Dad, How Hard Does a 3.5 Inch Kick?

[nso123]

Ask and you shall receive, my son.

 

[Carlos Viagra]

You can usually tell you've pulled the trigger.

 

[Huntaholic]

Just going from memory, but I think its like 56 ft pds. Theres a recoil calculator online somewhere where you put it all the weights, velocity, etc..... and it spits out the info.

 

[Andy S.]

Ask and you shall receive, my son.

Remind him that "recoil real feel" shooting at paper is A LOT worse than when shooting at live game. Recoil is the same, but perceived recoil has always been different for me.

 

[yesmarwh]

Big difference if you're shooting in a t-shirt or your cold weather duck clothes.

 

[nso123]

Remind him that "recoil real feel" shooting at paper is A LOT worse than when shooting at live game. Recoil is the same, but perceived recoil has always been different for me.

He's going to use 3 inch to hunt with. The Long Beard XR has always patterned really well in this gun.

 

[Gunpowder]

Love watching our youth get baptized in recoil

 

[TnKen]

That looks like a mossberg 835, and I think they are the hardest kicking 12 ga.

 

[nso123]

That looks like a mossberg 835, and I think they are the hardest kicking 12 ga.

It is. I was letting him learn on the best mule I had.

 

[Wrangler95]

I hunted for years with mine but finally sold it and bought a semi,less recoil

 

[timberjack86]

I hunted for years with mine but finally sold it and bought a semi,less recoil

I still love mine, don't feel like turkey season without a sore shoulder

 

[Gravey]

Remind him that "recoil real feel" shooting at paper is A LOT worse than when shooting at live game. Recoil is the same, but perceived recoil has always been different for me.

There is no recoil when shooting at an animal.

 

[nso123]

There is no recoil when shooting at an animal.

Except for the time I had a bird come from behind me and I had to shoot it at a funny angle. Almost tore my nose off.

 

[Gravey]

Except for the time I had a bird come from behind me and I had to shoot it at a funny angle. Almost tore my nose off.

When my son was 7 I had him practice shooting his 20ga with 2 3/4" shells. When it came time to hunt I slipped a 3" in that I had patterned and he killed his first and only turkey. He didn't feel a thing. Hasn't hunted in several years now and about to be 23 in a few weeks.

 

[yellalinehunter]

It is. I was letting him learn on the best mule I had.

Grown men tell tales of those set ups.

 

[Bucket]

It is. I was letting him learn on the best mule I had.

I had an 835 that I called Mule. Emphasis on HAD.

 

[Gunpowder]

My first experience with good recoil was a Model 629 with a 4" barrel. At 12 years old. A day I'll never forget. To my credit, I hung on to that sum'b*tch

 

[deerhunter10]

It is. I was letting him learn on the best mule I had.

Sold mine. Never want another back lol.

 

[REN]

Like the old saying - my trust issues as a kid began when my dad handed me a 12 gauge that "didn't kick" lol

 

[Chickenrig]

I toted one of those mules for years untill i didn't . Now it's a Franchi 20 with ninjas in her . The mule only comes out when she's needed to handle a situation

 

[JCDEERMAN]

An 835 will knock you silly with a 3.5. Mine now is in our closet as a home defense gun running 2 3/4" and 3" shells

 

[Wrangler95]

There is no recoil when shooting at an animal.

It's the paper that's a killer

 

[Wrangler95]

My 835 got me flinching,I even flinch from my 223 now!!

 

[mayberryrick]

I dare any of you to shoot one of the little short New England 10ga turkey guns with screw in chokes and a 3.5" shell….. Been there done that and will NEVER do it again. After the shot, I was in my back looking at the sky and had a black eye. This was back in high school around 2000-2001.

 

[bowhunterfanatic]

Raising him right!

 

[Remi]

I dare any of you to shoot one of the little short New England 10ga turkey guns with screw in chokes and a 3.5" shell….. Been there done that and will NEVER do it again. After the shot, I was in my back looking at the sky and had a black eye. This was back in high school around 2000-2001.

I had that exact 10 gauge and got rid of it.

A local guy was tired of packing his with the weight in the stock so he took it out. I think that shotgun weighted around 5.5-6lbs with the weight removed. He had a bird come in on his strong side and it had him twisted up against the tree. It broke his collar bone and separated his shoulder when he fired.

I had an 835 and shot 3.5" 2.25oz loads. I got spun around on a bird and when I fired it flipped me over on my side. I realized then that there was 0 reason to have that much recoil to kill a turkey. I got rid of it and got a youth 20 gauge and have never looked back.

My 410 with tss throws a better pattern than my 835 with any lead shell except longbeards.

 

[REN]

man I will never forget (still vividly remember it to this day) when I was prob 8 or 9 my dad handing me an old single shot 20 gauge with no recoil pad. Told me to just shoot it up at this tree next to us loaded with crows. Gun was loaded with buckshot and when I shot that sucker it threw me back into my dads truck door lol. Took me some time after that to not close my eyes when I shot a shotgun.

 

[Carlos Viagra]

If anybody has an 835 that's in good shape, and you don't use it anymore, let me know.
My wife is thinking about going with me this year.

 

[mayberryrick]

If anybody has an 835 that's in good shape, and you don't use it anymore, let me know.
My wife is thinking about going with me this year.

 

[nso123]

If anybody has an 835 that's in good shape, and you don't use it anymore, let me know.
My wife is thinking about going with me this year.

I think @Yota might be able to help you with your divorce. He had two for sale.