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Post by dano on Apr 10, 2007 20:05:23 GMT
So I'm thinking of upgrading my shotgun after turkey season to a Mossberg 835 Tactical Turkey. Anyone have any experience with this gun or 835's in general? I really like the way the gun feels and I especially like the adjustable stock. Please give me your opinions on them if you have them.
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Post by regnar on Apr 10, 2007 22:21:31 GMT
Dano,
Although the mossberg is a lower end gun you cant go wrong with an 835 for a turkey gun. I would not want to shoot 5 or 6 thoushand rounds a year through the gun but if you are going to hunt with it only it is probabaly the best gun out there for the money.
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Post by dano on Apr 12, 2007 16:35:42 GMT
Well Regnar thanks for the input. I've never really heard anything bad about Mossberg and I've been looking at this one for a while.
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Post by bucks4me2 on Apr 12, 2007 22:51:02 GMT
Well, hear is a bad one. Just about 20 years ago I got my fist mossgerg 12 ga. with poly choke. My dad and I took it out and shot it to get ready my fist try phasants. I bought the gun at Service Merchendice in Dover NH about 1987. Well, after about the 3rd shell in the new gun the barrel had about a 3 inch crack in it where it meets the reciever. The store gave us a new barrel but It sat in the safe until about eight years ago when I got a great a deal on a winchester 1300 combo.
I will never buy another mossberg product or allow any family member to own one.
I understand this may of been a rare occorance and mossburg makes alot of guns but this just where I stand with their product.
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Post by MK-M-GOBL on Apr 13, 2007 1:50:03 GMT
I don't own one nor would I ever buy one myself. My buddy Raymond bought his 835 years ago (back in 1993 I think) and he still to this day hunts turkeys with. It shoots a hell of a pattern and has taken a lot of turkeys over the year without the gun ever failing him. The only issue I have with any Mossberg is the pump. Every one I've ever picked up has had a lot (some with 1/2" of slop) of play in the pump, way too much play for me to go out and buy one. I personally can't stand using up a pump shotgun with a sloppy noisy pump on it. Now it's been awhile since I've touched a Mossberg so maybe they fixed that since then. The few people I know that have a Mossberg, all love their gun and should if that's what they hunt with. Like I said, my buddies is a real nice shooter and he's been happy for years with it. If you like it and your comfortable with it, go for it  |
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Post by love2hunt on Apr 13, 2007 15:46:20 GMT
I agree with MK-M-Gobl, I hate mossberg's because of they play they have in their slide. I can't believe how loose some of them are. I haven't found one gun, old or new, that is quiet or tight. I'm sure many people love them, but many people love Ford's too, haha. They work but I just don't trust them to get the job done every time. My friend has the 835 and loves it but he's always had mossberg and I could always tell when he was coming through the woods with his shotgun. They make a lot of noise. I would get an 870 turkey gun, they are really nice. Good luck with your decision!
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Post by browning204 on Apr 13, 2007 16:26:48 GMT
Hey, easy on the Ford's
I have one and it's my first. So far so good.
I went to ford after my last 3 Chevy's were crappy!
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Post by troutpro on Apr 13, 2007 21:22:02 GMT
Every one I've ever picked up has had a lot (some with 1/2" of slop) of play in the pump I have a Mossberg 12 gauge in the 500. I love it and one of the reasons I chose it was because its pump does not move or make a sound when you bump it. I am sure most of theres do, but if you look around a bit you should be able to find one that doesn't. I forget the exact price but it was brand new, didn't cost much, complete camo, and came with a slug barrel. For some reason I have $375 in my head. I do like the higher end guns better, but this patterns fine, holds nice, and cost a lot less. It has a bad kick, but I don't notice anymore. |
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Post by FirePirate on Apr 17, 2007 3:52:12 GMT
I am on my second 835 and I love them. I've never had a problem with them. I beat them up pretty good and they've always gone bang when I needed them to.
You can't go wrong with a Mossberg
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Post by nastygunz on Jan 17, 2008 4:24:49 GMT
i have a mossberg 835 thats my turkey gun mainly, 3 1/2 inch fiocchi #5, 2 3/8 oz shot, that turkey cannon lays down the law when you let er rip. def is sloppy on the pump, and i do most other hunting with my o/u or m2000 semi, but for turkeys and all around reliability im trictly an 835 man, they are pretty well known for a wicked pattern with the factory mossberg turkey choke. i also have a polychoke for mine.
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Post by nastygunz on Apr 1, 2008 15:14:42 GMT
as far as the sloppy pump....i was goose hunting with my 835 and when i went to rack a 2nd shot my danged glove got caught up in the pump slide and bound everyhting up and i had to actually wiggle my hand out of the glove then mess with it a bit to free the glove material from the pump slide.
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Post by nastygunz on Jan 29, 2009 4:14:04 GMT
Cracked choke in my mossberg 835.........when I first got it I never saw the microscopic lettering on the factory choke so I shot steel through it and when I was cleaning it one night found this:  |
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Post by dano on Feb 2, 2009 19:31:23 GMT
Ouch, good thing you weren't hurt.
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Post by nastygunz on May 24, 2009 12:05:11 GMT
I never said the gun was bad.
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