To me the shell is the cheapest part of the hunt. A couple shells patterning then one shot for each turkey.
Figure the time and money spent on calls and travels and all the other spent for the hunt and the shells don’t seem that bad.
I load my shells but even if I didn’t I want the best shell possible. After all, three birds a year is only three shots.
Not saying it take tss to kill a turkey but why would one skimp on the shells
