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Yeah this is a good point. Faster velocity does decrease lead distance and it can be noticeable. Although I would put it in the nice bonus category over a goal for shell selection. I think Bismuth shouldn't be shot fast, because it does suffer from being fragile and can fragment just from the...

Oh yeah, pure 1/2 ounce tss in 12 gauge doesn't make any sense. And I suppose buying a new gun in subgauge is not something everyone would want to do just to shoot some tss. As KE had said, adding steel makes a lot of sense to then get usable filler. Really just need 1/2 ounce of steel #BB to...

This just sounds like you had too high payload in the TSS, which is part of the problem with companies loading them. Although if you want to smack a pheasant from 70+ yards away then that's when pellet count is perfect with TSS 1 ounce. Otherwise I see the best benefit from TSS for upland is in...

In what way? TSS is just about density. That's it. Running 1+ ounces is when it's over kill. For a good comparison to this thread. My 1/2 ounce #9 tss was $55/box of 25. And it has the same pellets as the Boss (any bismuth) #3 1 1/2 ounce. Boss is ~$45/box of 25. So I am paying more, but I...

Yeah you really need to either reload or catch a great year end clearout. 1 ounch of TSS should be around $2.50 raw shot. But even 7/8 ounce #9 is 312 pellets. That's like using a 1 7/8 ounce of lead 5s which anyone would say is extreme overkill on pheasants. Even 3/4 ounce tss is overkill. And...

Buying new guns is definitely part of the fun for me. If I was rich I would have every guage in each O/U, semi auto, pump, and even single shot. Working on building that collection over time. Although I do hunt multiple species and terrain each year, which helps drive the specialization.

That's fair. I didn't mention I'm gonna run the 410. Just think the 1/2 ounce plus 1 ounce steel is unnecessary recoil. I personally would like to see half and half ounce to make lighter recoil but plenty of pellets. If you need 12 guage shell. But the 410 resurgence with TSS makes so much...

I'm also getting into TSS next year. Ballistics calculator shows it's a little over 2x better than an equal lead size. So I'm testing out 1/2 ounce of TSS. Should be similar to shooting 1 1/8 ounce of lead which is perfect for pheasant. And it has 25% of the recoil. I think people and companies...

Always good to give anyone new the respective size shot they should look for. Personally I disagree with the avoiding speed. Speed does increase range, which mostly means you can go down a size instead to increase pellet count instead of range. However it can certainly blow up your pattern. It...

I agree that the average hunter who is already high likely hood of crippling with lead will do even worse with steel. It is a big reason I'm against a full lead ban. But I would strongly encourage those of us who do hunt a ton, to work on using non toxic. Those of us who hunt 10+ days a year can...

So you agree that lead shot is probably killing raptors? I could see the idea of less raptors meaning more game birds, but humans really suck at predictions on ecosystems. Without raptors maybe rabbit population explodes. Then they eat all the plants, and then coyote population explodes which...

Hopefully political talk can stay civil here. I personally think the writing is on the wall that there will be a full ban on lead in the future. It just seems the way things are moving. But when that will come by I have no idea. I am also unsure if hunters choosing to go non-tox will make the...

I used to run the denier boots, but my experience, the stickers either aren't that bad and the dogs just deal with them, or they are really bad and the boots don't do enough. And then they burn them out very fast, on a hard day they can go through a set in a day. They aren't expensive but the...

What ranges were you hitting them at? 1 oz 5s is only like 170 pellets. Most charts suggest 210+ for 30 inch pattern on quail. For an IC that's feels like it would only be good for like 25 yards before it has holes.

If the stickers are that bad, the only boots I've found worthwhile are the lewis dog boots. I've never done the motorcycle/bicycle tubes but same concept really so I bet it works well.

To add to this, we only use 30 inch circle as an easy standard to compare. Most people have 40-50 inch circle of usable pellets which means the bird doesn't "escape" your pattern in any real world situation. Unless you are using a 3/4 ounce payload and have 20 ft shotstring while frequently...

Do you send your kids to school/college when you can teach them yourself? Having a professional do things is not about not being smart enough to do it. It's mostly about the time required to do it all correctly. I sent my dog to a pro and I can tell he loved it because he got way more bird...

It gets said a lot, but always worth repeating. Make sure you pattern the shells that you are trying to use. So many times one person loves something and someone else thinks it's junk, because patterns in each gun is different. The PS for my gun was eye opening, just because of how tight it held...

I think the hardest part is proving if someone hasn't been a resident. If they have a house there, you need to dedicate a lot of resources to prove they haven't been there long enough. And that doesn't just mean a house.

I'm in the fence about the flight stoppers. It's similar to the duplex loads, ballistically it seems all pellets should be the same, but I would be curious to run a ton of tests and high speed cameras to see if they do any functional improvements. The one thing I do know, prairie storm lead...