Approximately 12 years ago, while at a trap shooting tournament in Las Vegas, I purchased four flats of what I'm guessing are "newer" Peters 12 gauge shells. The casings are a somewhat "shinier" blue than the early editions (flat blue). The boxes these new guys were packaged in were a non-descript cream color with black artwork and lettering. I have only shot a few of one flat, saving the other three flats for no other reason than nostalgia. I wonder if the plastic formulation in these newer shells has any of the woes of the earlier editions? I also miss those "good ol' days" when the Peters boxes, as with some Federal Hi-Powers, had colorful ducks decorating the box fronts. And as one final thought, in the April issue of American Rifleman, on page 32 was a brief article about the return of 12 gauge Peters PAPER shot shells. I'm curious if anyone on this forum site has had the opportunity to try some of these. However, I don't know how much enthusiasm will be generated if the MSRP on these bad boys is $20/box!!! At least Remington is giving the option of size 7 1/2 or 8 shot.