Killed my first tss bird

Hooksnhorns · Post by **Hooksnhorns** » March 31st, 2016, 1:03 pm

yesterday mornin. He was a 2 y/o that I had called up for a buddy first weekend of season, and he missed. The turkey wouldn't close the distance as close as I'd liked him to, but I knew how far he was( had ranged a spot of grass close to where he was standing when it got light enough to check some ranges). I had watched him for almost 2 hrs, and he turned to leave after standing at this range for about 30 mins. I knew what my gun would do at that distance, but I wanted him closer. Anyway, he got enough, and started walkin off, I wasn't gonna let that happen.

That tss is some BAD stuff. I shot him from behind. Some shot hit low. I pulled a pellet, and a feather out from under the membrane on the outside of the breast meat. Almost COMPLETE penetration. I am shooting a 3" fiocchi load of 8.5s. I had heard it was tuff, but I had no idea...

Southern Sportsman · Post by **Southern Sportsman** » March 31st, 2016, 1:29 pm

How far, how far?!?

Hooksnhorns · Post by **Hooksnhorns** » March 31st, 2016, 1:54 pm

Well...

What's the rule on discussing any distance a bird is shot? Is there a max distance at which we can talk about here?

BrowningGuy88 · Post by **BrowningGuy88** » March 31st, 2016, 1:59 pm

Hooksnhorns wrote:Well...

What's the rule on discussing any distance a bird is shot? Is there a max distance at which we can talk about here?

Nope

Post by **Hoobilly** » March 31st, 2016, 2:05 pm

We dont shoot nothing on here unless its exactly over 40.1 yards

Hooksnhorns · Post by **Hooksnhorns** » March 31st, 2016, 2:12 pm

73 yds. Again, I knew what my equipment will do at that range. I would not suggest anyone attempting this without shooting at that distance at a large target, and a scope or red dot is a must. The pattern is dropping a good bit at that distance. I also shoot a leupy scope, with turkey plex. I knew where to bracket the turkeys head and neck in the cross/ circle reticle. I also wasn't gonna shoot at that distance, until he started leaving. ( I watched him standing at that distance for probably 30 mins) Those little 8.5s are some bad little dudes.

Post by **redarrow** » March 31st, 2016, 2:41 pm

HELL son,ain't no dang rules here jus so long as you grease the mods hands now and then.

taylorjones20 · Post by **taylorjones20** » March 31st, 2016, 2:46 pm

redarrow wrote:HELL son,ain't no dang rules here jus so long as you grease the mods hands now and then.

There's mods on this site??? lol

bowhunter2k9 · Post by **bowhunter2k9** » March 31st, 2016, 2:49 pm

Nice!!! Good shooting

gobblegobblegobble · Post by **gobblegobblegobble** » March 31st, 2016, 3:48 pm

Just curious as to what kind of drop you were seeing at that range.

A lot of people won't believe that you can get full body penetration by those little TSS BBs.

Hooksnhorns · Post by **Hooksnhorns** » March 31st, 2016, 3:53 pm

redarrow wrote:HELL son,ain't no dang rules here jus so long as you grease the mods hands now and then.

Lol, I hear ya brother. I just didn't wanna ruffle any feathers. The other site would evict my butt quick, fast, and in a hurry if I even thought about postin about this over there. I respect their wishes, so I don't talk about it over there. I just wanted to say I was surprised by the performance of this stuff. And, thanks for the positive feedback y'all.

Hooksnhorns · Post by **Hooksnhorns** » March 31st, 2016, 4:03 pm

gobblegobblegobble wrote:Just curious as to what kind of drop you were seeing at that range.

A lot of people won't believe that you can get full body penetration by those little TSS BBs.

In my setup and with the load I'm shooting, about 10". But if someone plans on shooting at any range over 50, they need to check their gun/load drop at different yardages.

Yea, it shocked me...

gobblegobblegobble · Post by **gobblegobblegobble** » March 31st, 2016, 4:06 pm

Hooksnhorns wrote:
gobblegobblegobble wrote:Just curious as to what kind of drop you were seeing at that range.

