BCRider
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Hello, I point the barrel in a safe direction and lower the hammer slowly on every cap, then press with my thumb. This way, if it goes off, the ball goes through the barrel, not on the side of the gun.
Gil
Gil, that's a fine and worthy idea if you're on your own and plinking at the range. But if I tried that in the loading area at a cowboy action match it would rapidly earn me a match DQ and I'd be done for the day. But I do concur with the need to press the caps home with some firmness. So that's why I use a push stick to ensure they are seated deeply enough to be in contact with the end of the nipple. And THAT is within the SASS rules.
But as I posted above I don't tempt fate when doing this. Instead I make sure that my fingers are all back behind the front face of the cylinder but that I'm cradling the gun well with my other hand..... just in case.