Jim Kibler Brown Bess

[barbarossa]

Was reading on the American Long Rifle Forum that Jim Kibler might be doing a 1756 pattern Long Land Brown Bess kit for their sesquicentennial ..Basically one of the guys on the forum dropped off an unmolested original for him to do a copy.If it does happen it would be worth having

 

[The_Gun_Boy]

That sounds fantastic. Hope it comes to fruition.

 

[BlackPowderBurner]

With the ludicrous price of Pedersolis these days this sounds like a great alternative.

 

[barbarossa]

With the ludicrous price of Pedersolis these days this sounds like a great alternative.

I have to agree on the Pedersoli their prices have gone up substantially but then again what hasn t.Also more attention to detail goes into the Kibler guns

 

[flintyboom]

Ooooh. Yeah. I NEED one

 

[Painkillers]

I would have to buy it. I've been sitting on the fence for a Kibler for years, a BB by him is too tempting. The only problem is the cost involved in shooting the thing. .75 caliber ball and half a cannon load of powder is going to be expensive to shoot.

 

[barbarossa]

A kibler brown Bess would be as close to an original in mint condition you can get.It would definitely be worth having if you can afford it , though in the end close to A Pedersoli Bess price but better quality and more authentic.I can see this gun being a big hit

 

[Murray 3-D]

With the ludicrous price of Pedersolis these days this sounds like a great alternative.

Because of the USD and Countertariffs, all of these excellent US kit guns end up being 2000 cad anyways...

 

[tiriaq]

According to IRG, antique firearms are not subject to the counter tariff. Being flintlocks, all Kibler's kits should be exempt.

 

[Painkillers]

New posts...is it happening, tell me it's happening? D'oh...just tariff talk.

 

[barbarossa]

It is confirmed Kibler will be making a long land Brown Bess kit based on a 1756 pattern in 2026. To check it out go to the American Longrifle forum in their Collectiing Contemporary Longrifle section

 

[flintyboom]

I hope he can get some English walnut for stocks

 

[barbarossa]

######x

 

[B_noser]

I hope he can get some English walnut for stocks

Not a chance!
The kit price would be astronomical if he did.

 

[Jay]

I can't say I'm not tempted...

 

[barbarossa]

I ll have to get one because knowing Kiblers work it will probably be the best Bess you can get outside of a custom made one

 

[tiriaq]

Real English walnut blanks in the size needed would be expensive and probably hard to get in the size needed. American grown "Bastogne" walnut might be close, being essentially a European thin shell walnut. But good selected hard black walnut would certainly do the job.
Kibler's products are very high quality. The Bess will be correctly styled.

 

[Painkillers]