If you ever decide to use that WR to shoot wood pigeons, or any bird that allows you to shoot and reload from the same location (as opposed to walking up birds), you should make you a device that I made many years ago.
Start with a section of conduit (thin-walled tubing) that is of sufficient diameter to allow your loading rod to slide into it. On one end you should create a flare, or bell shaped end, to allow the rod to slip into it easily and without a lot of fumbling. Hammer the other end flat, then grind or hammer it into a point to facilitate pushing it into the ground. It should be long enough that when the loading rod is inserted into it your ball (or in my case a doorknob) handle will rest on the flared end before the lower end of the loading rod comes in contact with the pointed end of the tube..
In use you simply push the pointed end of the tube into the ground using the loading rod (which is inside the tube) as a handle to push on. It becomes a loading rod holder that is right beside you and only a few inches below your waist level for convenience.
Wonderful accessory for fast reloading on a dove shoot.
Stan
