I haven't tried enough brands of TSS to have a favorite. been using Apex in my 12 gauge the past 2 years with no complaints. I did buy some 383 Strokers at Foxtrot to compare to the Apex Ninja's in my new Savage/Stevens .410. I don't expect major differences but I may be wrong. Gonna run some through the factory choke, the IC .385, and maybe the IC .390 when they become available. Haven't looked at Hal's shells but he didn't have .410s on there when I checked today. I think Nitro makes a good load worth looking at, but I probably won't this year.