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Tss loaders.

I do. Love it. Adds one more aspect to the hunt and gratifying killing a turkey with a hand rolled
 
I did a lot of shotshell loading in times past, and was just getting into handloading my turkey shells when Federal came out with their TSS loads. I decided for no more than I would shoot TSS, I'd be content just buying factory loaded TSS.

A good (and growing) choice of factory-loaded TSS shells only came onto the market within the past couple years.

If you go the handload route, starting from scratch, it will take a lot of shooting before you break even on costs.

There may be no limit on how many times you shoot "testing" various loads (and you may do this even more if you handload),
but most of us can count on one hand or two, how many times annually we shoot in the turkey woods.
 
Andy S.":1oo13322 said:
I do.
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Just curious if you would start again from scratch today considering what's now available commercially?

For me, it's as much an issue of time as anything else.
Just one more thing, albeit I do enjoy rolling my own, that takes time to do right.
 
TheLBLman":y0p5vvjv said:
Andy S.":y0p5vvjv said:
I do.
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Just curious if you would start again from scratch today considering what's now available commercially?

For me, it's as much an issue of time as anything else.
Just one more thing, albeit I do enjoy rolling my own, that takes time to do right.
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Probably so considering I roll for me and my hunting buddy. We split the costs and I roll the shells. I can roll 20-30 in 1.5 hours, so time is really not that big of deal in the grand scheme of things. I have been very impressed with the handloads, but I cannot compare them to the commercially available loads because I have never shot any of them.

With that said, I am sure the Federal or Nitro TSS shells would be just fine if I did not roll my own. I've seen enough issues (misfires, shells coming apart, etc) with APEX shells to cause me some concerns.
 
Andy S.":1l69csdw said:
Probably . . . . . We split the costs and I roll the shells.
I can roll 20-30 in 1.5 hours, so time is really not that big of deal in the grand scheme of things.
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Ah, but it's time you could be fishing or doing something else :tu:
Loading ten would take me half a day!
Heck, takes me about that long just to "get ready" to do anything these days!

Cost-sharing like your're doing makes a lot of sense,
especially considering you enjoy loading, and I'm sure doing it well.

If Federal hadn't come out with their TSS, I'd probably being hand-loading as well.
 
Me and I still would if just starting. Manufacturers change load components all the time and they turn a great load into a crappy load. I have over 35 lbs of tss, over a 1000 hulls and prob 1500 wads and that's just for 20ga lol. Also load 12, 28 and 410. I'm set for life
 
elknturkey":3uiindv3 said:
Manufacturers change load components all the time and they turn a great load into a crappy load.
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True, and the chance anyone takes with any commercially loaded ammunition, including rifle ammunition. If you find something you and your gun like, you should buy enough to last 5-10 years.
 
I have been for years and will continue to do so. And below is the primary reason:

Andy S.":2yrmrq71 said:
I've seen enough issues (misfires, shells coming apart, etc) with APEX shells to cause me some concerns.
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I load for myself and son. I started last year when the Federal TSS first came out but bought the components the year before. I would still reload if I had to do it over. There is just something about killing a bird with your reload plus knowing the components haven't changed.
 
I love the versatility of short and long range shots tss 9s gives you. Also love the fact that it makes the 20 gauge as good or better than a 3-1/2 ten gauge.

But I still shoot lead. Not because I'm too old school, but I've shot enough with lead to not worry about it.

I shot lead for a long time. I Remember buying the old Remington original hevi shot and not even knowing what it was. Just remember the patterns were ridiculously good. Then I found out more about it and shot the Remington version for a several years until they quit making them. When hevi shot went on their own, I thought just the quality of a the shell went down. The crimps came loose all the time, the Brass would get burred and bent from unloading the gun. So i started getting Winchester's version, the original Winchester extended range. The old Remington hevi shots and Winchester extended range hevi shot were the two best store bought shells I've ever had.

When they quit making the Winchester extended range I went with mag blends. Good shooting shells as well. But when the Winchester long beards came out that's what I've used since. The cost of them and effective range is a no brainer for me.

I want to be able to kill a gobbler at 50 yards max, and the long beard 6s magnum load 3" 1-7/8 ounce will do it. (12 gauge that is.) The 20 gauge version of 1-1/4 ounce shot with 1000 feet per second worries me to shoot at anything above 40 for sure.

Ideal range for me with longbeard shells and 20 or 12 gauge would be 25-35 yards.

I'd like to start reloading the tss, but I just haven't gotten around to start on it. Maybe one day I'll invest in shot and components and start.


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I've only shot factory loads thus far. I've been gathering items to change that in the near future.
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I have been loading my own for 5 yrs now. I initially loaded for my 12g. However, after realizing that I can shoot a 20g just as well, the 12g has been in a safe for the past two years. I have a good supply of TSS currently, but I will always buy at least a couple of pounds every year and will continue hand loading as long as I have and can continue to get supplies if needed.


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