Tell your friend to keep his hands off of your gun. I had a friend of mine say that it's the best way to load a PRB. To show him what all that slamming the ramrod did to the bullet, I loaded my TC Encore with a PRB and seated it with firm preasure, like I do on my sidelock guns. I then pulled the breach plug and pushed the load out of the barrel. I then had him load My Encore his way (slam , slam, slam bang ), I again pulled the breach plug, and pushed the load out. The difference in the 2 round balls was amazing. Mine was still round while his was deformed so much that it wouldn't roll across the work bench. I then asked him which bullet did he think would shoot straighter, after himhawing around for a bit he realized the error of his slamming ways.