I was hunting with a 10 lb Pardner 10 ga 3.5“ single shot, pushing 2 1/4 oz #6 lead shot. Heavy & BRUTAL recoil, but it was an honest 50 yd killer. Others on this site convinced me to try TSS in a smaller gauge. Bought a $200 Stevens 301 camo 20 ga SS at Bass Pro, with the TSS designed screw in choke that came on it. At 50 yards, the 1 1/2 oz load of #9 TSS was devastating. Very, very tight pattern & shot completely through my 1/4“ plywood patterning board. Based on that pattern & penetration it would kill 100% of turkeys (if you did your part) at least 10 yds further.…maybe 20. I have no intention of shooting that far, but could if I wanted to.
As others have set, without an aiming device you could miss. I put a 2x7 Burris mini scope I already owned and a hammer extension on mine. I sighted it in at 25 yards with 7/8 oz of lead 8s until the last two rounds at 50 with #9 TSS to fine tune it. A red dot might be more practical. This gun is way lighter, kicks way less, and kills further than the 10ga, which I sold to pay for the 20 ga, a $50 box of 5 Federal TSS shells, a pair of Weaver rings, and a camo sling, with enough left over to buy several boxes of those pricey shells. .
As others have set, without an aiming device you could miss. I put a 2x7 Burris mini scope I already owned and a hammer extension on mine. I sighted it in at 25 yards with 7/8 oz of lead 8s until the last two rounds at 50 with #9 TSS to fine tune it. A red dot might be more practical. This gun is way lighter, kicks way less, and kills further than the 10ga, which I sold to pay for the 20 ga, a $50 box of 5 Federal TSS shells, a pair of Weaver rings, and a camo sling, with enough left over to buy several boxes of those pricey shells. .
