28 Gauge 2 3/4" 1 5/8oz TSS Loading Patterning! 28ga TSS Turkey Thumper!!! 

Thanks for the shout out. Had a customer report back claiming she killed her turkey this season with the 1-5/8oz load of #10's at 69 yards... My guess is the sheer pellet count is so much that the bird is overwhelmed with shot in the vital areas (more shot on target is more energy)... Mind boggling... Also, I do not recommend people take that kind of a shot with 10's 😅

You definitely have the combination! Your components are first class!!!

Love some 28GA!

Love your videos with these sub gauge loads. Please keep them coming!!!!

I agree 110% about roll vs fold crimp. Just extra steps, things to keep up with during the reloading process - not to mention ruining hulls. Thanks for adding your website. For some reason hearing your website is difficult with audio. Nice looking web page. I haven’t looked it over totally, yet. Just wanted to leave a comment letting you know I appreciate it. Good luck in the turkey woods. 🦃

Federal 3 inch 28 gauge, 3 inch is 1 1/4 at 1200 gps. I love it. My wife used it on ducks and geese. That is what she is taking Turkey hunting. 1 5/8 of TSS is what I use in my 12. 9s for ducks and 7s for geese. 9s for turkey.

good video

For me the roll crimp makes sense due to powder density to stack hieght. I know that it's not expensive to buy the cork or shot cards. But options are always good.

Roll crimp rant- not a rant at all. It’s educational and on point. Many of the folks loading TSS are low volume loaders for Turkeys/deer/predator. I actually got into TSS loading BB for the 28 gauge it’s a 🦌🦌 slayer!!! Those users treat hulls as once and done for the most part and in normal times use new primed hulls. I just recently purchased a press to fold crimp loads and hull availability is a concern. It’s my belief that Herter’s TSS at Bass Pro is the gateway drug to TSS reloading. It’s decently priced, available and gets people in the TSS game to experience the results. Those results just open the flood gates.

1 5/8oz might be heavy for gauge but the 1066fps is optimal for Turkey. I think you can probably stretch out to 50-55yards with those 8.5s

I know this sounds crazy and probably is not good for the internals but the last round of 12 gauge tss I loaded up I used me Lee perfect powder drop to drop 300g of #8 tss and just measured out the 320g of #4 steel but maybe give it a try they are fairly cheap and I still used it for powder afterwards and it seemed to still throw accurate charges. Probably should get a new one specifically for powder and one just for tss

This shows what the subguages with TSS can do. The days of 10 pound guns with 3 1/2” lead are over. I think the 28 gauge is the perfect gauge for Turkeys. I also believe 1 5/8 oz is overkill for turkeys. Just look at what your 3/4 ounce 410 loads did!!! Somewhere north of 1 ounce is a sweet spot for lethality, pressure, velocity, recoil and functionality. With the reloading powders available to reloaders getting 1 5/8 can give auto loaders cycling issues- over gassing, over driving the bolt and second shell not going into battery. It appears shorter barrel 28s are functioning better. Again this was an amazing video- love the 28 gauge!!! Keep up the amazing content.

Would love to see the numbers and pattern on a roll crimp of this. I like the cost effectiveness of roll crimping

Wish they would make a tps wad unslit so i could control the spread a little more just a thought

I’d love to come hang out with you for a day or two and just LEARN. BTW, I have 2 28ga. Shotguns and I just ordered a SA 28ga. Turkey 🦃 Gun and I’ll be ordering the equipment for loading up my own TSS.

Where do you send your loads for pressure testing?

Have you tried that RCBS powder drop with the large or magnum collet to drop the TSS?

Are B&P cheddite hulls?

Have you ever or do you have any 28ga. 3” TSS Turkey Loads ?

Question, are those Wads PreSlit ?

What is your powder charge if you don't mind me asking

no mylar wrap?

Buck Snort 🦃 is ☠️

Have you ever duplexed with lead in the bottom to make up space and reduce the quantity of TSS to around 1 ounce? Thats what I'm looking to do this year as I've found that 1 ounce of TSS is plenty out to 40-50 yards. I appreciate your videos!