Agreed. If I had unlimited funds, I'd shoot nothing but Federal paper.

The Fiocchi paper is a very good trap load, cheaper than Federal, but the hulls are worthless for reloading.

Fiocchi, Eley, and Nobel paper shells of recent manufacture all have a plastic basewad that sort of defeats the paper shell mystique - they don't have that Federal paper smell.

Alas.. STS is undoubtedly 'best', but the Federal paper loads are excellent.

"The price of good shotgunnery is constant practice" - Fred Kimble