RIO Shooters

One hell of
a RIO Family

RIO cartridges have always been committed to sponsoring the best shooters. For several year now, we have been forming the RIO Family; a group of top-level shooters who trust our cartridges for training and in competitions, accomplishing, together with RIO, excellent results at top-level international events.

RIO FAMILY

Alberto Fernández

“It’s the most complete cartridge in the marketplace, thanks to the excellent quality of its components, giving me absolute security and confidence in the knowledge that this is the best cartridge to help me achieve the greatest victories in top-level competition.”

David Barquero Pinel

“I have confidence in this excellent cartridge because - thanks to its great versatility and the care placed in each small detail that comprises it – it allows me to be at ease knowing that it is going to perform well on any shooting range worldwide, whether in Olympic Pit or Universal Pit modes.”

Gonzalo Gómez Arrimadas

Star Team Hélices Helices assembles all the characteristics that a top-level competition shooter needs; undoubtedly the best option and the cartridge that I trust the most for Helices shooting.

Miguel Jesus Sanchez

“Río Cartridges put together all the characteristics that a good cartridge should have: technology, safety, efficiency, enthusiasm, passion and concentration… and providing the best results.

For clay shooting, I recommend the Royal Pigeon, a cartridge with dense, compact dispersion, with excellent velocities leaving no trace of powder in the barrel. I thank Rio Cartridges for their Maximum Exigency in the manufacture of their cartridges, together with their technology.”

Loli Pastor Colomer

“Vinci by Rio signifies the union of passion and confidence. Passion because it makes the sport that I love come alive and, confidence, because it never fails me and this makes me reach the very top. For me, my cartridges and the great Rio family allow me to dream and let these dreams come true.”

María Pastor Colomer

“Rio and Vinci are my beginnings, my past and my future. Vinci signifies confidence, velocity, reliability, safety. The materials are impeccable. What more can I wish for as a shooter who has behind her a personal team of technicians who are always aware of and keeping an eye on the needs of us shooters? THANK YOU, Vinci!”

Pelayo Galindo

Royal Pigeon CD first shot and Royal Cd LD second shot in Clay Shooting and Vinci 32G “I have spent 5 years shooting it and it has never varied in velocity, in impact, in penetration, all of which have made it become a super-reliable cartridge. This has been key and has made it possible for me to achieve so many victories in annual regularity and to have won the number of titles I possess.”

Gonzalo Gómez Escudero

“After 50 years of shooting with Rio cartridges, since my initiation as a young hunter, I have placed my trust in Rio as it has given me all that the most demanding shooter can ask of a cartridge, whether for hunting or for competition shooting. The satisfaction that I have experienced throughout all these years, as well as my sporting achievements, must be attributed, to a large extent, to my best friend, the Rio Cartridge.”

Equipo Guardia Civil

Obtaining the best results of the championship, thanks to the great reliability and precision of the Río Star Team Evo cartridge, a factor which has aided the success of the Guardia Civil team shooters.

Cristina Beltran

“I choose Rio cartridges for the quality they offer me, the stable balance between shots and the confidence they convey in shooting, which have made me become a better sportswoman and to continue searching for perfection, supported by my trustworthy cartridge.”