My 870 likes remington the best. I patterned it with the factory choke and a jelly head; with winchester, kent and remington. The jellyhead was definately the tighter choke but they both prefered the remingtons with 2oz of #6 shot the best. The winchesters were so bad that I wouldn't use them beyond 25 - 30 yards but considering how many people like them you should probably try both. If they have the Kent shells try them also, they were cheaper than Remington and they still patterned way better than the winchester.