Text only | Text with Images

Turkey hunting forum for turkey hunting tips

Turkey Guns & Shooting => Turkey Gun Sights & Optics => Topic started by: jhoward11 on March 17, 2022, 10:39:49 AM

Title: Red dot on Mossberg 835 help
Post by: jhoward11 on March 17, 2022, 10:39:49 AM
I thinking about a red dot on my 835. I put a Burris fast fire on my 20 gauge and it works well. Anyone have luck with a Burris on a 12 ga? Also, looks like I would need to have the 835 drilled /tapped. Has anyone had luck with other red dots and their 835 where I wouldn't have to drill and I could just mount to rail further up? Thanks
Title: Re: Red dot on Mossberg 835 help
Post by: USMC0331 on March 17, 2022, 11:26:20 AM
Fast fire 3 will work fine on your 12 guage, want to try something different you go go with a vortex Venom,  swampfox king slayer or holosun.If you want a receiver mount call sumtoy, if you do not want to drill and tap use a Meadow creek mount.

Sent from my SM-S908U using Tapatalk

Title: Re: Red dot on Mossberg 835 help
Post by: Bowguy on March 17, 2022, 08:02:51 PM
Is it not the 835 turkey? If so that should be tapped? Unless that's changed or it's not the turkey model, check for tapped holes
Title: Re: Red dot on Mossberg 835 help
Post by: SumToy on March 18, 2022, 08:07:56 AM
Quote from: Bowguy on March 17, 2022, 08:02:51 PM
Is it not the 835 turkey? If so that should be tapped? Unless that's changed or it's not the turkey model, check for tapped holes

yes it should be tap.
Title: Re: Red dot on Mossberg 835 help
Post by: DMTJAGER on March 20, 2022, 12:04:43 AM
Don't know what year my 835 was made, but it's in Mossy Oak Obsession with a 24" VR barrel with Mossberg F/O front sight and ghost ring rear sight so it can't be that old and it's drilled and taped for a screw on scope base and I did attach a AM scope base made by EGW IIRC works very well with my red dots and micro reflex sight.
I would suggest re-checking your 835 to confirm yours isn't drilled and tapped.
Title: Re: Red dot on Mossberg 835 help
Post by: Muzzy61 on April 04, 2022, 01:22:56 PM
I've had a Bushnell TRS-25 on top of my 835 shooting 3.5" shells for 4 or 5 years with no issue. Hard to beat it for the price.
Title: Re: Red dot on Mossberg 835 help
Post by: runngun on May 15, 2022, 11:01:47 PM
I have a 1988 model, that is the First year that they made them.  Not tapped of course.  Back then nobody dreamed of the possibility of putting a scope on a shotgun.  We have come a long way!!!

Have a good one
Bo

Sent from my SM-N986U using Tapatalk

Title: Re: Red dot on Mossberg 835 help
Post by: Meleagris gallopavo on July 30, 2022, 09:32:11 AM
Quote from: runngun on May 15, 2022, 11:01:47 PM
I have a 1988 model, that is the First year that they made them.  Not tapped of course.  Back then nobody dreamed of the possibility of putting a scope on a shotgun.  We have come a long way!!!

Have a good one
Bo

Sent from my SM-N986U using Tapatalk
Same here, except I got mine in 1990.  I had no problem getting mine drilled and tapped.  Killed most of my turkeys with that gun.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Text only | Text with Images