It is a sporter (I reckon it is the very last 461 Gibbs Farquharson made) but I think it is time to get some good pictures of it in the sunlight.
Will try to get some pictures up tomorrow.
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If you're still after match rules, I just received news that the next LRML match at Oak Ridge, TN, USA, will be held 27-29 March 2015. I have added more details to my web site, including the competition rules. See: Spring 2015 Oak Ridge LRML Match
Pictured below is an original Gibbs-Metford from late in the period of manufacture of such rifles (early 1880s).
http://www.researchpress.co.uk/pics/metford-a.jpg
David
If you're in the vicinity of Camp Butner, North Carolina, 17-19 April then the United States International Muzzle Loading Team (USIMLT) National Match may be of interest. The course of fire is 300, 500, 600 yards (mid-range), 900 and 1,000 yards (long range).
For those with international aspirations or interest there will also be a chance to have your rifle and equipment checked to see if everything meets international standards.
See the news section of my site: USIMLT National Match
David
I admittedly have been remiss in taking any new pictures of the Gibbs but have some saved.It is the one on the left, the other is a 303, obviously not a muzzle loader though so the moderator can move it if wanted.
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/g...ns004jpg-1.jpg
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/g...ns007jpg-1.jpg
wow, they are beautiful
Interestingly enough, Major Ferguson's command at Kings Mountain consisted mostly of American Loyalists and many of them died with him on that day on that mountainside. Along with everything else, the American Revolution was a very bitter civil war.
I highly recommend that everyone visit the National Military Park at Kings Mountain on the North Carolina/South Carolina border. The displays in the Visitors Center highlight the use of the American Long Rifle in the battle there and the Revolution.
http://www.nps.gov/kimo/learn/index.htm
NMLRA.com for competition or whatever club you are in. For fun and own satisfaction the moon is the limit!
A British website, Research Press, has a lot of information on the long range shooting of muzzleloaders, both historic in the 19th Century and contemporary times.
http://www.researchpress.co.uk/index.php/sitemap