Thanks for the info. The skeet I'd be shooting would just be with a friend, but I understand why loading more shells wouldn't serve a purpose, so I intend to leave the plug in.

Another question. I've heard quite a bit about chokes, from what i can tell my 120 doesn't have a choke, but the tip, at the top does say MOD. (does this mean it's a modified choke)???

Finally, is there any time of ammo I can't use in this gun? I understand i need to keep it between 2 3/4 & 3" due to the barrel, but I mean any type of shot that may damage the gun. I've heard some people say that older guns could have problems like that, but from the earlier post I'd assume this gun is newer (any idea how old)

Final question, I promise, is the model 120 essentially the same as the model 1200? The reason I ask is I can download the owners manual off the winchester website.

Thanks.