Well this little turkey killer came around to me for sale, just curious if I should buy it. And if I do, what should I do to it as I want to make it a fully customized gun strictly for turkeys. It is a Mossberg 835 3 1/2 mag in Realtree Hardwoods camo, 24 inch barrel ported. I am not sure if I should buy it or not? I have heard that these are the best little turkey guns, not flashy but sure enough killers.
If I buy it I would like to add a stock, maybe recoil reduction depending on the cost. I would like to add a choke to perform shooting HS Mag Blends and a turkey sight. I have JH chokes on my other guns but I know that PG chokes are good in these as well. I don't want a scope but a cool sight would be nice, or beads, whatever doesn't matter to me. I have never owned a Mossberg so this is all new to me. Tell me what yall think..
Thanks,
Greg
Nope they are nothing but junk rattle traps. Look for a better choice. :lol:
Just kidding. Heck yea I would buy it. Depends on the price though. I like a longer 28" barrel myself, but it's a 835 and a 24" barrel will still shoot mighty well. See if you can hunt down a Star Dot choke. And I would shoot Hevi-13 3.5" #7's if it were me. But that is your choice.
Brad's reply is spot on. The only thing I would add is put a limbsaver on that beast, or as you meantioned, a recoil reducing stock. Knoxx makes a really nice one.
What constriction in the Star Dot Choke and also the Pure Gold Choke?
The 835 is the Semi auto 935's brother, and I just patterned a new 935 with a Sumtoy .675 Hevi-13 3 1/2 #7. I wish I would have bought one years ago, this gun and choke combo is great. You can see my pattern pics I posted from mid Dec if you do a search. If the price is right, buy it now.
Yup...get it. I have had several and still have 2 835 turkey guns....one is a thumb hole stock model with a 20" bbl and the other is a turkey thug edition with a 20" bbl...both will flat out shoot. I actually shot 3 guns one evening ....2 20" bbl guns and a 28" bbl...and the short bbl guns outshout the longer bbl. I would definitely go straight 7s tho. Several good choke options out there. That gun, choked right, will be a serious turkey killer with the 7s. I've also shot nitro for many years with good results
Quote from: Gobble Nole on January 17, 2012, 04:33:48 PM
What constriction in the Star Dot Choke and also the Pure Gold Choke?
Star dot is .676 I believe, and PG is .670.
Without a price given, we can not give an accurate answer if you should buy it or not. :goofball:
God Bless,
David B.
Quote from: chatterbox on January 17, 2012, 04:43:47 PM
Quote from: Gobble Nole on January 17, 2012, 04:33:48 PM
What constriction in the Star Dot Choke and also the Pure Gold Choke?
Star dot is .676 I believe, and PG is .670.
Your very good.
Well a short barrel from time to time may out shoot a longer barrel. From my findings the longer barrel more than likely will win shot after shot. But again that is not going to be by much when talking only 4".
Quote from: ILIKEHEVI-13 on January 17, 2012, 03:58:30 PM
Nope they are nothing but junk rattle traps. Look for a better choice. :lol:
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Ok, well I think I can get it for $300. I will add a choke, stock, and sights so I will have about $500 in a fully custom gun. I also have to buy shells as I do not own the 3 1/2 7's that everyone is recommending for the gun.
300.00 seems a little steep to me. How old is the gun?
I paid 350.00 for a scoped 835.
should be able to get it for around 250.00
All about price with me!!!!
I bought an 835 as my first turkey gun. Rear sight is crap but otherwise a great gun.
The barrel is "overbored" and generally shoots great patterns.
Mossberg doesn't make a SuperMag, Remmy does
Quote from: CASH on January 18, 2012, 12:57:38 AM
Mossberg doesn't make a SuperMag, Remmy does
Yup! The 835 is the Ulti-Mag! Best turkey gun there is. remington just put "super-mag" after their 870 to sound more like the Ulti-Mag. :TooFunny:
I saw a brand new one in Wal-Mart a few months back that was just a little over $300 new, I would try to talk them down a bit. Regardless of what you get it for, you are buying a superb shotgun for turkey hunting, hands down!
Well I think I can get it for a couple hundred bucks so I guess I am going to buy it. This is like my 7th 12 gauge, but first mossberg. I have shot ducks all over the country and it is amazing how different shotguns do different tasks equally well. I wouldn't bring the Mossy to the duckblind but it will throw a killer pattern at 50 yards for a big nasty thunder chicken.
OK, now I am going to customize it up, any advice on ordering stocks, sights, etc. is appreciated. I am planning on going with the Blackhawk Camo stock, PG .670, and either shooting the Mag Blends or #7's. I do want to add a sight, mostlikely a True Glo and a cheek pad as it is recommended by many with the Blackhawk stock. Gonna be fun...
heavy i just bought a new one 307, camo, but kicks like a mule, i have a super mag that i have about 650 rapped up in i have a bps i have about the same in and 307 in the mossy and it will shoot circles around the other 2,,,