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Who all is loading TSS? This will be my first year. I'm going to load the 20 ga. 2 3/4" 1 5/8 oz. right now. I may load the 1 7/8 oz. load once I get going. I can load just about every 20 ga. load that Hal offers now. Finally found some Lil Gun and ordered it today. Got 11 pounds of TSS #9's waiting.

I've been wanting to experiment. Let us know how it goes.

looks like you have enough for this season.

Contact Reloader7RM. He has a lot of experience reloading turkey loads with TSS. Ronny is always willing to help if you have a question.

I will contact him thanks. No one in my area loads it.

I really want to give it a try, but haven't spent the money/time yet. Good luck and keep us posted on your progress.

That stuff is bad news. Turned my .410 into an easy 40 yard gun

Let me know if you have any questions. I've been loading 12 and 20 for several years.

Lee

Actually loaded some today.

I found it easier to weigh the shot and buffer load it all together.

That's a heck of a start.

Be glad to help out with any questions. Most of all, remember that consistency is the key to repitition with shot shell loading. I'm pretty anal with my turkey loads and try to do everything exactly the same for each load.

I've been reloading it as well for a while now. Welcome to the addiction.

A couple of pointers:
1) I used about half the buffer Hal calls for unless you want them really tight. I've noticed the less buffer used the more open my patterns.
2) If you have a brass tumbler used for rifle reloading, it really helps get the buffer down the the shot once you dump it in.

I tried vibrating the buffer in with a battery powered razor but it was taking forever. I now just weigh the shot first then add the buffer to the shot and then it's all mixed together. Seem to be pretty even throughout the shot. Do you think this will be a problem?

What is the purpose of the buffer? To just help with holding the pattern together?

1 7/8 oz in a 2 3/4" 20... Is that right?

It's a 3" 20 ga. load. I decided to stick with the 1 5/8 oz. 2 3/4" load.

I was looking at the stuff to get started today. Other than the shot it's pretty cheap.
Where have you guys found to be the best place to get the shot? What are current prices per #?

any of you got the data for a 12 ga 3 inch or 3.5 inch 2oz load with #8 TSS that has been used and proven in the field on thunder chickens

please send me a pm with all the load data/components if you could

im kinda interested in getting started in tss turkey loads


thanks
renegade50

I have been loading Tss for 3 years and really like to kill a turkey that i have loaded the shell for.I have loaded all the 20 ga. shells and would stay with the 1 5/8 oz. load. Good luck...

1 5/8 oz. Load




12 ga. 2 oz. Load

Dandy patterns right there.

I am certainly out of touch with the modern world.. What is TSS, and you can load 1 7/8 oz. in a 3" 20ga.???