The online store of Jim Kibler--contemporary flintlock rifle artist. Selling rifle kits, rifle making supplies, accessories and specialized learning materials.
What we are going to build is a Pennsylvania long rifle (also called Kentucky rifle) similar to what Isaac Haines, one of the more influential gunsmiths in Lancaster, PA would have made around 1770. In this case, it is a .45 caliber flint lock with a "swamped" 38 inch barrel. A swa...
Burned black powder is very corrosive. If you don’t clean your rifle immediately after shooting, rust will show up within hours. I never fail to clean my rifle when I am through shooting. When I need a break from building rifles, I build powder horns using good quality cow horns. I d...