Scott Adams, veterinarian from eastern Washington, bagged this previously wounded buck with a .54 cal 'shimmel'in the JP Beck style that I built for him. A 'shimmel' or 'poor boy' piece has the same lock and barrel as an expensive piece but only the necessary hardware and no decorations. The load of 85 gr FF powder and .535 ball passed through the deer at 90 yards. The second picture is of Roger Dayon who took these 2 deer on the same day, one on private land and one on public land here in Connecticut, both with a Lancaster rifle I built for him.