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I have gone through many flats of RIO 28 and .410 shells and am very satisfied with them. They are also priced very reasonably compared to other brands, especially US makers (WIN AA, REM STS, etc.). Whether this will continue given the upward spiral in base metals prices is problematic, but the ammo is quality and does the job well.
I must agree with other posters about the 1 oz. load in the 28 ga. The 28 is my favorite gauge and I've shot thousands and thousands of rounds through them over the years. The 1 oz. load in the 28 is a terrible load, both ballistically and field-performance wise. Awful patterns, substandard velocity, and way too much recoil for most of the small, light-framed guns people stuff it into. The 3/4 oz. load is good in the 28 for all-around field shooting (dove, quail, woodcock) but lighter loads are even better (11/16; 5/8 oz. have much better velocity and truly wonderful patterns). Like a 3" mag 20 gauge, overloading the 28 with 1 oz. loads gains you nothing in the final analysis and there are many more negatives associated with it, especially in lightweight guns, some of which exhibit vicious recoil using it (try shooting something like a 5 1/2 lb. Darne using it!).
Lighter is definitely better in the 28 when talking about the 1-oz. load, especially remembering that the gauge performs way more than the sum of its parts, so to speak, when fed a proper diet. KBM
