you guys are looking at it wrong, of all the money you spend on guns and camo and gas, what percentage is the cost of ammo? if you can turkey hunt you shoot what? 2-3 per season? ya got that dedicated turkey gun, drive a 50 grand truck, camo, calls, bug spray, some rent a motel or pay an outfitter and your whining about 15 bucks a round for 3 rounds. personally I use a 20 ga. dedicated turkey gun, cost 900 bucks, got 200+ in a red dot and mount, 100 bucks in a choke, and shoot 2 oz bosstom ammo at 11 bucks per round and the enjoyment I have hunting is worth 10x the money spent.

I'm still using winchester supreme from 15 years ago. Got 3 left from the bunch I bought.

Some guys want to shoot a bird at 60 yards some guys prefer 30 yards because calling is #1 for many hunters not just getting a bird.

TSS is 30% heavier than lead,, #9 TSS will out penetrate a #5 lead in ballistic jell, and you get a lot more pellets in a straight load of #9, they don't flop like they do with TSS compared to lead if hunting on steep terrain.

Dang guys thought your supposed to buy the best you can afford, TSS is THE BEST !

He gets it.

Another way to look at is guys will buy beer, ciggys, pull tabs, spend time at the casino, the list goes on. But wont spend money on the best ammo?

Sometimes the best just cost more but isn't needed. That's wasted value to me. I don't need tss. Lead has always worked. I don't drive an expensive truck either. I prefer to play the part, not look it.

Sent ya a message.

Next thing you know, someone will be saying they would use a cross cut saw to fell trees because they are a lot cheaper and will still put the trees on the ground.

Ok so seriously though, not a turkey hunter so IDK all the whatever but on average how many shells does a a age turkey guy go though in a year ?
Know most deer hunters brag about take a few seasons to use up a 20rd box of shells so.... Is that the same with turkey hunting or ? Because I think most guys only shoot what ...one or two ?a season?

https://bossshotshells.com/shotshells/tom-tungsten/

Here's another small type operation. Dont know much about them other than made in Michigan

Depends, do you just buy a license and stay in your State? If that’s the case 1-3 maybe.
If you travel, then you could shoot up to 10+ a year.
Do you hunt where there’s hogs and coyotes? Add another few shells in the mix. And yes, I don’t give a rip if they’re $20 a shell, a coyote or hog comes by me in range and I’m letting it rip!!
I still laugh at the I only shoot them at 30yds and I don’t shoot them at 60. I want y’all’s LRF eyes, lol. In the woods, yeah, I can figure it out even without a range finder. Put me on a prairie or pasture and that joker gets looking huge and I shoot. Have I misjudged distance before…YES!! So much so I felt bad afterwards despite having a dead bird. I don’t know of a turkey hunter out there that intentionally shoots at 50+ yards.

Limit is one in some states, two in some and 3 in a few so this is not a high volume game unless you hunt lots of different states or ignore the limits.

If you want to duck hunt with TSS, that is a different matter all together.

The ammo companies are making TSS loads for deer now too.

they shoot really well, and they ship free with 100 dollar order

20 ga/2 oz. #9 TSS at forty yards

I have never had an issue carrying my supposed heavy 12 gauge, crazy thing they came out with was a gun sling?
I have never had trouble maneuvering my clunky gun where I wish I had a kids 20 gauge. Some of the justifications I read for how someone wants their setup by bashing others setup is mind boggling. You like your setup and if you didn’t you’d probably change it? I love my benelli, shooting 3.5”, TSS 7.5’s. I plan on hunting 3-4 states the rest of my days. Oh and been chasing them 40 years my calling is right where I want it!

I like TSS for coyotes but that is the only thing I reload it for.

My turkey gun is a 3" 12 ga 870. I've never had an issue carrying mine either and I sure have put in the foot miles. Also have a sling on it. All my long guns do. My 870 is the turkey hunting model...so no maneuverability issues in the heat of the moment.

Y’all keep carrying those heavy things, I’ll stick to the work smarter not harder. If I’m gonna put 10-12miles a day chasing birds, I’m gonna do it as light as possible. I personally don’t care what anyone shoots, I ain’t carrying it, lol. TSS was made for the smaller gauges to make them equal to the larger gauges.

10 to 12 miles a day of walking...I can't do that anymore...even without toting anything...lol