PUNCHING ABOVE THEIR WEIGHT

The cartridges put through their paces this month are the lighter shot load versions of the Rio 28 gram Target Load cartridges we reviewed last year. Offering lighter recoil and budget pricing, they are well presented in the same sturdy, bright blue cartons of 25. As we will discover, the shot load may be less, but these are certainly no slouches in the velocity department!

We’re looking at the fibre and plastic wad types. Both are loaded into the same bright blue parallel tube plastic and lightly ribbed Maxam cases, with 12mm high brass plated steel heads, as in the 28gram version. One difference is that the case length is reduced to 67mm (from 70mm) for the fibre wad load. Shot load weight, case length and velocity are all clearly printed on each cartridge.

The loaded cases