Thanks for your help with the images that allowed me to know what I should have been seeing. Because of my schedule, and to some extent the weather here in the St. Louis area, I won't be able to take it up to my friend's farm and check it for shooting functionality till next week. I am optimistic.
When I have it working I will post a summary of the problem and my solution along with pictures of the components so people can see them since that is not something found easily.