I decided to keep the tight wad. Went out and shot it in my Remington 870 wing master 12 ga. I shot 3 inch Winchester supreme.
At 25 yards I put 38 BB's in the head and neck area.
at 50 yards I put 13 BB's in the head neck area.
at 25 yards with 00 buck shot it was in a 12'' circle...in case a coyote decides to walk past my decoy

I think this will do the job for me this year