If you can find both the regular and Crushed Ribs, then buy both. Sooner or later, whatever one that's not used for the Cheapshots - will get used on some other bullet style in the future. Always good to havedifferent plastic sabotslaying around for times like this one.

Sometimes, difficult loading is not caused by sabot/bullet diameter. It's caused by not removing all the gun oils prior to shooting -- also sometimes caused by the ingredients you may be using at the range for swabbing.

Use rubbing alcohol to remove oil -- then try plain Windex or alcohol for swabbing. Afterwards,try those Cheapshotswith the original bullet package sabots again. It might go down the chute easier this time. You may be getting a chemical reaction to any harsh solvents you are burning in the bore at ignition.