Flintlock fowler with TSS for turkeys

[Wolframfan]

You gents have a couple beautiful guns, be sure to keep us updated!

[Rocklock]

I received my #9TSS shot yesterday. I got out to the range today to try it out. Please remember that this is a 20 gauge flintlock fowler with no choke, and I was looking to get the pattern filled in, not shoot farther. Most of my turkeys have been taken in the 25-30 yard range. Range is a measured 40 yards, canning jar lids were used for penetration test. (I had 100% penetration)

[GLS]

With the limitations you choose, gauge, cylinder bore and flintlock, it is impressive. Main question is: What do you think about it? Gil

[Rocklock]

I love the TSS! It gives me almost a many hits in the 30" at 40 yards as the HW7 started with. 301 hits with TSS vs 330 in the 1 1/2oz load of HW7 I was using.

[Matt / PA]

Good timing!.....I'm still tweaking mine but looks very promising.........
Here is what I'm consistently getting: 240ish +/- hits in 10" at 30yds with 1 5/8oz of TSS #9 (I yanked the one in the picture a bit! )
(170ish at 40 in 10")
I have one with a 20" count at 30yds at home and it's something like 430 total in 20" at that range.
I want to keep tweaking because I think I can do better but without a trap it's just too expensive! LOL
This will do for now unless I get spunky this weekend, and gives me an honest 40yd yd flintlock.

100grs Goex 3Fg , a thin overshot card to protect the powder, (3) 1/8" lubed Wool wads, 1 5/8oz TSS #9, 15gs of PSB buffer, an 2 thin overshot cards.....no shot cup.

[Rocklock]

Looks great Matt!

[howl]

[Matt / PA]

Looks great Matt!

Now all we need to do is be able to see the sights!
I might still mess with mine......I think there is still some room for improvement. I was even considering trying 9.5s if I can find some this late in the game.

[Rocklock]

It works! Jake at 25 yards, bang, no flop.

[howl]

[soiltester]

Now yor' killen' em'

[Johndoe]

Wait. No shot cup? TSS on bare bore. Don't think I'd do that?

[Matt / PA]

Yep it definitely works!.....my PA longbeard from this morning.
1 5/8oz of TSS#9 in front of 100grs of Goex 3Fg out of my 20ga flinter.
10 1/4" bearded 22.44lb fatty.

[Rocklock]

Congrats Matt!

[swampchicken]

Congratulations to both of you with the fine looking guns!

[Hoobilly]

sweet flinters!
glad you both have scored on turkeys with tss flintlocks

past killing it with the present technology

coooool

[Southern Sportsman]

Wait. No shot cup? TSS on bare bore. Don't think I'd do that?

My thought as well.

[Matt / PA]

The smoke keeps rolling! PA bird #2 for the flintlock.
10.5" beard, 20.2lbs, 1" spurs.
The 30yd shot flattened him and he probably had 40-50 holes in his head and neck.
The TSS is rocking them!

[howl]

Looks like fun!

[Matt / PA]

Congrats Matt!

Congrats to you as well!

Wait. No shot cup? TSS on bare bore. Don't think I'd do that?

I had some concerns about it myself initially, but the shot is so small round and smooth that it seems to flow very well. I can see some light streaking through the choked section of the bore but nothing I can "feel". A couple passes with some green scotchbrite and its gone. I don't think these tiny pellets have the 'Bite" that a skidding Hevishot #6 or something might have, and I might even switch to #9.5s for next season.
If I was shooting round after round through it I'd maybe be concerned but for the 1 or 2 shots I will take each season It's really no biggie.
I do still plan to try to figure out a load using CDS wads which should eliminate it altogether.

I can tell you the TSS #9's absolutely rock them out of the flinter. I forgot to really look at the first bird which was a closer shot but the 2nd bird I shot at 28-30yds had somewhere in the neighborhood of 40 hits from the wattles to his noggin.
Even if I can't get plastic shotcups to work the trade off is added pattern density and effectiveness vs a little bit of bore wear is worth it to me.

[alpha burnt]

You all still seeing success w TSS out of the smooth bores? I know its old post, just curious.

[DocHolliday]

T9.5’s at 35 yds. The right barrel carries T10’s and is wicked to 30

[quavodus]

That's cool as can be.

[alpha burnt]

Couple years ago I bought a 20 gauge flintlock fusil that I was told made by Greg Christian. I've been apprehensive about using it on turkeys, it is cylinder bore. I need to work on load development with it. I've shot .60 cal round balls with 70 gn FFFg Goex and it has a wallop. Accuracy is meh.