It's hunting with a muzzle loader people. Most of the time, if not all of the time for some people, you are only going to be taking one shot. I sight my rifle in with a cleaned bore and dried by popping 2 or 3 caps. If I don't get a shot when hunting I leave it loaded and remove the cap or primer leaving a note on the rifle that it is loaded. Since the primers are non-corrosive I do not worry about rust.