the stuff ive been buying im sure is screened to some degree but it does appear to be a mix of 7.5 and 8's. sofar I have not come across any larger shot pellet in it. but even with the two sizes of shot mixed together I havent noticed a drop in performance when breakin clays or poppin early season quail later in the season I like #6 with a full choke so ill break down and buy some hardened #6 shot which is no biggy because hardened #6's is what I use in my turkey loads too.