Tss buckshot
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bird junkie
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I am sure that will stop a whitetail or a truck!
Mountain Duck
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We do a lot of man drives for deer (with buckshot). I considered tss, but ultimately decided it could potentially be dangerous, as opposed to the lead buckshot everyone is familiar with. The lack of deformation and increased risk of ricochet gave me pause. Taking a safe shot is always priority number one, but I suspect tss would behave much differently than lead.
bird junkie
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There have been a few stray buckshot hunting accidents/incidents in Va. Don’t think I want any part of that.
ALMODUX
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There was a young kid killed with TSS Turkey loads here in Alabama year before last. Not sure it would have been different for regular lead loads, but maybe. Long story short, but there were some charges filed. Not sure what shook out, but I am friends with a close friend of the boy’s father…so at least have some second hand details that should be reliable.
Some folks would blanch at how some dog deer hunts are run here in the south. IF everyone is where they’re supposed to be, it’s not an issue. It’s when you get the young yahoos that want to walk on line with the dogs, that somebody runs a risk.
Some folks would blanch at how some dog deer hunts are run here in the south. IF everyone is where they’re supposed to be, it’s not an issue. It’s when you get the young yahoos that want to walk on line with the dogs, that somebody runs a risk.
JP
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I have TSS in BB loaded. It is NOT a home defense load as it will shoot through walls and possibly into an adjacent structure. Now, if Antifa is marching down our street....should go at least three rows deep.
Now, if there are multiple assailants and wearing body armor, 12 gauge slugs will likely collapse both lungs and the perpetrators drown in their own blood.
Also, have some of the original (~2000) Remington HS in 00 buck. Shot a ~250# boar with it at 10 yards. Flattened him but jumped up and still ran ~50 yards before piling up. The lethality of 12 gm/cm versus 18 gm/cm is exponential.
Now, if there are multiple assailants and wearing body armor, 12 gauge slugs will likely collapse both lungs and the perpetrators drown in their own blood.
Also, have some of the original (~2000) Remington HS in 00 buck. Shot a ~250# boar with it at 10 yards. Flattened him but jumped up and still ran ~50 yards before piling up. The lethality of 12 gm/cm versus 18 gm/cm is exponential.
Mountain Duck
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That's how it is here in Virginia with dogs, and even man driving to an extent, and thus my reluctancy to shoot TSS, and hopefully no one else will either. Exponentially extending the lethality of buckshot in these situations is asking for trouble.
The dog hunters and man drives aside.
I have concluded my testing for a bit. Shot some of the 1 1/4 loads today through all the chokes I listed before and it just doesnt pattern to my liking.
Now the 1 once load with the carlsons LR(IM) cremator choke consistently printed 100% pattern density (13 pellets) inside a 10 inch circle at 45 yards. With a few shots coming in just under 8 inch groups.
Going to sit down and re test them down the road and take good pics when I do but for now I'm done. Dont feel like fighting the high winds in the evening anymore.
I have concluded my testing for a bit. Shot some of the 1 1/4 loads today through all the chokes I listed before and it just doesnt pattern to my liking.
Now the 1 once load with the carlsons LR(IM) cremator choke consistently printed 100% pattern density (13 pellets) inside a 10 inch circle at 45 yards. With a few shots coming in just under 8 inch groups.
Going to sit down and re test them down the road and take good pics when I do but for now I'm done. Dont feel like fighting the high winds in the evening anymore.
