LITTLE THUMPER

ERETOFORE HARDLY enough gun for butterflies, the .410 became the hot new gobbler-getter last season. And the credit for that goes to Tungsten Super Shot. Tight-patterning and dense enough that No. 9 shot can make lethal hits at long range, TSS was all the rage as 2018’s turkey seasons opened. Ammo manufacturers Federal and Apex expected to sell plenty of 12-and 20-gauge TSS loads, but they were unprepared for the run on .410s. They sold out fast, leaving a lot of hunters unable to find out what the