“Quickloads”?

[Ohio Joe]

I have been part of a contest, that involved speed shooting and loading. The idea was to cut a 2×4 that was in the ground in half as quickly as possible.

I've been in those post shoots as well Spotted Bull. Usually two to three man teams. IMHO, and from what I've noticed, the mistake some (well many) folks make is they bring their largest caliber muzzle loading firearm with them and it always seems to be the one they say they hardly ever use,,, so what happens - that's right, they load very slowly 'cause they ain't use to that set up,,, and they ain't use to that muzzle loader they bring to the post shoot.

All my shooting bags are set up the same way - except for the smoothie, (and all but one time) - I just take the rifle I use the most (my .45 caliber) and my ball usually takes a chunk out'a that post - and I normally get 2 to 3 shots more off then the others on my team. Again, I just think it comes down to always having the same set up no matter which caliber ML you haul into the field. 

[dave951]

I shoot North South Skirmish competition with Civil War muskets. Some guys use paper cartridges, but most use a pipe cap that a minie will just friction fit into. Powder goes into the tube, minie goes next, nose first, acting as a cork, base of minie then gets dip lubed. It's fast when you get used to it and I can get off 5+ shots per minute when really hurrying. But we have a saying, you can't miss fast enough to hit anything.