Would make for a great wall hanger, as a reminder.
Making mistakes is all part of the human experience.
Marking ram rod like HM said is critical, but the guy has not been shown the ropes by more experienced shooters, so this magnifies his chances.
I was lucky to have an old guy mentor me when I was 17 shooting a 58 caliber front loader, he took his pocket knife and made a cut in my ram rod at the proper grain amount of black powder. Later on, I did manage to shoot the ram rod at the target.
Making mistakes is all part of the human experience.
Marking ram rod like HM said is critical, but the guy has not been shown the ropes by more experienced shooters, so this magnifies his chances.
I was lucky to have an old guy mentor me when I was 17 shooting a 58 caliber front loader, he took his pocket knife and made a cut in my ram rod at the proper grain amount of black powder. Later on, I did manage to shoot the ram rod at the target.