Eating TSS ammo

[Short Track]

Eating my Turkey legs. Cooked them over night in a crock pot. 200 degrees, very very tender. Everything is tender except the TSS. My teeth are NOT happy .......

 

[Loper]

How many pellets did you bite down on or find in the cooked bird?

 

[taskswap]

Garrett Pin Pointer. Pricey but cheaper than a crown.

 

[Irish Miner]

Garrett Pin Pointer. Pricey but cheaper than a crown.

I never knew or considered. I’ve been thinking about this alot lately since I’ve been eating so much bird lately. Always careful and searching when trimming, but always seems I miss one or two. Especially those 9 or 10 TSS’ers!

Seems like a good X-Mas gift too for those who could benefit.

 

[Short Track]

TSS definitely should be #8 pellets and larger. My family refuses to eat wild turkey after I bit on at least 5-10 pellets.

 

[SuburbanWoodsman]

The family eats in slow motion after one of us finds a pellet. Haven’t chomped on TSS … yet

 

[Mtns2hunt]

Never had much of an issue chewing on TSS. Most travels through and I am carefull to shoot for the head. Lead on the other hand always seems to stick around.

 

[Short Track]

Never had much of an issue chewing on TSS. Most travels through and I am carefull to shoot for the head. Lead on the other hand always seems to stick around.

You have a turkey choke, or full chock ?? I chomped on another TSS pellet last night. My teeth are not happy..

 

[Mtns2hunt]

Yes, I use a Turky choke and a 20 gauge.

 

[Mtns2hunt]

Maybe you could try Turky Salad. That way you could shred the meet and find any left over pellets.

 

[Short Track]

I heard various things about chokes and TSS ammo. I use a full choke. Others have said Turkey chokes are too tight for TSS. I also use a 20 ga, and the Turkey goes right down. Not even 1 step.

 

[Bearded Bowhunter]

Shoot them in the head and you don't have to worry about it.

 

[Short Track]

Shoot them in the head and you don't have to worry about it.

Did you ever pattern a shot gun?

 

[Bearded Bowhunter]

Did you ever pattern a shot gun?

Yes. Most people do.

 

[Wetwork]

As mentioned above in another post...buy a pin-pointer metal detector. They are pretty cheap on Amazon. I use mine cleaning my waterfowl and upland. Works like a charm plus you can use it as a "I dropped some nails on the lawn."-WW

 

[N2TRKYS]

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Others have said Turkey chokes are too tight for TSS.

Those folks are lying to you or just don’t know better. Also, TSS doesn’t just blow through turkeys like stated earlier. I find a good bit of it in my turkeys, if I shoot them at longer distances.

I started shooting TSS for the distance again. If every turkey I shot was inside 30 yards, I would still be shooting copper plated lead. TSS is pretty pointless for close shots.

I shoot a 20 gauge in an 870 and 1187. Both with 21” barrels and IC 555 chokes. I’m using 1 5/8 oz of #9 handloads. I get 300 pellets in a 10” circle at 40 yards with my 870 and 350 pellets with my 1187.

 

[Bluefish]

Found 2 in the turkey this year. Wife got one on the first bite. Luckily I just said, watch out for shot and no damage was done.

 

[Short Track]

I'm still amused by the people who state: "shoot them in the head", like pellets are not getting in the breasts or legs.. yeah... ok...

 

[Wrench]

Try chomping down on a simmons broadhead.....wait, you won't. The bow is a better tool. It keeps the dentist out of the equation.....you may end up at the therapist when the damn bird flies off with $40 worth of arrow though.

 

[N2TRKYS]

I'm still amused by the people who state: "shoot them in the head", like pellets are not getting in the breasts or legs.. yeah... ok...

What does your pattern look like at 40 yards?