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I use Hevi #6 with 12ga, 2 3/4, 1952 Wingmaster, Mod choke. Deadly out to 30-35 yards.

Let me start off by saying idc what anyone shoots and I wish everyone the best of luck with filling their tags.

But I never dreamed that I’d hear grown men complaining over the recoil generated by turkey loads. Especially when you shoot it what? maybe once or twice a year minus the patterning board?

No ego here, I don’t shoot magnum rifles unless you count the 22WMR, etc etc. I understand that the TSS patterns well, I also understand it for younger shooters, shoulder injury shooters etc.

But when I can pay 10-15$ for 10 3” 12s vs whatever TSS runs all just to save a little recoil that I likely won’t feel in the first place. I’m just drawing a blank. It’s not like you’re taking it on a doveshoot. What also strikes me as odd, on the local forums here in KY, I read about the TSS allowing guys to kill birds at 70yards, then the same guys tell will turn around and say turkey hunting with a rifle is unethical because the name of the game is to call them in close.....really makes me scratch my head. Shooting turkeys with a rifle is illegal in my state but I wish it were as that’s how I would hunt them. But it seems kind of oxymoronic that when someone suggests making it legal this is the attitude it’s met with.....

YMMV

i just feel Hevi-shot is way over priced so i just buy 3 in no.4 lead turkey loads works just fine,just had i puffed up gobbler in the field next to my home about a 10 inch beard our season is not open yet. wish you all a great spring turkey season ,Pete53

For the guys that question why you need to consider a hevishot or non-lead product, sometimes you are forced to by federal land rules not to shoot lead on it.

Otherwise I would be trying winchester longbeard.