A lot of people won't believe that you can get full body penetration by those little TSS BBs.

In my setup and with the load I'm shooting, about 10". But if someone plans on shooting at any range over 50, they need to check their gun/load drop at different yardages.

Yea, it shocked me...

Oh yeah, definitely. I don't want to shoot that far at turkeys. But we have some coyotes that run our fields as well.

Besides, I'm kind of wanting to check the pattern at 75 anyways, just to compare them to 40 yard targets from off-the-shelf ammo.

Johndoe · Post by **Johndoe** » March 31st, 2016, 4:35 pm

Now all you have to do is post over there and get banned. Join the club for real.

hookinembig · Post by **hookinembig** » March 31st, 2016, 5:03 pm

Congrats hooksnhorns that's awesome. Nice shooting as well. You gotta love the TSS and its capabilities!

GOLD HUNTER · Post by **GOLD HUNTER** » March 31st, 2016, 8:04 pm

BeardBuster · Post by **BeardBuster** » April 1st, 2016, 9:24 am

Congratulations! I am new to TSS also. I've killed a few birds this year but nothing over 40 yds. Are you shooting a 20 ga? Also, are you shooting one of Hal's loads?

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hawglips · Post by **hawglips** » April 1st, 2016, 11:14 am

Johndoe wrote:Now all you have to do is post over there and get banned. Join the club for real.

WoodMoose · Post by **WoodMoose** » April 1st, 2016, 11:38 am

redarrow wrote:HELL son,ain't no dang rules here jus so long as you grease the mods hands now and then.

dang I knew I was doing something wrong,,,,,,,,,,,,,need to slip the mods a bill or two,,,,,,,,,,

Hooksnhorns · Post by **Hooksnhorns** » April 1st, 2016, 8:47 pm

BeardBuster wrote:Congratulations! I am new to TSS also. I've killed a few birds this year but nothing over 40 yds. Are you shooting a 20 ga? Also, are you shooting one of Hal's loads?

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Thanks. I'm shooting a 12, Hal's 3" fiocchi load.

Gunslinger1 · Post by **Gunslinger1** » April 3rd, 2016, 10:34 pm

What are your 40 yd 10" numbers?

toasty · Post by **toasty** » April 4th, 2016, 5:58 pm

Hooksnhorns wrote:

In my setup and with the load I'm shooting, about 10". But if someone plans on shooting at any range over 50, they need to check their gun/load drop at different yardages.

Yea, it shocked me...

Or calculate it. I plugged your load into KPY Shotshell and got the drop of the shot. If zeroed at 50 yards, you get 10" of drop from 50 to 73 yards with your load. If you were zeroed at 40 yards, it would be an extra 12.5" drop to get to 73 yards. Wouldn't matter if you were cited for 40 or 50, they are both going to have lots of pellets that make contact with the bird.

strutnva · Post by **strutnva** » April 4th, 2016, 8:22 pm

congrats

Hooksnhorns · Post by **Hooksnhorns** » April 4th, 2016, 10:54 pm

Gunslinger1 wrote:What are your 40 yd 10" numbers?

340

Hooksnhorns · Post by **Hooksnhorns** » April 4th, 2016, 10:57 pm

toasty wrote:
Hooksnhorns wrote:

In my setup and with the load I'm shooting, about 10". But if someone plans on shooting at any range over 50, they need to check their gun/load drop at different yardages.

Yea, it shocked me...
Or calculate it. I plugged your load into KPY Shotshell and got the drop of the shot. If zeroed at 50 yards, you get 10" of drop from 50 to 73 yards with your load. If you were zeroed at 40 yards, it would be an extra 12.5" drop to get to 73 yards. Wouldn't matter if you were cited for 40 or 50, they are both going to have lots of pellets that make contact with the bird.

So, if I had been zeroed at 40, the drop would be 22.5"?

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