I prefer the reduced recoil loads for a couple of reasons. First, over-penetration is a concern. Second, in the light Mossberg 500, full-house 00 buck loads have significant recoil which I don't want to deal with and sure don't want my wife to have to deal with. Seeing the "patterns" at 20', I may rethink my shot size. I'd like a little more spread as opposed to the one great big hole but don't know if that's even possible at that range. 20' is about what I consider the most likely maximum shot inside the house.