i think im lucky........my walmart carrys GOOD cheap loads....i can get 1 1/8th oz 12ga loads for 14 something for 100rds......the federals had justa cup wad and i know they are teh cheap ones....the remington sportsmans claimed to have the power piston was or whatever...fired and and found the wad.....sure enough it was one of their decint wads.....they all shoot at about 1200fps....so this time i found shurshot heavy dove loads....they are just loaded a little hotter and fly a little faster......and i spent an extra buck or 2....and i can feel it on the shoulder more lol.......if you look you may find pretty good CHEAP loads....took me a while.....i was like i dont want 7/8oz loads or id shoot a 20ga!! dad doesnt understand why he cant kill squirrels past 20 yds no matter what choke he uses...but there he is buying a box of shells for 2 something a box......7/8 oz loads........he says it doesnt matter......and thought i was crazy buying sts and AA to small game hunt with...this last year i went really crazy and bought highbrass loads......thats all i use for anything bigger then a dove now......10 bucks a box....but i know when i hit something im busting it!i shot so many pheasants last year and wounded them and lost them because i dont have a dog or anything.......shooting sts and AAs.....i dropped tons of pheasants with them loads over a dog......but i was closer in and everything too......buy the shells you can do the job with......