Dave, two of my inlines do not have QLA so while I was playing I worked out a system to make loading the FPB a bit easier.
I measure the bore size of the gun I will be using and add 5 thou. take a drill that size and bore a hole in a brass block, I bevel the top of the hole and shove the FPB's I will shoot through that hole. It squeeze's the FPB just enough so that they are able to start on the taper of the crown of the barrel but are still as tight to hold on to the barrel as that would be any how. Lee