Shot mine today with TSS. Like you turned out the light in him. Pretty sure he never even heard the shot. Didn’t even flop. I love it. Nothing says you have to shoot them far. Let them in close if you want. Only downside is $.
Are tungsten turkey loads worth the money?
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I have to eat my words. I bought a 410 and TSS 9 shot for my 7yo and 10yo to hunt. My 7yo got a bird in the youth hunt here in WI. Shot him at 18yds bird didnt move. I was so impressed I used it 1st week in WI Shot my bird at 22yds he didnt move. Got my Merriam at 13yds, and today got another WI bird. All of these birds didnt flop once. Ive shot alot of birds with a 12g and they all flop.
Amazing ammo, I will just continue to limit my shot distance. But that 410 is my new favorite gun. And now I would say TSS is ABSOLUTELY worth it!
6yo (now 7) at 20yds with the 410 9 shot TSS factory choke in the Stevens 301 break action
Amazing ammo, I will just continue to limit my shot distance. But that 410 is my new favorite gun. And now I would say TSS is ABSOLUTELY worth it!
6yo (now 7) at 20yds with the 410 9 shot TSS factory choke in the Stevens 301 break action
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I made a turkey dead a few days ago at 53 yards with TSS #9’s
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.410 CVA scout with factory choke...Jebbs I think.. red dot at 35 yards:
BlakeA
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@WIbiggame good stuff man congrats! My 7 yr old shot his first tom a few weeks ago with the exact same setup. Dropped in his tracks and no flop. Love it
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I killed my first turkey with my new .410 and 9 tss. I shot my second one with my trusty 12 gauge. I’m happy to report they are both dead! They are really delicious breaded and fried next to some morels. I can’t even tell the difference!
But what gun was easier to carry around and maneuver on the bird
just messing with you congratulations! Nothing better than turkey and morels!Gellar
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Well.. if you want me to be honest, the red dot on the .410 was low. It knocked him down but, he went into a multiflower rose bush, I had to shoot him again as he was beelining to it. My fault for not taking more time sighting it in.But what gun was easier to carry around and maneuver on the bird
The 12 gauge didn’t have a sling on it and I was too lazy to get one out of the safe, I was about a mile from my house so it sucked carrying the turkey and gun back.
I bought the 5 tss for $38.99 at Wally World this spring and I bought the 5 12 gauge shells at the same Wally World for $7.99 a few years ago. There was 4 in the box when I left and 3 when I returned so I assume that box has killed two turkeys for $3.20 and the .410 has killed 1 turkey for $15.60.
The .410 has no wallop and the 12 gauge is noticeable when you shoot.
Fair enough
I was a little sad seeing my old 12g just sitting in the back of the safe.johnp
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I have no experience with this myself but I have heard from reliable sources that if you bite into a tss bb you will definitely tell the difference !
Gellar
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I bet. Can I add the dentist bill to the price per turkey?
BuzzH
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I dont hunt turkeys much but a good friend of mine loaded me 50 12 gauge tss 8.5's...1 5/8 ounces shot. Cost was $160 for those 50. I still haven't shot one.
Last fall I gave 10 to another good friend of mine. He sent me a picture of a bird he killed in WI this morning...48 yards and a nice mature gobbler. He said it folded up and didn't flop around at all.
I need to give them a try sometime.
Last fall I gave 10 to another good friend of mine. He sent me a picture of a bird he killed in WI this morning...48 yards and a nice mature gobbler. He said it folded up and didn't flop around at all.
I need to give them a try sometime.
Hem
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Killed my last 8 birds with TSS.
From 5 yds to 65 yds. Its very efficient.
BuzzH
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65 is getting out there. My friend that loaded those for me showed 50-80 yard patterns he shot and it was impressive.
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I got 70 rounds during a clearance sale for $4 a shell. 2.5 oz loads. Down to 58 rounds. When it runs out in 10 years I’m going back to longbeard XRs due to the insane price of quality tss loads now . The XR 5s in 3.5 will get you to 60 yards +/- 5 yards with the correct choke. Tss correctly choked will get you to 70+ which has left what I consider to be an ethical shot distance.
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The real issue isn’t if the tungsten is better, it is about cost!
If tungsten wasn’t so expensive, no one would use lead shot any more…
If tungsten wasn’t so expensive, no one would use lead shot any more…
I hear people talking about how hard it is to carry a 12 ga and honestly the extra pound or two is not a factor for me. If that becomes a factor, I imagine even getting out to the woods will be difficult.
The difference in performance easily justifies the few bucks for me. I will cut somewhere else if needed....sorry Little Debbie!
The difference in performance easily justifies the few bucks for me. I will cut somewhere else if needed....sorry Little Debbie!
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My 8 year old grandson handles the little recoil from the .410 without noticing. Haven't tried a 28 but I know my 20 kicks a bit...the 12 can be brutal with heavy loads.
Hope TSS survives but doesnt look good.
Birdbander
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Please expand on this? If it is going away I'd like to get a few more boxes to carry me through my turkey hunting days.
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