Hi, I've used B&P, RST and New Era. All are good, but as of late I've been using New Era. The owner Brian will custom load shells for you also. He just did a batch that I'll be using in my damascus guns, 1oz, 1150fps and sub 6000psi. Great guy to deal with and gives you that real face to face type service.
RST's are fine and so are B&P, the B&P's do have a thump when compared to other 2 1/2" loads.
For sharpies and pheasants I use 1 1/8oz (12ga), 1 1/16oz (12ga) or 1 oz (12 and 16ga) of #6 or #5 depending on the time of year and weather conditions.
Best of luck to you!
Greg
