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| < 16ga. General Discussion ~ TSS |
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Mon Aug 03, 2020 2:58 pm
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Anybody tried TSS? Have any reloaders taken out a bank loan for the shot?
Like the non-toxic vibe Burt the price is a little steep. My pheasant and quail hunting area is close to a river, so maybe should consider as I am not a steel shot fan. Maybe a duck in the bag also? |
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Tue Aug 04, 2020 1:58 am
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Location: Vermont
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| Might try it for turkeys at some point but not for any type of volume shooting. Bismuth works just fine for that application. |
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Tue Aug 04, 2020 10:01 am
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| I have patterned TSS in several different shotguns. With a Turkey choke in will kill turkeys out to 50 yd. In 16 gauge of course. |
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Tue Aug 04, 2020 10:54 am
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Location: Ohio..where ruffed grouse were
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| TSS would be a good idea re quail.....you don't want them to get a second wind. |
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Tue Aug 04, 2020 11:45 am
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Tue Aug 04, 2020 12:43 pm
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My son used TSS in .410 to harvest his turkey this spring during the youth season. Combined a Jebs choke and #9 TSS, in the BPS to harvest a 23lbs bird at 15 yards. Beautiful patterns!!
He is halfway through his bucket list of harvesting a turkey with each gauge BPS. The 20ga, 10ga, and 410 are in the books. Leaving the 28ga, 16ga and 12ga.
Unless someone decides to factory produce these offering, I figure I'll have to roll my own loads for the 28ga or 16ga this winter. I'll probably buy a pound of TSS to experiment with. |
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Tue Aug 04, 2020 7:42 pm
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| apex makes the tss in 16 |
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Tue Aug 04, 2020 8:15 pm
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Wed Aug 05, 2020 4:33 am
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| If your looking to use it for pheasants and ducks I don’t think you wanna use anything like apex or any of the tss offerings really. For use like that I think you would have to roll your own, and for that use guy’s usually duplex the tss with steel shot. I think the guys you would buy your tss from will have that load data as well. |
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Wed Aug 05, 2020 7:04 pm
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Thu Aug 06, 2020 1:51 pm
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| Yes, I load TSS in the small guns, for turkeys. It works great, but very expensive. Shot my first bird of this year with an old A5 standard 16. TSS #9 is the real deal! |
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Thu Aug 06, 2020 1:52 pm
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| Yes, I load TSS in the small guns, for turkeys. It works great, but very expensive. Shot my first bird of this year with an old A5 standard 16. TSS #9 is the real deal! |
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Thu Aug 06, 2020 4:18 pm
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| The Boss stuff is interesting. May order the Bismuth loads |
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Sat Aug 08, 2020 2:38 am
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| I used some of the Kent bismuth last season in 28 and 16 on ducks. It worked great still got a bunch left that I'll shoot this year is certain places. |
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Tue Aug 11, 2020 8:36 am
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| I've been loading TSS for turkeys for over 10 seasons. I've also handloaded 3/4 oz. Steel #3 with 1/4 oz. #9 in 20 ga. for ducks. The turkey loads allow me to use smaller gauges with lighter loads than with conventional lead loads. Gil |
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