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I have a 3.5 inch capable single shot break action something-or-other old beat up 12 GA. gun that I thought would be a good to "leave-in-the-truck" as a "SHTF emergency gun." I had a gunsmith cut the barrel down to about 19 inches making it very light. I took it to the range to test it and shot it ONCE. I thought for a second I might have both broken my nose and dislocated my should at the same time! I have no plans to EVER shoot it again at ANYTHING with 3.5 inch shells. I even thought I might should put a warning label on it.
 
Bgoodman30 said:
No joke. I was patterning 3.5s out of mine way back in the day and I almost lost my grip on a shot and barrel about kicked me in the @ss. 😂
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Mine sure smacked them turkeys hard but I traded it for a gun cabinet that is less violent towards me


Quick back story…dad made me the gun cabinet, made out of all cedar. Went through a divorce and my ex b*%ch sold it in the brief time I was out of the home (got home back). I seen it 6 months or so later for sale on CL but financially couldn't afford it at that time. The guy selling it had bought it from a resell shop that my ex sold it to. So no fault of his


A couple years went by and I seen it on CL again and was able to trade for it
 
The first turkey I killed was with my 835. I was excited when I flipped the safety off and wrapped my thumb around the stock. When I touched off the 3.5 my thumb recoiled into my nose making my eyes all glassy like getting punched. I ran up to the flopping bird tripping and dodging trees because I couldn't see clearly.
 
Crude, heavy and effective. Hillbilly hunter has one since they came out and it has presided over many a turkey funeral
 
19_A_CPT said:
Michael J Fox is very disappointed in your right now.
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cbhunter said:
No one fully understands a "kick" unless they have shot 3.5" out of a 535. 835 has nothing on them! And YES 835's kick hard!
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I was gonna say the same thing but you beat me to it. Very first turkey hunt I ever bought was back in 2010. I started hunting turkey at about 30 years old and I am self taught. But I bought the Mossberg 535 turkey thug and some 3.5" Winchester Double XX Turkey shells. I shot two rounds and said #$&@ no. It rattled my sphincter, 100% the hardest kicking gun I have ever shot in my life and I have shot some large caliber guns. Needless to say I dropped down to some 3" winchester longbeards. But I will say with a .660 Indian Creek I would put that gun against any other gun with lead or TSS. With #9 TSS in either a 2 3/4" or 3" shell it's amazing. I still pattern it every year for a backup and carry it occasionally and the only way I will get rid of it is to a family member. That's a pattern at 45 yards with 3",#9 TSS and an Indian Creek .660. That's not my gun but that's the exact model I have.
 

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Urban_Hunter said:
Fightin words around here. Every turkey I've ever killed going on 23 years of hunting them has been down the bead of my 835. When I say you couldn't give me a gun to replace it, I mean it. Mines been beat, submerged, ran over, used to clear paths, used as an oar, been frozen, fell over, dropped, dirty, abused…. And functioned better than new every single time. No shotgun made could handle the abuse an 835 will take. I shoot 3" shells in mine, I don't think the recoil is any different than 3" shells in my 1187 that flash rusts if it whiffs outside air. The safety location is so much better than the Remingtons, same reason I went mossberg for my home defense gun. And rattles? The tiniest bit of paying attention resolves any rattles… but then again I drive a 97 f350 daily so maybe I'm desensitized a bit. One thing for sure, Donald Trump was right when he said the 835 was the greatest turkey killer ever produced
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Hahahaa

MAGA- Mossbergs Are Great Americans
 
Great one shot turkey guns. Not great for ducks or another mid to high volume shooting. There are some decent ones out there that will stand up to volume shooting, but not many. We would not work in them in the shop, and many came in with issues. Never had an 870 or BPS with a functional issue come in for repair.
 
shooterjr said:
Great one shot turkey guns. Not great for ducks or another mid to high volume shooting. There are some decent ones out there that will stand up to volume shooting, but not many. We would not work in them in the shop, and many came in with issues. Never had an 870 or BPS with a functional issue come in for repair.
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NEVER had an 870… but had MANY 835's? My sample size is extremely small… but I have two broke 870's and a broke 1100 hanging up… one functional 1187 and 3 functioning mossbergs
 
shooterjr said:
Great one shot turkey guns. Not great for ducks or another mid to high volume shooting. There are some decent ones out there that will stand up to volume shooting, but not many. We would not work in them in the shop, and many came in with issues. Never had an 870 or BPS with a functional issue come in for repair.
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I've seen more issues with 870s more then any other pumps. Including the paper weight I had.
 
I have at least 5 very different 870s (12s and a 20 gauge) and have never had any problem with any of them. And I never liked the rattling sloppiness of Mossberg actions and the safety on top of the pistol grip which is known to break off occasionally. But still - Mossbergs are known for their reliability and durability. If you want an interesting comparison just Google "mossberg wins military contract":

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I'm a fan of 870s and 835s honestly. Also the 1100, 11-87, and the 935.
Especially the ones built in the 90s through 2000s.
 
BigJohnJTP said:
I have at least 5 very different 870s (12s and a 20 gauge) and have never had any problem with any of them. And I never liked the rattling sloppiness of Mossberg actions and the safety on top of the pistol grip which is known to break off occasionally. But still - Mossbergs are known for their reliability and durability. If you want an interesting comparison just Google "mossberg wins military contract":

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This was my deciding factor when shopping for another 12 gauge. I went with the 500 and use it bird hunting. Couldn't be happier.
 
I carried one for a duty weapon for a while. Qualification was ten rounds of buckshot and ten rounds of rifled slugs (5 each day/night). My shoulder carried a pretty nice bruise the next day.

But, it was by far the best shooting shotgun I carried for patterning the buckshot, and it would cloverleaf slugs if I didn't flinch (which I was guilty of on some of the latter rounds).
 
My 500 will rattle your dentures with a sabot in the rifled barrel, put scope on it for a hunt in Oak Ridge, if I draw it again I will shoot open sites, hurts to bad zeroing 🤣
 
tellico4x4 said:
Yup, just have to grow a pair!
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Hahaha

I personally no longer use the Mossberg, but I like the mess out of em.

I also don't understand the complaint of recoil. I can't feel it shooting at a turkey. The range, yes, but just toughen up and shoot a shot or two to check the patterns.
I do however understand if you have a shoulder or handicap issue.
I also understand if you don't want a hard recoil gun then by all means do so.
But recoil is no factor to me.
 
Woodsman10 said:
Hahaha

I personally no longer use the Mossberg, but I like the mess out of em.

I also don't understand the complaint of recoil. I can't feel it shooting at a turkey. The range, yes, but just toughen up and shoot a shot or two to check the patterns.
I do however understand if you have a shoulder or handicap issue.
I also understand if you don't want a hard recoil gun then by all means do so.
But recoil is no factor to me.
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Could it be that increasing femininity has crept its way into the TnDeer gang?
 
Had a buddy that had an 835 It was the one with the rib on the barrel. After some shooting the rib broke loose, so he took it to a local welding shop for them to spot-weld the rib. It looked good until he shot at a turkey at about 30 yards, turkey just stood there looking around, so bud jacked another round and shot, same thing. ,come to find out the welding had bent/pulled the barrel about 2 inches to the right at that range. We stopped at a pawnshop in the city of Okeechobee Fl on our way to fish, traded for a 870 with a little boot. SOMEWHERE IN SOUTH FL THERE IS AN 835 WRAPPED AROUND A TREE
 

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