I've only been shooting muzzleloaders since the first of the year and have read a few storys about this. I don't mind let'in you know, this scares the hell out of me. I keep two rods on the bench at my range. The original that I don't use while there and my range rod. I've made it a habit to look and see both rods laying therebefore I pull the hammer back to fire. But thats at the range, not out hunting with a nice deer in my sites...