The plastic sabot and the bullet are meant to be loaded as a unit (as inyour picture on the left). Do not try to load the plastic sabot first and then the bullet because the bullet most likely will not go into the sabot and could cause a very dangerous situation of an obstructed barrel. Just think of the sabot andbullet the same as you would a conical or Powerbelt and load then together.

Good luck and be safe.