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Turkey Guns & Shooting => 20 Gauge Turkey Gun Pattern Pictures => Topic started by: bornagain64 on February 06, 2019, 08:03:43 AM

Title: TSS 20 yards.?
Post by: bornagain64 on February 06, 2019, 08:03:43 AM
Getting my Mossberg 500 set up and hoping to shoot some thise weekend.
I have an SSX and a Carlsons 575 with some TSS to try out.
I have seen and heard some # at 40 yds. Does anyone have some pics at
Around 20 yards?

I am wondering how tight the pattern is at that range. This will be my 1st year going
To the 20 gauge. Seems like the birds I have killed where either close, 20 yards and under
Or pushing the 40 yd line: not much in between.

I plan on shooting some in close, so I will post some pics.

      Thanks, John
Title: Re: TSS 20 yards.?
Post by: Upfold99 on February 06, 2019, 08:10:57 AM
Different gun but a 20ga with apex 9's and sumtoy .562

400+ at 20yd. Its pretty tight with the .562(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190206/2e10b458ae258df910cc206fe18e7104.jpg)

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Title: Re: TSS 20 yards.?
Post by: Fullfan on February 06, 2019, 08:29:28 AM
No pics but my 20's all are about the size of a soccer ball with TSS 9 shot.
Title: Re: TSS 20 yards.?
Post by: davisd9 on February 06, 2019, 08:45:01 AM
I would say my hand loaded 9s are about the same as the other guys that have commented.  Hard not to hit one shooting something the size of a soccer ball at it. Killed a bird last year at 20 yards and had no issue.  If you ever shot Fed HW 7s then the pattern will be more open that that for sure.
Title: Re: TSS 20 yards.?
Post by: bornagain64 on February 06, 2019, 12:13:17 PM
Soccer ball size pattern is great, I was afriad it may have been a softball size.
Title: Re: TSS 20 yards.?
Post by: chipper on February 06, 2019, 03:52:41 PM
My 21" 870 with a .555 Indian Creek is about a 8 or 9 inch circle at 20 yards with 1 5/8 oz tss #9, my son in the same gun is using a .575 Carlson  and his patterns are probably 10" at 20 yards.
Title: Re: TSS 20 yards.?
Post by: Dtrkyman on February 06, 2019, 10:25:29 PM
The core is crazy tight but there is plenty of margin for error! think my tube is a .580?  factory tube, shot spot on poi/poa and patterned good enough I didn't even try anything else.

I haven't killed a bird much past 30 yards since shooting the stuff.
Title: Re: TSS 20 yards.?
Post by: TKE921 on February 07, 2019, 10:29:09 PM
I have not patterned mine at 20, but was told by Sumtoy and the Apex guys to expect a basketball size pattern at 20 with my .570 choke.
Title: Re: TSS 20 yards.?
Post by: Ranger007 on February 08, 2019, 09:50:58 PM
25 yards 10" circle— M2 20 .562 Indian Creek
Title: Re: TSS 20 yards.?
Post by: Coop1082 on February 09, 2019, 10:15:07 AM
Franchi Affinity Compact 20 gauge with a .575 Carlson's and handloaded 2 3/4" 1 7/16oz 9s. 288 at 40 yards and still very open at 20 yards... the picture with no circle drawn is the 20 yarder.
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Title: Re: TSS 20 yards.?
Post by: Phire Phite on February 24, 2019, 05:34:02 PM
reply number 7

http://oldgobbler.com/Forum/index.php/topic,86910.0.html
Title: Re: TSS 20 yards.?
Post by: Reddog1966 on February 25, 2019, 02:42:06 PM
Take a look at my latest post for some #7 tss patterns at 20 yards

http://oldgobbler.com/Forum/index.php/topic,87555.0.html
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