[Lawyerman]

In my quest to more cheaply shoot my riot guns I came across Rio cartridge company. They have apparently been around since 1896 but I have never heard of them before. They produce a low recoil no frills buckshot load that runs about $.30 a round- comparable to Sellier, PMC and Wolf but of those only PMC makes a reduced recoil load.

Given that none of these are buffered or have wads I would expect the low recoil loads to shoot better-less deformation, not to mention easier on the shoulder. Anyway, has anyone tried this stuff? Any idea where it is made? The packaging looks foreign to me anyway.

[Lawyerman]

Did a little internet research. Apparently they are a Spanish company and the single largest manufacturer of shotshells in the world-who knew? They have only been in the States for 3 years. Very interesting. Will order some and see how they shoot.

[Rob1035]

where are they available? Natchez only has their regular buckshot it seems...

[Lawyerman]

I am going to try Able Ammo in Houston. Rio has a Houston office I know from one of the articles I read and Able sells a BUNCH of shotgun shells. If anyone would have them they should. Not seeing it on their website but that doesn't mean much, shipments come in every day-websites don't change that often. We'll see.

If no luck there I will try my local dealer. He stocks Rio and might be able to get some to try anyway. Will also check with some of the Dealer Only Wholesalers- guys like Zanders, Sports South and Jerrys and see if they carry the Rio line or not.

[Fred Fuller]

Ah, another quest for good, cheap buckshot. Let us know how it goes, Lawyerman, maybe collectively we can put a spike in their sales charts...

lpl/nc

[NMshooter]

PMC shotshells are good quality, but I do not recall seeing them at .30 cents each. Made by Clever in Italy according to the label.

Will have to ask about this locally.