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Has anyone tried the TSS loads ( any manufacturers) in a regular full choke? I see a lot of good looking patterns but they're all shot through specialized Turkey chokes. I've got a new to me Savage 24 in 222/20 I might try out this year.
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Flush full with a 2-3/4" 1-7/16oz load of 9s at 40yds. That was fired from a Beretta A400 XPLOR 20ga with 26" bbl. My old Savage 311 with 28" bbls does well with the full bbl as well.
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My sons Benelli M2 20 youth shoots the 3” Federal tss 9s pretty well with the factory full. Not quite as good as 7RMs above but a 40 yard killing gun. Bout 180 in the 10”. 20 years ago I would have been very happy with the same pattern with 3” copper plated lead in a 12. Amazing we ever killed any thing 20 years ago and even more amazing we ever pull the trigger and not make one flop today
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Yes. I load my own, but I would expect the factory loads to do the same. In fact, I went as loose an improved mod. for my boy on a light load to give a forty yard hunting pattern. That's the great thing about TSS. You can use what is basically a dove load and factory chokes at the usual ranges.
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I don’t have any pic’s but my 20 ga SxS with IC/IM provides dense killing patterns at 40 yds with 3” Fed Heavyweight 6’s; these are tungsten shot but whether alloy (like some loads are) or pure tungsten, I didn’t bother to know. Nevertheless, it’s patterns beat many 12 ga 3” turkey loads out of my Benelli 12 with a special turkey choke at the same distance.
It seems to raise 20 ga effectiveness into what used to be the realm of the 12. I have no interest in shooting a turkey beyond 40 yds.
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Remington 870 youth with factory full shooting 3” federal tss #9 I had 172 on a 11”x11” target and 84 in the 7” circle. Was using hs strut turkey targets
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I have two related questions on the TSS. My 8 yr old grandson is using a Rem 1100 2 3/4" 20LW. Bbl is cut down to 20" with a turkey choke tube. What is the recoil of the Federal TSS loads compared to lead? Also, I have my Dad's 20g double Western Arms made by Ithaca, late 1920's. I want to take a turkey with it just cause. What is the pressure level of the Federal TSS 2 3/4" loads.
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Does Federal actually have a 2 3/4" 20ga TSS load? You can do your own down to 7/8oz with #10s. That's pleasant to shoot.
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