Took a pair of Uberti 1860s out for a mornings shooting. They have Slix-Shot nipples and the usual attention necessary to make them run OK. I usually use a loading stand and simply load on the gun. This time I took along Dick Dastardly's Tower of Power, just for a change of pace. Long story short, I was able to fire each gun 60 times each without a single problem. Lots of people have duplicated this, and more, so whats the big deal? Well, each time I broke down the gun to load the cylinder I did a quick cleaning in areas that were getting the most fouling, like where the barrel lug and frame meet. I also wiped off the Slix-Shots and did a spray of Ballistol on the arbor. My whole point is, due to this minimal attention in between loadings, shot #1 and shot #60 felt exactly the same from both guns. The guns could have kept going for more. There was no feeling of sluggish fouling drag when working the actions. When I load on the gun using a stand which doesn't lend itself as easily to this quick cleaning, I can get about 40 shots in before things start to feel sluggish. It doesn't matter what combination of wads and lubes I use, and I've tried most of the combinations people have suggested over the last few years.
So it took me about 2 1/2 hours to fire 120 rounds by the above method, but it was trouble free. If I am in for a relaxed day of shooting the cap & ball pistols, I think I will take along the cylinder loader.