Title: fed tss#9 vs. Longbeard XR#5 3 inch
Post by: wchadw on April 25, 2018, 03:55:08 PM
Post by: wchadw on April 25, 2018, 03:55:08 PM
Same distance at a little over 40 yards
Beretta a300 turkey 12 guage with Jebs Headhunter .655 choke
pic one is Federal TSS 3 inch #9, pic 2 is Longbeard XR 3 inch #5
Beretta a300 turkey 12 guage with Jebs Headhunter .655 choke
pic one is Federal TSS 3 inch #9, pic 2 is Longbeard XR 3 inch #5
Title: Re: fed tss#9 vs. Longbeard XR#5 3 inch
Post by: SKFOOTER on April 25, 2018, 10:03:44 PM
Post by: SKFOOTER on April 25, 2018, 10:03:44 PM
The Federal TSS #9 load will pattern better with a tighter choke.
Title: Re: fed tss#9 vs. Longbeard XR#5 3 inch
Post by: wchadw on April 25, 2018, 11:08:40 PM
Post by: wchadw on April 25, 2018, 11:08:40 PM
Quote from: SKFOOTER on April 25, 2018, 10:03:44 PMI have a Jebs 650. May pattern it with the TSS. Probably switch to #7 shot when I shoot up the 9s
The Federal TSS #9 load will pattern better with a tighter choke.
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Title: Re: fed tss#9 vs. Longbeard XR#5 3 inch
Post by: bbcoach on April 28, 2018, 07:47:04 PM
Post by: bbcoach on April 28, 2018, 07:47:04 PM
Quote from: wchadw on April 25, 2018, 11:08:40 PMI wouldn't switch from TSS 9's to 7's. TSS is a lot denser than lead and the 9's will put more shot on target. Plenty of energy with 9's.Quote from: SKFOOTER on April 25, 2018, 10:03:44 PMI have a Jebs 650. May pattern it with the TSS. Probably switch to #7 shot when I shoot up the 9s
The Federal TSS #9 load will pattern better with a tighter choke.
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Title: Re: fed tss#9 vs. Longbeard XR#5 3 inch
Post by: owlhoot on May 28, 2018, 11:42:13 AM
Post by: owlhoot on May 28, 2018, 11:42:13 AM
Quote from: SKFOOTER on April 25, 2018, 10:03:44 PMAgreed and that being said what you have is a nice hunting pattern.
The Federal TSS #9 load will pattern better with a tighter choke.
I would stick with the 9's also.
Title: Re: fed tss#9 vs. Longbeard XR#5 3 inch
Post by: BandedSpur on May 29, 2018, 07:56:32 AM
Post by: BandedSpur on May 29, 2018, 07:56:32 AM
Only reason to shoot TSS 7s at turkeys is if the law doesn't allow 9s (based on 10 yrs experience shooting 9s)
Title: Re: fed tss#9 vs. Longbeard XR#5 3 inch
Post by: Gobble! on December 11, 2018, 10:49:00 AM
Post by: Gobble! on December 11, 2018, 10:49:00 AM
Quote from: BandedSpur on May 29, 2018, 07:56:32 AM
Only reason to shoot TSS 7s at turkeys is if the law doesn't allow 9s (based on 10 yrs experience shooting 9s)
100%
Title: Re: fed tss#9 vs. Longbeard XR#5 3 inch
Post by: PSEoutlaw07 on February 04, 2019, 01:41:38 AM
Post by: PSEoutlaw07 on February 04, 2019, 01:41:38 AM
that looks about perfect at 40 yards with the TSS patttern
Title: Re: fed tss#9 vs. Longbeard XR#5 3 inch
Post by: Gone Fishing on February 12, 2019, 05:09:06 PM
Post by: Gone Fishing on February 12, 2019, 05:09:06 PM
I found a decent price on a Kicks .665 and the pattern looks decent with XR #5. May do a little more tweaking, but it will work in A300. I considered a Jebs as well.
