Here are some more photos. There are five targets across the canuyon against the cliff, amongst the brush. See them? Neither can I. When I shot, the sun was lower and my big broad-brimmed hat kept the sun out of my eyes.
Terry waiting to shoot. I don't know who is shooting.
Terry shooting. She is a good shot, too. I had to shade my camera against the low sun.
Lynn shooting her little .40. She also is a very good shot.
Joe Gondek shot a caplock for the first time at these matches. This is a .54 Hawken built by Neill Fields. (Joe is also a builder and worked at the Green River Rifle Works). This rifle is copied from an original, Joe sent me photos of it. The patchbox is copied after the Mariano Modena Hawken.
Note that this is a solid patent breech, the barrel does not unhook. Joe said Hawken made some that way. (I recently completed a .54 fullstock Hawken for Dan in Alaska who ordered the parts from Don Stith, including a solid breech like this). Also note the single trigger, like the original Hawken. I don't know who engraved the lock, Joe or Neill.
