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<blockquote data-quote="Andy S." data-source="post: 1906392" data-attributes="member: 131"><p>Wes,</p><p></p><p>I agree. And I have heard of several hunters that are using the Hevi #7s and are flat smoking turkeys out to 45 yards (some further). As far as penetration goes, kinetic energy ALONE is a little miss leading. The true measure is the total energy applied over the surface area of the pellet. This is where the smaller shot (#7-#9) Hevi loads shine. I was reading on another website where a TSS9 at 1200 fps applies more energy than a lead #4 at 1400 fps strictly because of less surface area, less wind resistance (to slow it down over longer ranges), less friction (as it penetrates the turkey), thus more penetration. Dense patterns with greater penetration is what we are looking for with turkeys. IMO, heavier than lead (HTL) is far superior to lead regardless if the energy (ft-lbs) is slightly higher in lead compared to HTL.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Andy S., post: 1906392, member: 131"] Wes, I agree. And I have heard of several hunters that are using the Hevi #7s and are flat smoking turkeys out to 45 yards (some further). As far as penetration goes, kinetic energy ALONE is a little miss leading. The true measure is the total energy applied over the surface area of the pellet. This is where the smaller shot (#7-#9) Hevi loads shine. I was reading on another website where a TSS9 at 1200 fps applies more energy than a lead #4 at 1400 fps strictly because of less surface area, less wind resistance (to slow it down over longer ranges), less friction (as it penetrates the turkey), thus more penetration. Dense patterns with greater penetration is what we are looking for with turkeys. IMO, heavier than lead (HTL) is far superior to lead regardless if the energy (ft-lbs) is slightly higher in lead compared to HTL. [/QUOTE]
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