Watch yer topknot

[Kurt]

At Baker this year I had the hammer fall on my .45-2.4 when I cocked it during the weeks practice do to a trigger spring breaking. My rifle was on the cross sticks and the shot went down range. Keeping your rifle on the sticks or if not using cross sticks pointed down range when loading is a must. I have called over to shooters to get the rifle on their sticks when I see them with a round in their hand getting ready to load while they are sitting on the ground and had some stern looks coming back at me for saying it to them, but I don't care. That is the way it has to be when your on the firing line.