With my Encore there is a price to pay for easy loading SST/Shockwave bullets: That price is accuracy. Shockwave Super Glides make 3" and larger groups. The Hornady Low Drag sabots make 2"+ groups andSST bullets in the red and the black tight fitting sabots make 1" groups.The tight fitting sabots are hard to load: But their accuracy is worth it to me.I carry a 2" furniture ball with a hole that goes on the end of the ramrod. That sabot is going to go down the bore.