RIo Buckshot
Thinking of buying 1000 to 2000 rds of RIO 00Buckshot. I know it isn't Federal or Winchester and the price reflects that fact. That being said;has anyone used RIO before?
Decent groups?
Store well?
Decent groups?
Store well?
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Never used Rio ammo, so can't render a opinion. All the Buckshot I have fired in the past, specially the larger 00 & 000 weren't effective past 20-25 yds. To few pellets in the shell to give good groups even with full choked shotguns. Don't expect Rio to be any different. 0 -
Haven't tried Rio buck but used some Rio #4 shot on pheasants and they worked great. 0 -
Never used the stuff, can't comment.
But before you buy 1000-2000 rounds of it, maybe you'd like to buy **ONE BOX** first, and test it out to see how you like it?0 -
I agree with BTS if you intend to purchase that much of an unknown product item. It is a good sized investment. However, I would buy maybe 50 shells and here's what I would do:
a. visually inspect every shell, looking for things like consistent shell length, good firm (and not sloppy) crimp, no bulging, proper priming (no high primers, no dents in the primer, no crunched or offset primers, etc.), no cracks in the plastic shell, etc., etc. This is just simple quality control protocol.
b. load and cycle every shell through your weapon without firing the shells.
c. cycle and fire about thirty rounds to see if there is a potential for jamming, variance in recoil, failures to fire, failures to extract, failures to eject, etc. inspect all the empty shells for anomalies.
d. set up some large cardboard pieces and fire another 20 rounds to check for consistency of pattern.
In the past, I purchased a few boxes of #6 or #7 shot Rio 12 gauge shells and had no problems with them and did not notice that they performed any differently than the very inexpensive Federal or Winchester shells that I usually buy for shooting vermin on the ranch.
Grouping: The shells I purchased and fired seemed to group as well as the Federals and Winchesters I normally shoot (i.e. hit the squirrels at the same distances, doing the same damage).
Store Well: I cannot comment on that. I did not have them long enough to report on that factor. However, if you are planning to store any shotgun shells for a significant period, I suggest you store them in airtight ammo boxes.
HOWEVER, here is my opinion:
If you are buying these buckshot shells to put away for that rainy day everyone keeps talking about; situation(s) where you cannot tolerate any failures, I suggest that you not buy what we here in the States consider an "off brand" shell. I would stick with something we know and trust, even if it means paying 20% to 30% more or whatever it shakes out to be. Your call, though.0 -
you shouldn't buy that much of anything without trying it first. 0 -
I have used lots of Rio shells from clays to armadillos (#4buck), never a failure to fire and they all do what they are suppossed to, if you do your part. 0 -
Used a few thousand shells on clays, worked just fine. 0 -
I use RIO small gauge 410 and 28 for clay birds and hunting. No problems with any so far. Comparable or beter than what I've used from Fem or Win. 0
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