Quad Loading

Jeffrey Hite · Sep 4, 2013

Can you quad loader out there put some video's on here to teach me how to do it. Seen video's on loading very fast but not how to hold the shells, which shells to load first, where is your thumb placed and what else I need to know?

drmitchgibson · Sep 4, 2013

I've been loading the two shells at the bottom of my palm first, but everyone does that. You can't really use your thumb that well with the two stacks of shells in your hand. But I'm going to quit strong-hand quad-loading and try weak-hand quad-loading for a while. Seems like a winner.

jtischauser · Sep 5, 2013

There isn't much of a trick. Just grab 4 shells out of the caddy and thumb them in.

Bob Sanders · Sep 5, 2013

My problem with quads isn't getting them into the shotgun, but getting them cleanly off the caddy. Unlike Jeff's Otto vest, which is rigid, my Taccoms are on a molle chest plate carrier, and it gives as I try to snatch off the shells. But the more I get into 3 gun, the more I like the idea of being able to load 2, quad load, and weak hand load, depending on the situation. BTW, thanks Jeff for letting me use your vest and shotgun!!!

jtischauser · Sep 5, 2013

BobS761 said:
My problem with quads isn't getting them into the shotgun, but getting them cleanly off the caddy. Unlike Jeff's Otto vest, which is rigid, my Taccoms are on a molle chest plate carrier, and it gives as I try to snatch off the shells. But the more I get into 3 gun, the more I like the idea of being able to load 2, quad load, and weak hand load, depending on the situation. BTW, thanks Jeff for letting me use your vest and shotgun!!!

Gotta have rigidity. The snatch and grab is key to keeping the shells in place.

James Peel · Sep 5, 2013

Jesse Tischauser said:
Gotta have rigidity. The snatch and grab is key to keeping the shells in place.

If I can ever find the right place on the belt and angle for the caddy I'd feel a whole lot more confident.

Bob Sanders · Sep 5, 2013

I've settled on always having a conventional caddy on my weak side for "oh elephant dung", but the rest is still a work in progress. Really like the Mark Otto vest for higher round count stages, but keep thinking quads may be better, if one needs multiples of 4. There are so many different possibilities it makes my head hurt. I just wanna shoot! And I have yet to shoot a match that I used anything but bird shot.

jtischauser · Sep 5, 2013

JPeel said:
If I can ever find the right place on the belt and angle for the caddy I'd feel a whole lot more confident.

I've seen caddys everywhere. So I don't think there is a right spot for everyone.

BobS761 said:
I've settled on always having a conventional caddy on my weak side for "oh elephant dung", but the rest is still a work in progress. Really like the Mark Otto vest for higher round count stages, but keep thinking quads may be better, if one needs multiples of 4. There are so many different possibilities it makes my head hurt. I just wanna shoot! And I have yet to shoot a match that I used anything but bird shot.

Get an XRail and shoot Open. You can quit worrying about reloading!!!

Dan Sierpina · Sep 6, 2013

Search YouTube for Load 4 Tips. UK shooter, Stuart Saunders has a pretty good tutorial for it.

gondo · Sep 22, 2013

Dan Sierpina said:
Search YouTube for Load 4 Tips. UK shooter, Stuart Saunders has a pretty good tutorial for it.

Yeah that guy can smoke a reload

jtischauser · Oct 3, 2013

JeffH said:
Can you quad loader out there put some video's on here to teach me how to do it. Seen video's on loading very fast but not how to hold the shells, which shells to load first, where is your thumb placed and what else I need to know?

Here is a detailed video of how I toss quads with the TACCOM quad caddy.

Http://www.younggunstv.com/tossing-quads-with-the-taccom-llc-quad-caddys/