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I should add that Rio does make 16 gauge shells in 2.75" and I bought a flat of them last year. I can't quite remember if I shot them or the the B&P in my 16 gauge Simson last year, but whichever it was, they were smoking rabbits with authority.

I have had the same problem of light strikes on Comp1 and Herters, both Italian and suspect the same company although it is just a hunch.

I have heard several people report RIO shells have hard primers. But price sells them. The few boxes I have shot all seemed Ok but not better than other similar priced shells. I do not use their primers in reloading. There are better primers and for that matter better hulls to reload than RIOs. I see countless RIOs and other Euro type hulls at sporting ranges that are just tossed out in the trash can.

B&P shells have been very good to me. My first flat, 250 shells, had zero misses in them. Multiple flats after that have not been quite up to that standard. I have a larger supply of once fired B&P hulls but have never bothered to reload them. Someday I will but with thousands of other once fired hulls you can be picky and load what you like and have used in the past. The great thing about the internet is that if your favorite ammo is discontinued you can almost always find a substitute by looking for what else is available. Gone are the days of three big ammo makers, now there must be a dozen.

I could live with one misfire per flat, or so, with the CompOnes. But, when it's 25-30% of the time......... that won't cut it. I've got two flats on hand right now, and I feel very confident I can find a couple of my hammer guns that they will work in. I'm not bashing them. I really want to be able to use them. If all else fails, the Perazzi will chew them up and spit them out with no problem. The problem can be solved in every case by increasing the firing pin protrusion, but when a gun will shoot every other brand with 100% reliability, even reloads, it's not prudent to go messing with it.

I've got a set of Remington 1889 barrels being refinished now. They previously just got back from being lightly honed by Orlen, and are sound for use. When they get back home they are going to be tried with the CompOnes. Got a feeling that gun is going to work with them.

SRH

12 gauge RIO target loads have worked fine for me on Sporting Clays. No problems.

I have used them a lot, particularly the Trap 28's and they were fine.
I shot a couple yesterday to check the cleanness and they were CLEAN.

Been using the Rio 7/8 ounce, 1200 fps, 12 gauge for years. Today, my supplier sells them for $4.89 a box delivered. Never had a misfire. Never had a Krieghoff firing pin problem. I have given up loading 12 gauge entirely.