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Originally Posted by Anaraxes
Inserting 25 cartridges into a spare breech plate would be a lot like loading a revolver, probably a little easier than pushing cartridges into a spring-loaded box magazine. Just dropping cartridges into holes. 3i seems to be traditional there, maybe as high as 5i since it's so regular and easy access, for 5 seconds to refill a plate.
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Loading time of 3i is three seconds per individual round. So loading a 25-round plate would take 75 seconds. You might get it down to 2i, for 50 seconds, but a supply of pre-loaded plates is a necessity for a high rate of fire.