Shell "strategy"

[Skeeterbait]

No plug, just don't load any more than 3.  Gun gets front heavy fully loaded with turkey shells. Especially if your caught holding the gun up for several minutes waiting on a bird to work into range.  Also I am not a fan of fully loading a magazine as it causes premature weakening of the mag spring.  Takes a lot of spring pressure to push out heavy turkey shells. Don't want a weakened spring from sitting in a fully compressed position.

[Kilchis]

Oregon does limit shotgun capacity to three shells and shot size may not exceed #2.

[bamagtrdude]

No plug, just don't load any more than 3.  Gun gets front heavy fully loaded with turkey shells. Especially if your caught holding the gun up for several minutes waiting on a bird to work into range.

+1 on this; weight, *plus* follow-up shots on a turkey, unless he's 10 yards on the first shot, are "hope & a prayer" shots.  But, mostly for me, is weight.  I put 2 shells in my gun every time.

[ssettle]

sometimes I believe I over think things I have a few different brands of shells and will use what ever hits my fancy at the time. I tend to lean on the lighter  side for my 1187 because I get a better pattern with 1 3/4 6s. For the Mossberg I use 2oz. 3 1/2 inch shells. For the 870 I use 2oz. 6s. I have some heavy weights I've been carrying the last few year but haven't had any shots at birds. The last few years have been very strange where I hunt very little Gobbler sightings. Jake's yes but longbeards not so much.