Federal TSS Turkey Blends Pack Bigger Payload, Less Weight

By Kristin Alberts

A five-round box of the new-for-2019 Federal Premium Blended Heavyweight TSS sits atop the extended extra full turkey choke on the Savage 220 bolt action shotgun. This one packs both #8 and #10 shot into the same shell. (Photo: Kristin Alberts/Guns.com)
Tungsten shot is dominating the specialty turkey load market. Most manufacturers are now fully on board with the potent, albeit pricey, gobbler loads. While straight tungsten hits much harder than comparable lead all while using smaller and greater numbers of pellets, Heavyweight TSS rounds take things a step further. The patterns and killing power are devastating.
TSS makes use of a tungsten alloy with a density 22 percent higher than standard tungsten and 56 percent greater than lead. Federal Premium stocks TSS loads from 12 gauge on down to the baby. 410 bore, increasing the range and power of each chambering.
A cutaway view of Federal Premium’s 3rd Degree shell shows the three different shot types and sizes packed inside each. The premise is to deliver a quality pattern at all distances, from extremely close to long range. (Photo: Vista Outdoor)
Federal shot shell Product Line Manager Dan Compton explained the physics behind the material’s effectiveness. “An object with higher density will maintain

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