I've been shooting various Carter releases for nearly 15 years and have never had nor ever even heard of one having the "rope slip through". Somebody touched a hairy trigger and got popped in the jaw... I have had that happen but I admit that it was my own fault. If you're really worried that the rope is going to slip through go to a hook style like the Ember and if you're worried that your going to punch yourself in the head get more trigger travel and a heavier sear spring and learn to keep your thumb off the trigger while drawing.

I won't hunt with mine without a lanyard on it so that if it does drop I've still got it handy. (I wonder why they quit making them with a built in lanyard like the old Big Kid 3D?) The biggest problem I've found that I have is not firing them when I go to let down, especially with gloves on.