Tungsten Super Shot will eliminate the need for a big bore

[Southpaw]

Thanks for the update and followup Jerry. Was really interested in what you found out. I am blown away by the thought of using 9 shot on a tough old bird at 50+ yards. Good luck with the turkey season.

[J. A. EARLY]

My cousin's grandson came up to target his 12 gauge 3.5 inch. He shot the new Winchester XRs, 1 3/4 ounce number 5s at 40 yards. His shot against the back steel plate of my shot trap did not even make a mark in the steel. The shot flattened out and was there on the ground. The tungsten 9s dinged the steel quite deep.

[Mike of the Mountain]

Jerry, I just recently started loading with TSS too. Also purchased from Hal. Looking forward to smoking some gobblers in a few weeks! Amazing that the #9 has the same energy at 60 yards as the lead 4s do at 40!!! Might even use some of these for waterfowl in the future if I can't get any ITX shot. Hal is great at providing recipes for the various loads too. Using 8s or 9s throws a heck of a dense pattern at those birds!!

[Mike of the Mountain]

JA Early said, "I see the shot is now $53/pound. Tariffs taking effect. I guess I'll have to operate on any turkey I kill to recover the shot from him."

From what I was told if you shoot a turkey at "usual" distances there is enough energy that the shot goes right through them. They have yet to recover a pellet!!

[J. A. EARLY]

Originally Posted by Mike Koneski

JA Early said, "I see the shot is now $53/pound. Tariffs taking effect. I guess I'll have to operate on any turkey I kill to recover the shot from him."

From what I was told if you shoot a turkey at "usual" distances there is enough energy that the shot goes right through them. They have yet to recover a pellet!!

I had a strutter yesterday about 70 yards. If he had been 60 I would have tried him and maybe recovered a few pellets. I did shoot one of the TSS loads today. Had him going crazy in the tree. Flew down, went the other way. I followed an hour later, set up in the woods on the edge of a cut-over. Watched the open oak woods. Now any experienced turkey hunter would know they prefer the cut-over to sneak to the call over open woods. Brain freeze. He saw me, clucked and before I could get the gun up was airborne so my 1 1/4 ounces of TSS are spread over five acres now as I wasn't even close. Been fooling with him for four days and now he is well educated.

[charlie cleveland]

look how much farther one can take a big bore and kill a turkey....i gotta get me some of this shot...charlie

[J. A. EARLY]

Originally Posted by charlie cleveland

look how much farther one can take a big bore and kill a turkey....i gotta get me some of this shot...charlie

Charlie,

They are selling the fully loaded 2 1/2 ounce loads for $12 a shell ($59 for a box of 5 without shipping).

https://www.mackspw.com/Apex-Tungste...-Ga-3.5-2.5-Oz

I think if one crammed 2 1/2 ounces of this stuff into a big gun that 60 to 70 yards plus would not be a problem. But I would like to get him a whole lot closer. But if he makes me mad enough after two weeks of fooling with him, well I just might make a special load just for him. I've ended many a spring having been after the same wise old bird for two weeks and being outsmarted every day.

[Southpaw]

Originally Posted by Jerry Harlow

Charlie,

They are selling the fully loaded 2 1/2 ounce loads for $12 a shell ($59 for a box of 5 without shipping).

https://www.mackspw.com/Apex-Tungste...-Ga-3.5-2.5-Oz

I think if one crammed 2 1/2 ounces of this stuff into a big gun that 60 to 70 yards plus would not be a problem. But I would like to get him a whole lot closer. But if he makes me mad enough after two weeks of fooling with him, well I just might make a special load just for him. I've ended many a spring having been after the same wise old bird for two weeks and being outsmarted every day.

Several years ago had a big old Tom working a pasture on a hill slope. Had jake and hen dekes at about 25 yards. He was a huge bird. Dang bird sat there in full view about 300 yards down hill from us henned up and gobbled at us for 3 straight hours but would not move toward us. Heck my hunting partner even let out a loud fart and bird hammered back at that. At about 10 o'clock we were close to calling no joy and that dang bird started casually ambling our way. I guess out of curiosity.

My buddy was a bit exposed and could not move but turkey hung up at what I thought was 50 yards. Was hunting with a 12 gauge shooting 3 inch shells and had just taken a bird a few weeks before at 50 yards with same setup but I wanted him in closer to be sure. He stood there looking straight at my partner. It lasted about 5 minutes but it felt like an eternity and bird started looking nervous and turned to take step back down the hill. I decided to cut loose. I knocked about two feathers out of him and dang bird lit out running down the hill to bottom of pasture. No kidding dang bird then stopped and looked up at us, puffed up and strutted some more and shook like a dog and then ambled off.

After he left we went and stepped off and instead of 50 yards he was 65 yards. Right where I thought he was standing was a little hump that I estimated correctly was 50 yards. Problem was there a slight depression after that hump could not see from angle of sitting then another hump past that bird was actually standing on. Judging distances in open pasture with pasture grass where you can't see feet and sitting down low with no land marks can be tough.

Sure wish I had some of that tungsten then. Found out later that bird got harvested by somebody else and it weighed out at 25 lbs and had a 15 inch beard. No record but a dang big bird.

[J. A. EARLY]

I carry my rangefinder with me and given time mark distances mentally.

[Phil C]

Unfortunately they also show out of stock. Im thinking 2 1/2 oz of 7 1/2, 8, or 9’s would be one heck of a turkey killler. Headed to New Mexico on the 15 th, sure wish I could “Field test some”. I will keep looking.