As I see some of the TSS patterns posted and the discussed distances of some of the kill shots I have had one question in my mind:
Wouldn't you get shot in the breast more? I mean #4s are bad enough, but #9s. My goal is to have no shot in any of the breast. Now sometimes a couple strays make their way in but wouldn't you increase breast shot problems? Is it hard to find those little shot?

patterns are tighter so less collateral damage, and TSS will completely penetrate a turkey.

Naw most the time it either passes through or gets stuck against that bone in their breast. You’ll actually find a little less shot in one but when you do bite down on one it’s kind of a bad deal

What they said. I shot a coyote broadside a couple years ago at about 30 yards with 9s. I think nearly every pellet went through it. Feller that hasn't seen it in action just can't appreciate how bad that stuff is.

A number 9 TSS at 40 yds will carry a breast feather with it all the way to the breast bone.

So, you are saying not to bake this bird. My point is I don't want any shot in the breast. I saw a post about a 3'x3' wall at 40 yards. That sounds like I'm going to shoot it all over. To each there own, but when I shoot at birds farther away I aim so only 1/2 my pattern is hitting it cause I'm here for the meat.

My current TSS pattern has 90% of the shot in a 20" circle at 40yds. Far from 3'x3'.

Just to be clear, I really just had some questions. I'm not going to shoot TSS due to the price, but I am interested in the pro's and con's. Maybe someday the price will come down and I'll venture that way. I just can't justify it when maybe 1 bird every 6 or 8 years I shoot past 40. I don't want a super tight pattern because I shoot too many at 10-15 yards and I'd probably screw up. Sounds like a heck of a predator round too.

Thanks for the info.

Yes what 3toe said....40 yards everything should be inside of 20”. That’s standard, yes a few strays may squeak out but just because you use tss it doesn’t change the pattern so to speak. It’s changing the density of your pattern. If you know what your gun/choke/shell will do regardless of what shell you use then it won’t be an issue. Iv shot 15 birds with tss and its never been a problem.

I shot a bird way yunder farther than i meant to an most all my shot shot through the bird an the ones that didnt lodged in bone

I've killed tens of birds with TSS and with a decent head shot I rarely find a BB. The ones I do I add back to my inventory so they can show the others lol. Now if you take a body shot you will find a few especially the ones that grabbed a feather and dragged it along.