Kentucky long rifles, am I late to the party?

joreharr · Oct 20, 2021

Dixie Gun works used to have some nice kits or full build examples you could pick up for a decent price. Have not looked in a while, but might check them out.

jkholmes · Oct 20, 2021

I'm going to have to check them out, been looking for a nice kit build and just waiting to pull the trigger on one...

Lloyd S. · Oct 20, 2021

DoggyDaddy said:
Yes I am a pirate...
Born a hundred years too late.
The cannons don't thunder,
There's nothing to plunder,
I'm an over forty victim of fate.
Arriving too late.
Arriving too late.

There's plenty to plunder. If you doubt that just go to any of the big red cities that don't even bother with arrests if you steal less than a grand from any individual store. And even if you do get arrested accidently the DA won't prosecute. And even if he does the judge will turn you loose. Especially if you're an illegal alien with multiple felonies on your record. (Nice poem, though!)

warren5421 · Oct 20, 2021

joreharr is that a P-38 Lightning or a P-61 Black Widow as your aviator

thelefthand · Oct 20, 2021

You can get a "Traditions" kit for around $350. I bought the CVA version of the sa.e kit in .45 about 30 years ago and hunted deer with it. Of course back then it was a LOT less expensive. For $350, I can buy a real rifle.

Route 45 · Oct 20, 2021

Cameramonkey said:
I'd say perfectly fine so long as there is no rust, etc.

But bear in mind one BP factory just announced it was shutting down. So your BP costs will probably go up. The safety issues/regs of BP over smokeless, combined with the relative lack of use, (and now a crap economy) is really putting a strain on the industry.

So tread lightly if you want to buy new.

Black Powder is Sadly No Longer Made in America

The last black powder manufacturer in America, GOEX, is closing its doors — bad news for muzzleloader hunters and cowboy shooters.

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Leadeye · Oct 20, 2021

Route 45 said:
Black Powder is Sadly No Longer Made in America

The last black powder manufacturer in America, GOEX, is closing its doors — bad news for muzzleloader hunters and cowboy shooters.

freerangeamerican.us

The imported stuff is going to sitting on a boat for ML season this year.

DeadeyeChrista'sdad · Oct 20, 2021

Leadeye said:
The imported stuff is going to sitting on a boat for ML season this year.

Hopefully, the imported stuff will be coming to the east coast.

mlockhart · Oct 20, 2021

fullmetaljesus said:
For years ive wanted to get a Kentucky long rifle. But I can't see to find any at a decent price. Which means they are over priced or I'm under valuing them?

I don't need anything fancy. Just something that will go boom in .50 caliber.

What should a reasonable one go for? What am I looking for what should I avoid?

Rifle Kits

Jim Kibler's precise and historically correct CNC produced rifle kits If you are in a hurry, shortest wait times are 1-2 weeks for the Southern Mountain Rifle kit in Extra Fancy Maple, the Woodsrunner Kit in Standard Maple or Fancy Maple, and The Colonial Kit in Standard Maple

kiblerslongrifles.com

Build your own, these look like high quality from everything I’ve read. The kit is not cheap and goes up with the grade of wood you pick.

DeadeyeChrista'sdad · Oct 20, 2021

mlockhart said:
Rifle Kits

Jim Kibler's precise and historically correct CNC produced rifle kits If you are in a hurry, shortest wait times are 1-2 weeks for the Southern Mountain Rifle kit in Extra Fancy Maple, the Woodsrunner Kit in Standard Maple or Fancy Maple, and The Colonial Kit in Standard Maple

kiblerslongrifles.com

Build your own, these look like high quality from everything I’ve read. The kit is not cheap and goes up with the grade of wood you pick.

I've got a Kibler. A couple of my friends shoot them in competition. The quality is there.

fullmetaljesus · Oct 20, 2021

mlockhart said:
Rifle Kits

Jim Kibler's precise and historically correct CNC produced rifle kits If you are in a hurry, shortest wait times are 1-2 weeks for the Southern Mountain Rifle kit in Extra Fancy Maple, the Woodsrunner Kit in Standard Maple or Fancy Maple, and The Colonial Kit in Standard Maple

kiblerslongrifles.com

Build your own, these look like high quality from everything I’ve read. The kit is not cheap and goes up with the grade of wood you pick.

I'm going to sound like a cheap ******* here. I have a hard time paying $800+ for a kit musket when I could prob build an AR for that.

natdscott · Oct 20, 2021

fullmetaljesus said:
I'm going to sound like a cheap ******* here. I have a hard time paying $800+ for a kit musket when I could prob build an AR for that.

Sure. And then you’ll have just another ho-hum plastic rifle in a world of plastic ho-hum rifles.

BigRed · Oct 20, 2021

fullmetaljesus said:
I'm going to sound like a cheap ******* here. I have a hard time paying $800+ for a kit musket when I could prob build an AR for that.

It wouldn't have a double set trigger though (nor would it be a musket)!

PK3285 Pedersoli Pennsylvania Rifle Kit - .50 Caliber Percussion

Same as the PR3065 except in kit form. Barrel is blued to prevent rust (not finished). Skill level 1 - Beginners. <B> REQUIRES AN ADDITIONAL $16.00 OVERSIZE CHARGE.<P><B>THIS PRODUCT CANNOT BE SHIPPED TO CANADA.

www.dixiegunworks.com

Somemedic · Oct 22, 2021

Traditions R2020 Kentucky Rifle 50 Cal Percussion 33.50" Color Case/ Hardened Walnut

Traditions R2020: Percussion. Classic beauty-outstanding performance. Octagonal barrel w/1:66" twist for patched round ball loads. Long sighting plane between blade front & fixed notch rear sights adds precision shooting accuracy. Color case-hardened lock with V-type mainspring. Fulllength...

www.classicfirearms.com

Don't know about the quality but it looks ok and the price is right

gmcttr · Oct 22, 2021

Somemedic said:
Traditions R2020 Kentucky Rifle 50 Cal Percussion 33.50" Color Case/ Hardened Walnut

Traditions R2020: Percussion. Classic beauty-outstanding performance. Octagonal barrel w/1:66" twist for patched round ball loads. Long sighting plane between blade front & fixed notch rear sights adds precision shooting accuracy. Color case-hardened lock with V-type mainspring. Fulllength...

www.classicfirearms.com

Don't know about the quality but it looks ok and the price is right

But it says the caliber is .50 BMG. :biggun:

Nazgul · Oct 23, 2021

I have never shot a Pedersoli, however they look nice and reportedly perform well.

I built a Kibler Colonial and posted pics on here. It was easy to do and is very accurate.

Nazgul · Oct 23, 2021

DoggyDaddy · Oct 23, 2021

gmcttr said:
But it says the caliber is .50 BMG.

sheepdog697 · Oct 23, 2021

Angrysauce said:
You are approximately three centuries late to the party.

well played.

sheepdog697 · Oct 23, 2021

Nazgul said:
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Kentucky long rifles, am I late to the party?

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