I do like fast steel and I pattern them to make sure the pattern isn't blow, I've only had that problem with #6 steel from one MFR, all the others have been good. For upland hunting, most trips I only shoot 2-3 times at most, so I have NP paying extra for good Non-tox substitute. On the other hand when I'm duck hunting, I'm burning a lot more ammo and it needs to be on the cheaper side, like 10-15 bucks a box. Not all my guns can take 3" shells so it would be nice to see more offerings in 2.75. But I do think most ammo MFR's now what I want, I seem to have a hard time not buying an extra box I don't need. The kent FastSteel boxes are the worst boxes on the market, why are they so slick. I see the stores have to tape them up to keep them from bursting open from the bottom. If kent is reading this, fix your boxes, they don't work well to contain the shells, the box is too slick.