Although Hickock 45 always makes good videos, he does not actually show you the procedure for loading five in a single action revolver with the old Colt type action. I was hoping he would, but he doesn't.
It's very simple. With the hammer at half cock for the loading position, load one chamber, then advance the cylinder so one empty chamber rotates past the loading gate. Then load four more. Now, with the hammer still at half cock, and making sure the cylinder has not advanced at all, cock the hammer all the way, then gently lower it down. If you did it right, the hammer will be resting on an empty chamber.
Load one, skip one, load four more, full cock, then lower the hammer down.
This should be practiced until it is second nature.
That's why I like the transfer bar in my SA Ruger
Well, I have Rugers with transfer bars too. In fact I bought my New Model Blackhawk probably 30 years before I bought a more traditional single action revolver. But as soon as I did, and started shooting CAS regularly, I learned the proper way to load a single action revolver with just five rounds.
Let's review.
Load one, skip one, load four more, cock the hammer and lower it on the empty chamber.
Unless you are shooting a Merwin Hulbert. The loading gate is in a different position on these, so you load two, skip one, load three more, cock the hammer then lower it on the empty chamber.
But for a Colt or clone, load one, skip one, load four more, cock the hammer and lower it on the empty chamber.