TSS Shot

[Woodcock survey]

Many have mentioned using TSS in single barrel guns with no problems. Our vintage doubles have barrels attached to a top and bottom rib using solder which stands up to the loads of the day for many years with no damage.How will this stand up to a type of shot unknown in the time they were made?
I would be concerned about the ribs coming loose. Do the currently made O/U that are made for steel use soft solder to connect the ribs? I would just use a modern single barrel gun or stay with lead and get them close as we have always done.

[Steve Hodges]

I would like to thank everyone who chimed in on my question. I was thinking of using the TSS shot this turkey season. I thought it would be cool to shoot a turkey with my Parker Reproduction with it but I think with all the reasons given I will not use TSS in my gun. Thanks again, Steve

[J. A. EARLY]

I would call some of the small manufacturers of TSS loads and check on the wadding. Usually the wads are so thick there is never any contact between the shot and the bore. Number 9s in TSS (what I use) inside a thick wad cannot hurt anything, and they will load you lighter loads. There really is no need for 1 3/4 ounces of TSS 9s in a 3" or even 1 1/2 ounce in a 2 3/4" 12 gauge. You may find that they have 1 1/8 or 1 1/4 ounce TSS loads available. I loaded 1 1/4 ounce of TSS and shot it through a vintage Parker and Ithaca NID and also 1 ounce in 20 gauge and shot it through a Sterlingworth and a Trojan. No damage due to the shot being so small. double wadded, and the load is completely enclosed and actually far down inside the wadding. One ounce loads of TSS contain 362 pellets, and have the energy of 5s. That's why people are killing turkeys at 40 yards wit a .410 and 15/16 ounce.