AllenRead:
I was worried about the same thing. Hinges like that are great when equal force is applied to it, but when it's all on one side, it looks like it would stress it pretty bad. Seems like the first place to develop squeaks.
Looks like we're moving further away from the KISS theory. (Keep It Simple Stupid!)

But really, let us know how it shoots and holds up! I really like the looks of it!