Title: Re: fed tss#9 vs. Longbeard XR#5 3 inch
Post by: wchadw on February 12, 2019, 05:29:12 PM
Post by: wchadw on February 12, 2019, 05:29:12 PM
Quote from: Gone Fishing on February 12, 2019, 05:09:06 PM
I found a decent price on a Kicks .665 and the pattern looks decent with XR #5. May do a little more tweaking, but it will work in A300. I considered a Jebs as well.
i liked the Jebs .655 with the #6. i switched guns/chokes
Title: Re: fed tss#9 vs. Longbeard XR#5 3 inch
Post by: jryser on February 12, 2019, 08:35:37 PM
Post by: jryser on February 12, 2019, 08:35:37 PM
Quote from: BandedSpur on May 29, 2018, 07:56:32 AMLike in Indiana which is 7 1/2.
Only reason to shoot TSS 7s at turkeys is if the law doesn't allow 9s (based on 10 yrs experience shooting 9s)
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Title: Re: fed tss#9 vs. Longbeard XR#5 3 inch
Post by: mspaci on February 15, 2019, 08:42:09 AM
Post by: mspaci on February 15, 2019, 08:42:09 AM
you cant compare with same choke. Those 5`s can get alot tighter, & are $5 cheaper a shell. Just as dead
Title: Re: fed tss#9 vs. Longbeard XR#5 3 inch
Post by: valerio024 on February 15, 2019, 09:22:49 AM
Post by: valerio024 on February 15, 2019, 09:22:49 AM
Quote from: wchadw on April 25, 2018, 03:55:08 PMWhat were your 10" pellet counts with each?
Same distance at a little over 40 yards
Beretta a300 turkey 12 guage with Jebs Headhunter .655 choke
pic one is Federal TSS 3 inch #9, pic 2 is Longbeard XR 3 inch #5
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Title: Re: fed tss#9 vs. Longbeard XR#5 3 inch
Post by: wchadw on February 18, 2019, 10:10:18 AM
Post by: wchadw on February 18, 2019, 10:10:18 AM
Quote from: valerio024 on February 15, 2019, 09:22:49 AMQuote from: wchadw on April 25, 2018, 03:55:08 PMWhat were your 10" pellet counts with each?
Same distance at a little over 40 yards
Beretta a300 turkey 12 guage with Jebs Headhunter .655 choke
pic one is Federal TSS 3 inch #9, pic 2 is Longbeard XR 3 inch #5
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i didn't count them, but clearly there is twice as many with TSS
Title: Re: fed tss#9 vs. Longbeard XR#5 3 inch
Post by: davisd9 on February 18, 2019, 10:12:36 AM
Post by: davisd9 on February 18, 2019, 10:12:36 AM
7s are a waste of space if 9s are legal. You get 185 to the oz with 7s while you get 362 to the oz with 9s. 9s are plenty to kill a turkey at 40 yards. I would hunt that pattern you have with the TSS 9s all day every day. Good luck!
Title: Re: fed tss#9 vs. Longbeard XR#5 3 inch
Post by: outdoorsmen on March 26, 2019, 06:52:20 AM
Post by: outdoorsmen on March 26, 2019, 06:52:20 AM
The LB 5 looks really nice too, very even and very dead bird. There is no way for him to survive no matter where his head is at on that paper, very even. So is the bird gonna be 5 times deader at 5 times the price if u shoot tss? Test them again at 30yds and 20 yds and see how they look. Wait, if u do that you will only have 2 round of tss left which means u r gonna have to buy another $50 box that will probably be sold out. But you will still have 7 rounds of LB, and that's over 2 reloads of the gun! Probably easy 2 more seasons worth of shells left. Hmmmm....
Title: Re: fed tss#9 vs. Longbeard XR#5 3 inch
Post by: edward.penny on April 17, 2019, 08:33:59 AM
Post by: edward.penny on April 17, 2019, 08:33:59 AM
They are both dead turkeys!
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Title: Re: fed tss#9 vs. Longbeard XR#5 3 inch
Post by: limbhanger777 on April 17, 2019, 09:27:02 AM
Post by: limbhanger777 on April 17, 2019, 09:27:02 AM
long beard #6s will also give you a better pellet density. My gun puts over 200 pellets in a 10" circle at 40 with the #6s