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Tow is available here http://www.turkeyfootllc.com/Trekking.html see near the bottom of the linked page. Currently out of stock but normally 6-7 dollars for a 4 oz. bag which is a lot.

I also use 90 grains Goex 2F and 100 grains of bismuth shot (#4) modified choke, for turkeys and ducks and it works I am going to try some #3 and #6 bismuth on game birds this year. I use a TC New Englander cap lock 12 g.

@Enfield58 that’s not fair, you haven’t seen me in my Last of the Mohicans loin cloth. As to snobbery, I have a friend that killed a wild turkey with his bare hands and that means you are all a bunch of incompetent, tool-using modernists.

@Prairieofthedog I don't go in for those super full or even full chokes. I use a modified in mine for turkey and ducks, and an Improved cylinder when I sling a .690 ball. The main problem with choke tighter than modified is I cannot swab the bore with a wet patch or reload without removing...

Bismuth is very close in density to lead, and very soft/brittle so in needs a little tin added to it. You can use bismuth just like lead in a muzzleloading shotgun, it is safe for the gun and nontoxic.

I hunt ducks and wild turkey with a TC New Englander 12 gauge with screw in chokes. keep in mind, that bismuth shot is not very round, so patterns are not as good/dense/round as lead or steel. The best, roundest bismuth shot is from rotometals.com, but even that is just ok. I like #4 bismuth...