Traditions Kentucky Rifle Kit build

Wife gave me the Traditions Kentucky Rifle kit for Christmas. If you just wanted to shoot you could probably throw it together in a couple of hours and get a roughly put together but functional rifle. Getting past the functional issues of getting the lock inletted to the stock there are lots of cosmetic issues that need to be addressed. Seams and gaps at the intersection of the two stock pieces that don't line up and brass to wood fitment especially on the butt and nose cap that needs to be evened outs.





After the first day of sanding and filing I got most of the parts wood to metal parts fit together. I spent 10 minutes staring at the parts trying to figure out what I want to do for every minute of actual labor.



Days 2 and 3 were spent finishing the stock. #2 was the first and 2nd applications of Danish oil. Day #3 was spent towing my BiL's Cayenne back to his house so I didn't do much of anything except prepping the barrel for browning tomorrow.