TSS Goose Load - Youtube

[CumbrianWildfowler]

My little attempt at a loading film. A deadly TSS goose load. 12 gauge 70mm 32 gram No. 7.

If I needed to drop a goose this would be choice, as expensive as it is! I think the eye watering cost of TSS can be rationalised by using it for geese. Most UK wildfowlers aren't going to fire off cases of ammo a season, on the foreshore at least, so for me at least it's a way to sensibly use your supply?

Duplexing it is another - another little film in the works.

I hope I don't come over as trying to be an expert?! It's just what I do after a limited amount of experience and when I was learning there is a dearth of video knowledge out there. So don't be too mean! But please give feedback in the comments and tell me what I'm doing wrong or what you'd like to see? Please like and subscribe if you enjoy it. If I get to 1000 subscribers it will help fund the loads (TSS and trips to the proof house I have planned!

I also have lots of recipes in the works when we actually harvest something. But while there is still a little time before the season opens I thought id release this. Someone may find it useful?

 

[6.5x55SE]

Very interesting 👍 I personally use 1oz in a 70mm for my 12ga . Not sure but i got some small load steel wads that hardly use any packers. My 20ga 3" case and 15/16oz load . For my brother i load 13/16oz in 28ga. Whilst i agree absolutely eye opening what tss can do when placed in the right 👍 BUT my biggest gripe so many today think load tss and it turns them into 100yrd George Digweeds 😡😡

My honest opinion if you can't kill geese cleanly at range you have no right to be Spray and Praying with tss. 

Watched your video and have subscribed to your channel Thank you for sharing and taking your time and effort to produce 🤝👍

[CumbrianWildfowler]

I agree, and thanks. A genuine 40 yards looks high enough to me! 

[Dave at kelton]

My tss load is 24gm no 7 in 28 bore if I don’t want to take the big guns out.

[Smudger687]

You could afford to reduce the powder charge on that one a bit more I think. Still throws a good pattern 👍

[CumbrianWildfowler]

57 minutes ago, Smudger687 said:

You could afford to reduce the powder charge on that one a bit more I think. Still throws a good pattern 👍

Yep you’re right. I have had it down to 30 grains (1200-1300fps)  just mindful of making too many mods and how it looks to impressionables. Thanks 

[Smudger687]

3 hours ago, CumbrianWildfowler said:

Yep you’re right. I have had it down to 30 grains (1200-1300fps)  just mindful of making too many mods and how it looks to impressionables. Thanks 

As an aside - if you brought the payload down to 24g you'd stretch your stash and still have a load with the same pattern count and penetration as 62g of lead 1s, to put it into perspective. 

With 32g of tss it's more like 83g of lead 1s 😅

[Dave at kelton]

1 hour ago, Smudger687 said:

As an aside - if you brought the payload down to 24g you'd stretch your stash and still have a load with the same pattern count and penetration as 62g of lead 1s, to put it into perspective. 

With 32g of tss it's more like 83g of lead 1s 😅

I agree it’s why I worked out my load and opted for the 28 gauge. I checked pellet counts and it works!

[CumbrianWildfowler]

6 hours ago, Smudger687 said:

As an aside - if you brought the payload down to 24g you'd stretch your stash and still have a load with the same pattern count and penetration as 62g of lead 1s, to put it into perspective. 

With 32g of tss it's more like 83g of lead 1s 😅

Of course you're right. My favourite duck load last year was a duplex of a third TSS and the rest steel 4's.   I'm working on subsonic now so the steel will get left out and replaced with either pure TSS or HT bismuth  - both 1 oz loads.  I shot a right and left at greylags with TSS 10's last season when they surprised me on a teal splash. I was gobsmacked, not only at my left and right but how these tiny little beads poleaxed those big flying burgers!  

24 grams would be a good load to make. I haven't tried it yet in 12.  As you know sometimes data and components forces you down certain paths... my focus now is on subsonic and the 1 oz - 1 1/8 weights seem to be needed to make it work pressure wise? 

[Smudger687]

1 hour ago, CumbrianWildfowler said:

Of course you're right. My favourite duck load last year was a duplex of a third TSS and the rest steel 4's.   I'm working on subsonic now so the steel will get left out and replaced with either pure TSS or HT bismuth  - both 1 oz loads.  I shot a right and left at greylags with TSS 10's last season when they surprised me on a teal splash. I was gobsmacked, not only at my left and right but how these tiny little beads poleaxed those big flying burgers!  

24 grams would be a good load to make. I haven't tried it yet in 12.  As you know sometimes data and components forces you down certain paths... my focus now is on subsonic and the 1 oz - 1 1/8 weights seem to be needed to make it work pressure wise? 

Yes 24g in a 12 would struggle to build pressure unless using something fast like red dot. As you've mentioned, I'd be inclined to just add steel shot to keep the pressures high and the velocities down. 

A B&P S35 wad will hold 24g of TSS with 26g steel 4's on top of it, which is a nice, round number - I may load up a few of these as and when I get some N110 or similar slow powder as it sounds like a cracking load (on paper).