Has anybody ever used Rio shotshells?

never had any problem with them - they are just dirty burners (at least the target load is)

Good for skeet shooting. Twenty years ago - A box of Rio's, a case of clay pigeons, and a hand thrower. Head to the levee and have a few hours of fun. Can't do that any more after 9/11.

I like them for shooting clays and quail, mostly because they are blue and I can see them much easier with my color blindness (red and green ones are very hard to see on the ground) , makes picking up spent hulls easier

Might be a good reason to buy that O/U 20 gauge I have had my eye on, yellow sticks out well

I have several cases for waterfowl hunting been shooting them for many years. They are dirty but kind of hard to beat on price point.

I will say this is the first time in about 7 years that I have had so many dead shells from them.

Looking at switching to Boss or back to Hevi Shot.

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cormorants

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The proper term. Nice. Haven’t heard them called that in ages

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Any opinions on their ammo?

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I shoot 6-8 cases a year at clay targets. My only complaint is that sometimes/frequently the targets don't break.

They’re all I’ve shot for years in 12 and 20 for ducks and dove. I did switch over to Boss this duck season for my 20ga’s but I still use Rio in my 12’s. They’re good shells and priced reasonably too

I bought 3 cases Rio’s this year.. of been thru 1.5 and I can say they are dirty, as posters above mentioned. Had (2) no-fires in my SBEII.

For the price, couldn’t beat them. Think I got them at Rogers for $89/case preseason. Likely to buy again, but don’t have to clean my shotgun as often w other shells.

My red label won’t eject them. Most shells it’s just the aggravation of temporarily having extractors instead of ejectors, but about once a box I have to pry the shell out with a choke tool. No issues in my other guns though

I have used them for the last 5 years for duck hunting and they work great, haven't had a single issue!! They caught on quick though because they are hard to find like everything else