Hi Matt,
This past spring turkey season in NY, I used 1oz, TSS #8's with a thick shot cup, mylar sheet and buffer material in the shot. This load is equivalent to a 3 1/2 magnum 10 ga load with #3 nickel plated shot in number of shot pellets. However, due to the density of TSS vs lead and the smaller #8 shot size there is less air frictional drag on these pellets.
As a result, the #8 TSS maintain their velocity over a greater distance, penetrate all the way through the turkeys and the pattern is exceptional since they don't deform. This load is effective to as much as 80 yards with a full choke. I used a DH, M/F, 30". D4 Damascus, 8# 4oz , 12 ga to kill my two birds this past spring. And let one of my friends use it for one of his birds. In that Parker, the 1oz load feels like a light skeet load with virtually no recoil. And, the birds are stone dead, all the pellets pass through the bird and, different than lead, the turkeys never move when you pick them up. No shot touches the barrel due to the thick wad lined with the mylar sheet. The load is equally effective on geese. Further, I anticipate state F&G will be altering shot size regulations for turkeys to allow #9 and #10's making small gauge shotguns effective turkey guns.
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