I have never had a hang fire , but i always unload my ML by removing the breech plug . I save the bullet but toss the powder . When i get out of the truck to go hunting it around 6-30 deg out , then i ride back home and its 70 deg in my truck . I live 20-30 minute away from where i hunt Elk so i just drive home every night . I am not sure if i need to unload my ML but i alway worry about the powder getting damp from the temp changing so much and getting some condensation inside . I don't get a lot of chances at a Elk and i want it to go boom .Last year i sure screwed up and forgot to put a primer in my ML when i left my truck in a hurry and it was the last day of my hunt just before dark . I had a bull at 60-70 yards and CLICK !!!!! He just walked away and went into the timber . But i had to laugh , my son did the same thing on opening morning 3 years ago ( boy did i rib him ) but he shot a bull three days later !! The good thing ( still trying to convince my self ) is i did not have to make 4 trips out of that deep canyon in the dark , in 18'' of snow . I was hunting alone !!!

It was Catch and release Elk hunting !!!