Beretta Over/under TSS recommendation

[TheSportsman]

I have a beretta 686 onyx 12ga 3" over and under. Top barrel has a original rhino .660 and bottom barrel has a factory full for close stuff(also have a original rhino in .680). I was gonna grab a box of tss- need opinions-
Apex 3" 2oz 9
Apex 3" ninja 8.5
Apex small town blend 3"

Or even hevi 18 3" 2oz 9s

Opinions?

Shot nitro 3" hevi shot 4x5x7 in it for years but bout out.

[BandedSpur]

Any or all of those will be more than adequate, but recoil will be very stout. I have a 686UL that weighs 6 pounds and a 3.5" 686 that weighs 7.5. Two ounce loads are no fun in either of them. I handload 1&5/8 TSS 9s for the UL and get 345/10 (.675 ST). It will kill way further than necessary with that load.

[howl]

There's really no point in more than 1 5/8oz of the 9s.  It doesn't matter which one you choose. There's just so many pellets you're sure to get a pattern together. Why?

2oz is extreme overkill. That's almost twice as many pellets as a 2oz load of lead 5s. I would not be surprised if that load would hold a pattern further than those pellets will kill. In fact, as I know how far my 20ga loads will hold a pattern, I'd bet on it. So you're buying and throwing shot that doesn't accomplish anything.