Let me describe my method of loading in detail. With my loader, the bullet is set in the throat of the cylinder bore, to the same depth, each and every time you load. Some shooters use max loads, some shooters use light loads. Some shooters who use light loads use an inert material to take up the extra space in the chambers rather then seating the bullet deeper in the cylinder bores, others use wads. I have my loader set to seat a roundball on top of 35 grains of powder and a wad. The ball sits just below flush of the top of the cylinder, which reduces the amount of travel the bullet must move before moving into the forcing cone of the barrel. I guess what I tried to do is eliminate as many variables as possible. Knowing that the ball is seated to the same depth each time eliminates the possibility of loading one chamber a little harder then another. The idea is to be as consistent as possible. The only variable left is the shooter loading a consistent powder charge each time. I also use a Lee 220 gr hollow point with the same ramming rod with the same results, the top of the bullet is just below flush each time. It is possible though, for the shooter to load too much powder in the chamber for the bullet to seat below flush. If this happens, the shooter should back off on the powder charge he is throwing. My loader develops 850 lbs of force, which REALLY makes loading a breeze.