HD28
Senior Member
Wife got me some Apex #9 TSS 20 ga shells for Christmas, but...got 2-3/4" instead of the 3". Should I swap them or shoot the 2-3/4"? Anyone have experience with the 2-3/4" TSS loads? Thank you.
That’s what I shoot as well-roll my own.If I can kill them with 2 3/4 shell in my 28 ga, then I’m 100% confident you can do it with the 20ga. Just pattern the gun for best choke combo for the distance you like and let her rip!
My wife gave me her blessing to use her Mossberg 500 Bantam 20 for turkey this spring so I set it up with a rail mount, a Bushnell TRS-25 red dot that I had stored away, a sling and a Carlson's .575 choke tube so as soon as I can find some 20 gauge turkey ammo I'll sight it in and start running some pattern test and see how it does. I'm pretty excited about dialing it in and using it in the woods this spring and If I like it as much as I believe I will I'll then start shopping around for a dedicated 20 gauge turkey gun for me.3 inch .410 with TSS is a 40 yd machine all day long.
Use 2 3/4 in the 20, sold my 12 couple years ago.
I did the same thing with my wife's Mossberg 500 20 guage. Red dot and new choke this has turned into our new turkey gun..lol.. Retired my 12 guage...You can use the Longbeards and get good results with it in the 20 guage but if you ever try the TSS it's wayyy better than the longbeards.My wife gave me her blessing to use her Mossberg 500 Bantam 20 for turkey this spring so I set it up with a rail mount, a Bushnell TRS-25 red dot that I had stored away, a sling and a Carlson's .575 choke tube so as soon as I can find some 20 gauge turkey ammo I'll sight it in and start running some pattern test and see how it does. I'm pretty excited about dialing it in and using it in the woods this spring and If I like it as much as I believe I will I'll then start shopping around for a dedicated 20 gauge turkey gun for me.
I've always used Longbeard XRs in my 12 but curious to know if I should be looking at the TSS loads over the Longbeards for the 20 gauge?
*I don't ever take a shot past 40 yards.