I forgot I'd started this thread! I ended up installing Red Snappers on my old frame and I did like them for the ease of loading a quilt. So much so that when my longarm showed up a whole 2.5 months later (!?!) that I bought Leader Grips for it so they'd be there right from the start. I can load quilts faster than ever and I don't avoid it. In fact, I load them at night before I quit for the day so they're ready to go when I get to the studio in the morning. The only time I pin anymore is if someone's pillowcased a charity quilt before I get it. Those are pinned to my leaders directly after I take the rod for the leader grips out of the "tube".