Most affordable TSS I’ve found

[RockAndSage]

Agree, you definitely have to be “on” at close range regardless of load, some are just going to be a bit more forgiving.

That was first time shooting Apex & you ain’t lying. I’m not recoil sensitive but it’ll definitely punch you pretty good.

Have you patterned TSS with a cylinder choke?

It's a different beast from steel and lead, and the results might be interesting.

 

[Okie-hunter]

Have you patterned TSS with a cylinder choke?

No I haven’t. I started with Jeb’s .660 because that’s what the fella I talked to from Jebs recommended for TSS. I’ve thought about putting it up against a factory full choke to see the difference. Just hard to keep blasting at paper with the price of tss

 

[BBob]

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Texas Ammunition offers a broad selection of the most popular calibers from everyday name brands.

texasammunition.horizonfirearms.com

Here's an even better deal! Just search TSS if the link doesnt work.

I looked at what they had to offer when you first posted the link and had intended to get back to buy a little but man they’ve sold out on a bunch of the TSS offerings. No Hevi-18 left in 12ga. They had quite a bit when I first looked.

 

[UncleNommies]

I looked at what they had to offer when you first posted the link and had intended to get back to buy a little but man they’ve sold out on a bunch of the TSS offerings. No Hevi-18 left in 12ga. They had quite a bit when I first looked did

I looked at what they had to offer when you first posted the link and had intended to get back to buy a little but man they’ve sold out on a bunch of the TSS offerings. No Hevi-18 left in 12ga. They had quite a bit when I first looked.

I did the exact same thing. I looked at the website for about 2 weeks contemplating on buying some. Went to make the purchase yesterday and no luck. The local Academy Sports had Federal for $94 for a box of 5, ill pass on that. I guess I will be sticking with Longbeard XR this year, they pattern pretty good out of my gun. This was 2 shots at 20, made a 1.5" adjustment to my red dot on the second shot.

 

[Okie-hunter]

@UncleNommies off topic but what red dot do you use?

ETA: I’m seeing federal on that link for like $55 a box. Both 7 & 7/9 split

 

[UncleNommies]

@Okie-hunter Im using a Bushnell RXS 250. You can get it heavily discounted from this link below. Its where I purchased mine 2 years ago!

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[Okie-hunter]

The local Academy Sports had Federal for $94 for a box of 5, I’ll pass on that.

Scheels has federal on sale right now. 12ga 3” #9 are $52 a box with free shipping.

https://www.scheels.com/p/60454463798?queryID=251d6af2e2797a84

 

[UncleNommies]

Scheels has federal on sale right now. 12ga 3” #9 are $52 a box with free shipping.

https://www.scheels.com/p/60454463798?queryID=251d6af2e2797a84

Thats not bad at all! I decided to just run the Longbeard XR this season. However I did get ahold of Texas Ammunition from the link I posted. Several of their products showed in-stock, but unavailable. He went in and updated the quantities and availability and I was able to purchase 2 boxes of 410 TSS for my wife! Here's a screenshot of what it looked like. One quick call and it was fixed!

 

[CMP70306]

I won't deny that TSS is superior to lead. I bought ten .410 TSS shells! SIX BUCKS EACH!
Ten of them was $60 plus shipping! That may not be that much to you, but to some of us old retirees, it can make a difference!
THAT, to me, is outrageous.
IF I were "moneyed", I'd probably swap to all TSS. But I'm not.
Not everybody can afford a Rolls Royce and a hand fitted Purdey shotgun.

P.S. - the .410 ammo I bought is #9 TSS. I would love to have a box of three inch .410 ammo with #9 lead shot, but the hoarders snap it up as quickly as it hits the shelf!

I mean realistically how many turkeys do you shoot in a year? If it’s 1 bird a year that’s 10 years and if it’s two birds that’s 5 years. Run them in an o/u with lead for close range when you don’t need TSS and you can stretch it out even farther.

Even if you killed 2 birds a year for the next 20 years with TSS that is still only $240 in shells. With the price of gas and tolls it costs me roughly $150 each time I go hunt turkeys so the $8 it costs me to shoot TSS would save me the $150 having to go up a second weekend.