Federal TSS 9's

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decoykrvr
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Federal TSS 9's

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A friend has acquired several boxes of Federal TSS 9's and doesn't have a clue on chokes, and neither do I since I now I "roll my own" and only know what my guns like w/ TSS handloads. I see where the Trulock chokes for the Federal TSS, 9's are .640 and .650 for 7's. I think he will be shooting a 3", 870 or 3", Ithaca 37, and has a variety of choke tubes from an GT .650 - PG .665 and IC tubes. He usually hunts w/ EM 3" 6's, and wanted to know if the Fed TSS loads should pattern similarly at 40 yards. Any info will be appreciated and may save him some money, aggravation, and patterning time.
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Ranger007
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Re: Federal TSS 9's

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Don’t think he can go wrong with any of those chokes out of a 12 ga 1 3/4 oz with #9 TSS. Would probably opt for the most open he has to start with.

My buddy shot #9 fed Tss 1 3/4oz through his Carlson longbeard .665 invector plus Browning o/u it shot avg 350/250. @ 40yds

Longbeard 3” 6’s shot 250 in 10” same gun same day but the 20” was sparse not worth counting.
decoykrvr
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Re: Federal TSS 9's

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I thought a IC .660 out of a barrel which isn't over-bored would give a good core and even 20". Anyone tried or seen the results w/ the Trulock chokes.
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Re: Federal TSS 9's

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A lot of people seem to lean more around the .670 range when it comes to the 9's. Tends to give a more even pattern and a little more forgiving on close shots. They still put 100's of those bb's on paper at 50 yards.
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