RIO Ammo Vintage 1896 Paper Target Loads – What’s Old is New Again!

By Ammoland

USA – -(Ammoland.com)- Rio Ammunition is proud to announce a new line of target loads developed specifically to evoke the nostalgia of the early days of shotgun sports when paper hulled cartridges were the norm.

Branded as Vintage 1896 in recognition of the year when Rio’s parent company, MAXAM Outdoors, first started making cartridges, these 12 ga., 2-3/4″ loads are positioned as a premium option for competitive and recreational sport shooters wanting to remember the look, and feel of a genuine paper cartridge.

“We’re very excited to start shipping the Vintage 1896 paper line to the shooting community,” says Bryan Bornes, Product Manager at Rio Ammunition.

“We anticipate a high degree of enthusiasm from shooters who actually remember the old-school paper cartridges of our Grandfathers, plus we believe that younger shooters will be eager to try them for the very first time. Most shooters these days take for granted that all hulls are made of plastic, not knowing that back in the day, cartridges with paper hulls were handmade and do in fact feel different to shoot.”

Beyond aesthetics, and not to be mistaken for antiquated technology, Vintage 1896 Paper cartridges bring to bear nearly a century and …Read the Rest

Source:: AmmoLand