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Author Topic: TSS 20 yards.?  (Read 3990 times)

Offline bornagain64

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TSS 20 yards.?
« 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

Offline Upfold99

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Re: TSS 20 yards.?
« Reply #1 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

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Offline Fullfan

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Re: TSS 20 yards.?
« Reply #2 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.
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Re: TSS 20 yards.?
« Reply #3 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.
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Offline bornagain64

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Re: TSS 20 yards.?
« Reply #4 on: February 06, 2019, 12:13:17 PM »
Soccer ball size pattern is great, I was afriad it may have been a softball size.

Offline chipper

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Re: TSS 20 yards.?
« Reply #5 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.

Offline Dtrkyman

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Re: TSS 20 yards.?
« Reply #6 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.

Offline TKE921

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Re: TSS 20 yards.?
« Reply #7 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.

Offline Ranger007

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Re: TSS 20 yards.?
« Reply #8 on: February 08, 2019, 09:50:58 PM »
25 yards 10” circle— M2 20 .562 Indian Creek

Offline Coop1082

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Re: TSS 20 yards.?
« Reply #9 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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Offline Phire Phite

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Re: TSS 20 yards.?
« Reply #10 on: February 24, 2019, 05:34:02 PM »
reply number 7

http://oldgobbler.com/Forum/index.php/topic,86910.0.html

Offline Reddog1966

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Re: TSS 20 yards.?
« Reply #11 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