What is going on with the Shotgun ammo manufacturers? Used to be able to buy Turkey loads 25 rounds in a Box. Now, those same loads are being sold in only 5 round boxes. Marketing gimmick ??

This price is ridiculous !!!

HEAVYWEIGHT TSS 20 Gauge
PTSSX295F 79
$67.99
Currently Unavailable
Shot Size: 7 and 9
Muzzle Velocity: 1000
Shotshell Length: 3in. / 76mm
Shot Charge Oz: 1 5/8
Type: Tungsten
Package Quantity: 5
Usage: Turkey

5 Shotgun shells for $67.99 !!!!!!!!!

I always bought turkey loads ten per box. I guess cutting the amount in half is a way to keep consumers from getting sticker shock.

I had a few guys telling me how TSS ammo will reach out and fold turkeys at 60-70 yards. They said it was pricey and only available at certain times of the year (pre-turkey season).

If I want to long-range plink turkeys I'll wait until the fall season and use a rifle. In spring prefer to call them gobblers to 35 yards or less, the closer the better.

Have you priced TSS shot?
Cheapest I can find is over $40/ lb, most at or above $50/lb.
At 1.5 to 2 oz per shell, gets pricey quick.

I'm looking to use it in ML shotguns.

The lead stuff comes in 10 rounds still you would need a bank loan for a box of 25 TSS rounds. LOL

At 68 buck for five .... nope, that aint the reason. I know they want to go lead free, but there are other heavy metals other than gold for crying out loud.

I will keep using my 3 inch steel #2,3,4 shot I buy at walmarts after the season from$5 to $8 a box of 25 shells.

I have a load like that but it is going ~1200 fps. It cost me about $30 to load a pack of 5.

Most that shoot tss don't do it to shoot farther, we do it for the far superior patterns that you get. Also, I prefer to shoot it out of the 410. Killing patterns out past 40 yards.

I don’t currently use TSS ammo. It is on the pricey side for sure.

Had a guy who said he wouldn’t spend $14 dollars a shell to kill a gobbler. Same guy is shooting a $2500 Ravin crossbow for deer. Every premium arrow, with a good broad head and lighted nock, is costing him $63 a shot.

Still killing them with a 20 ga 4 shot lead old duck loads just pick my shots even use # 6 for head shots.

Found something cheaper,.


HEVI-Shot HEVI-Hammer Pheasant, 20 Gauge, 3", 1 oz. Shotshells, 25 rds.
$24.69


# 3 shot

You would be better off with a 7.5 lead load. That stuff you got there is 15% bismuth and 85% steel #3 shot.

Have you priced tungsten shot recently? 3.5" 12ga loads you get less than 7 shots per pound. Even rolling your own TSS costs you $$$. That being said, TSS is lethal on turkeys out a long ways

Exactly. TSS out of a 410 is highly effective. Get more shots per pound that way as well, and comparing pellet counts per oz of lead to TSS isn't even fair. TSS makes a 12ga unnecessary for turkeys

A friend took me turkey hunting one time, after I rolled a nice tom he asked me what I hit him with that put him down so hard, #4 buck worked wonders! Only after I shot did he tell me that was frowned upon, who knew.

Holy Cow

It's been awhile , but all I ever used was high brass magnum NO. 4 shot .
I know everything to do with guns and hunting is getting ridicules !

Just finished loading 25 rounds of turkey loads this afternoon. Dipped into one my remaining 8# kegs of Blue Dot, and one of several bags of chilled #4 shot. Broke out my fathers ol’ trusty Lee Loadall, found his old Magnum Duck load, and went to town. 171 bushing, and 1.5 ounce of lead worked on many a duck in my youth, should do just fine on the turkeys also. Thankful that my father and I were always picking up shot and powder whenever we found close out stores or sales. Especially at today’s price’s. Brought back a lot of memories sitting at that old reloaded, I spent countless hours perched next to him, transfixed at his rhythmic working of the press. Felt like he was back sitting at my side for a bit.