dhunt91 Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 (edited) Has anyone tried the Rio #7.5, 2 3/4 inch and 2 3/4 dram 1 and 1/8 oz shells for 3 gun? gander had a sale yesterday and i picked up 150 rounds to try. I shoot my first 3 gun match in 3 weeks so wondering if i need to find something else? Edited August 11, 2014 by dhunt91 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Therealkoop Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 I dont know what the deal is but they often fail to eject from my versamax. They have the oomph to cycle, just for some reason they dont always eject. The only way to know is to shoot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhunt91 Posted August 11, 2014 Author Share Posted August 11, 2014 Okay the plan was to go today but it didnt happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradfromND Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 I've been shooting them in my M2 with good results. They were cheap so I figured they'd be worth a shot even if just for practice. I'll be using them at a match on Sunday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Langenator Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 I've run the low velocity (1150 or 1200 fps, IIRC; I'm at work and can't check) Rio Target #7.5 and #8 in my CZ-712 with no issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aleric Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 I ran them in my Stoeger M3000 at a 3-Gun match yesterday. They worked perfectly! I was using the 2 3/4 dram 1/1/8 OZ #8 Target Load running at 1150 fps. these were very soft shooting. made it very easy to transition from target to target. I Havent tried them in a gas gun yet. Hope this helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thermobollocks Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 I use the 1-1/8 oz #7.5 1150 fps stuff out of my Supernova. Rarely, the rims are fat and the bolt can't go back into battery. Also, for some reason I hit fewer aerials on the 16y line with them, but whether it patterns differently or less consistently I don't know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
co-exprs Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 They are not reliable in either my SuperNova or my Versamax. I buy them, when on sale and use them in practice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunCat Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 Mid 1980s I was out of school, had my first good job with a little spare change (and spare time), and was looking for something, anything, to shoot! The local gun club shot Trap every Friday night so I took up Trap shooting. Picked up a trap grade 1100 and a few cases of Winchester AA shells to get started. 22-23 out of 25 came easily enough and I thought I was on my way. I was also going broke buying those AA shells at a whopping $5 per box. When the later summer dove season promo shells hit the local Wal~Mart for $3 or so a box I thought things were looking up for the bank account again. The next Friday night I was struggling to hit 15 out of 25 and wondered what kind of slump I was in, next Friday the same thing. One of the old timers asked what was up, then noticed the shells I was using, We cut open a shell and looked at the cardboard wad, plastic wrapper and soft shot and he explained what was happening with the (lack of) pattern. Back to AA shells and the broken targets returned. The point is …today’s cheap shells are better than cheap shells of yesteryear, but there is still a reason they are cheaper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verla Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 RIO's work fine for club matches- for serious matches use AA, STS or Gold Medal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackhawk Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 Tried RIOs with my Saiga 12. During hot weather, keep them in the shade, better yet in a cooler. The plastic will warp and get soft causing feeding problems... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Langenator Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 They ran just fine in my CZ-712, sitting in the back of my truck in Texas in August... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjb45 Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 M1-No Problem Beretta O/U-No Problem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkm Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 They burned me at the Pikes Peak Shotgun Challenge and the Noveske Area 2 match last year... I wont be using them again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobS761 Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 RIO's work fine for club matches- for serious matches use AA, STS or Gold Medal. This^^^^^^^^^^^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
openclassterror Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 Wildly varying quality from one lot to the next. Sometimes they run in Stoegers and Benellis, and then the next batch you get 10 ejection failures out of a box. Marginal in inertia guns, I have no experience running them in gas guns. From previous posts it looks about the same for them. Cheapest shells I will run in a real match are Federal 100rd boxes, 1-1/8oz 1200fps #7-1/2 or 8 shot. I agree about running good stuff at the majors though. I use club matches purely for training and trying new gear, so I don't care about the occasional hiccup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OscarMike Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 The Rio slugs had a weird bell at the "roll crimp" at the end. It was too wide to reliably feed in my shotgun. I haven't used any RIO since then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hondakilla98 Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 I've had good luck with them in my JM pro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt W Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 They ran good in a JM pro. I'll have to see if they run good in my 1301. They might not be the best, but good for practice and they seem much better than the Walmart bulk Winchester shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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