TSS for Deer?
- hookinembig
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TSS for Deer?
Just wondering if anyone has made up a deer load for the 12 gauge using TSS? Based on the damage it will produce on a turkey and the penetration at further distances I was wondering if you could use a smaller diameter shot or a larger shot with more penetration to be more effective for deer?
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Hog--- has loads for the 12 ga, just go by weight and you are good. I shoot 1 1/4 oz 4mm in 20 ga. works for me. Some people use 4.5mm, some 5mm. I like to keep the count up. but in a 12 ga you could use 5mm and still get a good count. You may not find any of them under the skin on the far side, like I do with 4 mm.
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i know a #9 pellet is a 2mm, but what shot size is a 4, 4.5, and 5 mm?
- Shooter
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4mm is B size, 4.5mm is .17 caliber, and 5mm is .20 caliber.
Yes, from what I'm hearing, they do very well on Deer.
Yes, from what I'm hearing, they do very well on Deer.
- Spuriosity
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Re: TSS for Deer?
So that equates to B, BB&T. Hey, sounds like a good name for a Bank.
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I run 2 3/4" 1oz 4mm at close to 1400 fps. Works great on deer. I would shoot a 20ga if I didn't have a dedicated 12ga for deer.
- hookinembig
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Any information on distances and penetration for these loads?
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Search function will find you some info. Also, first animal we shot here was a 125# hog at 80yds. 9 pellets were pass thru both shields. I shot some at street signs here. OOB about 20% go thru at 50yds. 4mm at 1400fps gives 100% pass thru and 42+- pellets in the load.
- poorcountrypreacher
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I shot a doe with a 5mm load several years ago. I was just testing it for Hal to see how it would perform on a deer. Shot her at 30 yards and she dropped right there. Complete penetration on every pellet.
If I had a good reason to hunt with buckshot I'd use a tss load for sure.
If I had a good reason to hunt with buckshot I'd use a tss load for sure.
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So you're the one. GilJohndoe wrote: I shot some at street signs here.
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My buddy works in traffic for the city. Some old signs find their way here.
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The 4mm are about #1 size, the 4.5mm are the size of Daisy BBs, or #B in typical hunting shot, and the 5mm are about #T.
The first deer shot with the #1s I have was a small buck at 67 lasered yards several years ago. The shooter counted 16 pellets that hit the deer, and 13 of them passed completely through with 3 stuck under the skin on the off side.
The 1s run about 48/oz the Ts about 24/oz. The Bs about 35/oz.
The first deer shot with the #1s I have was a small buck at 67 lasered yards several years ago. The shooter counted 16 pellets that hit the deer, and 13 of them passed completely through with 3 stuck under the skin on the off side.
The 1s run about 48/oz the Ts about 24/oz. The Bs about 35/oz.
- crenshawco
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Sounds like you could work up an awesome predator load with some of those options
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I miss stated before. 4mm is 47-48 per oz. Much better than any factory offered round. For yotes and such I would shoot #4s. Should kill to 100+yds