GB shotgun shells

Here in Ireland we have a Spanish shotgun cartridge widely available market'd under the name GB they market a wide range including steel competition and the normal trap/sporting/skeet range. I think they may have an important connection with Maxim/Rio. They are a resonably priced product which, for me ar least, are magnificent performers. Do our English/Welsh/Scottish shooter brothers and sisters ever encounter these shells? If you do I'd like to hear your opinion of them.

I have only seen them in Spain.

nope never heard of em.

Sorry to Hijack, but anybody know who imports and sells Rio cartridges? I don't mean dealers, I mean trade.

http://www.cci-international.com/rio-clay-cartridges/ Just a guess?

CleverSC3 said:

Sorry to Hijack, but anybody know who imports and sells Rio cartridges? I don't mean dealers, I mean trade.

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I believe it's CCI

Cheers, I have seen the CCI site, but nothing on there says there are the importers. And they ignored my email..

CleverSC3 said:

Sorry to Hijack, but anybody know who imports and sells Rio cartridges? I don't mean dealers, I mean trade.

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Speak to Eley's MD Tomas because they are all now owned by Maxam if I remember rightly.

Nicola said:

Speak to Eley's MD Tomas because they are all now owned by Maxam if I remember rightly.

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Ah OK thanks. The famous propellant manufacturers?

What I was really getting to was, where would a retail outlet, such as a SG seek them from if they were to stock them?

CCI are distributors for Tomas.

They will distribute to you through their own distributors in the UK.

When the other half wanted Vinci we had to order them through CCI and another smaller local company delivered to the door.

Just a bit of extra info, they don't appear horrendously fast shells. It may be the importer here is only concerned with the home market. It's nice for me to find a suitable shell at a moderate price.

Ok, many thanks Nic.

Try Country Way at West Malling, they used to be main dealers for Rio so may be able to help.

01732870023

Clever - we used to stock Rios and got them from CCI (01536 260933)

Hope that helps

Julesy said:

Clever - we used to stock Rios and got them from CCI (01536 260933)

Hope that helps

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Many thanks. My enquiry was about trying to assist a local dealer with obtaining them, potentially..

Cheers

I ordered 1000 from Just Cartridges, using the discount delivery voucher in that CPSA pamphlet we all got. £7.50 delivery. Can't drive far for that these days..

About 60 miles give or take

Fuzrat said:

About 60 miles give or take

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In a Prius? I struggle to get 30mpg and its £6.50 a gallon..

Give my little corsa van a thimble of diesel and she runs for ever are you defecting to rio shells then?