At one of my ranges today there was a man shooting a Remington Speedmaster. I had to step in as he was loading the gun in a dangerous manner. Worse yet, he was teaching his son the bad habit as well. It dawned on me there are CGO who have never seen a MTR before. I have several including semi autos and lever actions. My Real Marlin 97 is a whoot to shoot. Anyway, there are better ways to load these guns than covering your head and hands with the muzzle. Please get some training if your not sure how to do it.