own stock (minimum blank 2" x 61" x 7")
• Right hand only

Included parts

• Stock
• Barrel
• CNC Ketland Lock
• Kibler Double Set Trigger
• Touch hole liner
• Buttplate
• Trigger Guard
• Ramrod pipes (3)
• Lock bolt washer
• Underlugs (4)
• 5/16 hickory ramrod
• Tapered ramrod tip
• Front sight
• Rear sight
• Lock bolt
• Forward tang bolt
• Rear tang bolt
• .037" pin stock
• Buttplate screws
• Drill guide kit (drills, guide, and tap)

In the white

This service is available as an add-on to a kit order, for $700. Your kit will arrive assembled, ready for you to customize and finish.

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.

Picking Your Options

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A Note on Your Selections

Wood and caliber each affect price and finished look — notes on each option are below so you know what you're choosing before you order.

#Maple

Standard Maple

Solid figure, straightforward to finish, and normally our fastest wood option to ship since it's always in stock. Good pick if you want to start building sooner rather than later.

#FancyMaple225

Fancy Maple (+$225)

35-65% curl. The figure "pops" more once stain and finish go on, with noticeably more depth than standard maple — a favorite pairing with carved stocks since the figure shows through the carving.

#ExtraFancyMaple425

Extra Fancy Maple (+$425)

65-90% curl, the most dramatic figure we offer. These blanks are rarer, so this option can carry a longer wait than the rest of the wood lineup — check current lead times if timing matters to you.

#Walnut225

Walnut (+$225)

Straighter grain than maple with a naturally darker tone, so it needs less stain to reach a deep color. Good choice if you want a rifle that reads older or more subdued right out of the box.

#Cherry

Cherry

Fine, tight grain that deepens and reddens naturally with age and light exposure, even under a clear finish. Pick this if you want the color to visibly develop over the years without restaining.

#CustomerSuppliedStock60

Customer-Supplied Stock (-$60)

You provide the blank and we CNC your wood instead of ours, as long as it meets the size minimum listed above. Since we're machining your material, inspect it carefully for hidden checks, knots, or high moisture content before shipping it to us — that risk shifts to you with this option.

#32Rifled

.32 Rifled

Our smallest bore — extremely light recoil and inexpensive to shoot per round. A classic small-game and target caliber, and a favorite if you want to put a lot of rounds through your rifle without fatigue.

#36Rifled

.36 Rifled

A step up from .32 with a bit more downrange authority, while still very mild to shoot. A popular all-around small-game caliber for the Southern Mountain.

#40Rifled

.40 Rifled

A versatile middle caliber — enough punch for larger small game while staying inexpensive to shoot regularly.

#45Rifled

.45 Rifled

The largest bore offered on the Southern Mountain Rifle. Still mild compared to the full-size Colonial or Woodsrunner calibers, but with more margin for larger game.