CVA Fanboy
Enter the woods alone please. Do it like 5:00AM when nobody's lurking in front of you while walking dangerously to your stand.
The rules to not engage the primer is meant as a generic term here. So many MLs exist today and some are less likely to accidentally fire than others.
So the Good Rule is to apply the same Safety rule ALL THE TIME. That way there's no guesswork on what ML I brought today and what are the odds I will be wrong about an accidental ignition, should I trip on / over the foot-tall rock right in front of me, with no other light than what the full moon is offering me at this current moment.
Every hunting season horror stories occur. Most are accidental tragedies. Yet some are the result of plain ol' stupidity, laziness and the will to be instantly ready, should a large buck show itself to you within shooting range as you walk to your deer blind.
Be Smart - Not Stupid.
I would rather go home empty-handed (200 miles away) at the end of the hunting season in one piece and still breathing correctly.
I also want my hunting partner, who entered the woods in front of me and leading the way to the deer blinds, to not be harmed by any muzzle-blast, created by a primer / powder ignition-engagement.
My hunting partner ensures I won;t get lost on this hunting trip. I am the worst at finding the road (my vehicle also)... for I get lost in the woods often & repeatedly....lol
So the last thing I want is to shoot my buddy Ed (walking in front of me) ...with my ML. The Huron National Forest is over 200 miles long and all I have is a couple peanut butter sandwiches - bottle of water and a small compass pinned to my orange coat.