What is your favorite pump action turkey gun? Best patterning, quiet, reliable, etc.
All factors considered..... Without a doubt it has to be a Remington 870SM
My vote goes to the 870sm.
Everyone has their own reasons but I like the 870 because of all the different stock options and availability of aftermarket chokes. The gun feels great in my hands and doesn't rattle like other pumps. It also has the extended forarm which is nice to have whenever you got it propped on a knee and touch off a 3.5" shell. I've darn near taken my kneecap off with other pumps with the shorter forearms.
I almost forgot, Timney makes an 870 trigger upgrade that is the bees knees. It's eighty dollars or so but WELL worth it!
I believe Mossbergs overbored barrel and the browning BPS with put up better patterns but not enough for ME to give up the ergonomics of the 870.
Quote from: bird on February 18, 2012, 01:07:34 PM
All factors considered..... Without a doubt it has to be a Remington 870SM
X 2
i have 3 870 1 in the express 1 in the special purpose and a super mag and id have to to say the sm hands down,,,,,,
I hear a lot of people crazy about the mossberg, but I think I like the feel of my 870 and Bps better. Still haven't shot the mossberg yet. Hope it patterns as well as people say they do.
The one that looks and feels the best to you, because you will spend more time carrying it and looking at it than shooting.
Most modern guns pattern fine but they all handle different. Good luck.
Another 870 SM shooter :icon_thumright:
870 SM :icon_thumright:
Quote from: bird on February 18, 2012, 01:07:34 PM
All factors considered..... Without a doubt it has to be a
Remington 870SM
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Fine...I'll do it since there doesn't seem to be ANY Mossy love in the room!...
Ehchem
...The 835 ULTI-MAG!!!
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Mossy 835 for its patterning abilities, it hurts to shoot but its worth it. A very close second is my Rem 870 20ga.
my 835 hands down
I love my 870, but I hear good things about Mossy just haven't shot or hunted with one.
The best pump gun made is a Rem 870 Wingmaster. The cheaper grade 870's or several other brands make excelent turkey guns.
I love my 835. It patterns great, and I don't find the recoil to bad with a Simms Limbsaver pad on it.
Now, I have never shot an 870, but there are so many guys on here that post up some awsome patterns out of them, that it boils down to personal preference, and what feels the best to you.
870 sm
Another vote for the Rem. 870 3.5" Super Mag.
870 all the way.
Quote from: WiLL B on February 18, 2012, 06:55:14 PM
The best pump gun made is a Rem 870 Wingmaster.
I will happilly aquiesce to that statment. Very smooth, virtually bullet proof guns, and in the magnum I would not look any further for a waterfowl gun either! :icon_thumright:
Most guns build today are reliable. They have to be to get a piece of the market. Consumers are alot smarter and have more info due in part to the internet.Some people like the Benelli Nova. I have a friend who has a Stoeger and he likes it. Most all of them will kill turkeys at 40 yds. plus. I would check out several. Get a feel for them. When you find the one that fits you you will know it.Also check out Winchester Arms.com and look at thier new pump.
winchester1300
I have two pump shotguns that I use for turkey hunting purposes.
one is a winchester 1300 matte finished with a 22" rifle sighted choke tubed barrel.
the other is one of the original 870 special purpose shotguns with a 26" vent ribbed barrel.
I like both of the above shotguns quite well for turkey hunting.
also have a 870 express 20 gauge with a 26" ventrib barrel that I am considering fooling around with to see what kinds of patterns I might be able to get from it.
:deadhorse:Has no one ever shot or handled a Browning or Ithaca pump?
They are heads and tails ahead when it comes to f the quality and design.rest. Remington 870 is next. Just feel the difference in raw materials.
However, REM.870 has the market cornered on customization for Turkey Hunting.
I like the Mossberg. It shoots great, comes with an adjustable trigger and is drilled and tapped for a scope or red dot which I like on my turkey gun.
Quote from: K9Doc on February 18, 2012, 09:06:24 PM
:deadhorse:Has no one ever shot or handled a Browning or Ithaca pump?
They are heads and tails ahead when it comes to f the quality and design.rest. Remington 870 is next. Just feel the difference in raw materials.
However, REM.870 has the market cornered on customization for Turkey Hunting.
I agree K9, I have an Ithaca 37. Only shot it once, at a sporting clay range against a buddy who shoots sporting clays all the time. It was my first time doing this and I smoked him and his fancy over/under.
Imagine, I never got invited back.... :smiley-char092:
But my go-to for me is the Winchester 1300. I like the balance, the weight, the way it cycles, and the way it points when I shoulder it.
Remington 870 :theman:
:OGturkeyhead: I own two each mossberg and the 870 supermag,hands down the 870 supermag will out do the mossberg.
does anybody like the nova?
Quote from: GobblinNC on February 18, 2012, 11:52:14 PM
does anybody like the nova?
Yeah i like the 1970 Chevy nova SS :funnyturkey:
Quote from: K9Doc on February 18, 2012, 09:06:24 PM
:deadhorse:Has no one ever shot or handled a Browning or Ithaca pump?
They are heads and tails ahead when it comes to f the quality and design.rest. Remington 870 is next. Just feel the difference in raw materials.
However, REM.870 has the market cornered on customization for Turkey Hunting.
I actually had a BPS stalker with a 24" barrel for a little while. Me and that gun never did get a long with a flip. About all it did was beat the tar out of me. That does not happen with the 870 or the 1300. I am sure it was a gun fit thing and it did not fit. I tried a bunch of different stuff and I never could get it to fit me.
870 sm
turkey pump? Mossy 835, why pattern-pattern-pattern. All round pump 870.
Quote from: bird on February 18, 2012, 01:07:34 PM
All factors considered..... Without a doubt it has to be a Remington 870SM
I love my Nova but it's hard to argue against the 870.
I sold my 870 to but an 835.
Remington 870 special purpose
For me 870 sp,sm
I know some people think their a piece of crap .but i to love my 835.
I didn't know anyone but Remington made a pump.
Quote from: Gooserbat on February 20, 2012, 01:46:12 PM
I didn't know anyone but Remington made a pump.
:TooFunny:
I have owned many over the years but always go back to my original with the vent rib WW1300 NWTF with the hastings .655 choke and federal 2oz. #5..I've shot a truckload of gobblers with that gun and load and won't exchange it for anything and I mean anything.. :turkey2:
870 sm
Benelli SuperNova
Nothing against the 870 SM, shot 7 toms with one last year, but I really like the Browning BPS, and have been shooting them for many years.
mudhen
Remington.....
While the Mossberg is a good gun for many, I just can't get over that whole rattling forearm/pump thing. That simply drives me NUTS! :z-dizzy:
870SM for me but the Browning BPS is also a nice gun.
Quote from: Philippe on February 18, 2012, 06:43:17 PM
Mossy 835 for its patterning abilities, it hurts to shoot but its worth it. A very close second is my Rem 870 20ga.
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I like my 870SM. Tried a SuperNova but like the 870 more. Never shot a 835.
I got the mossberg and haven't even patterned it, but I don't like the feel. I'm gonna try to trade it for an 870 super mag
I had an 870 in original mossy oak bottomland Camo. Must have been 20 years ago. I was a young teen. My older brother gave me the gun and someone stole it. It was good lookin
My reply is the Gun that fits you the best and you have 100% confidence in when it goes BOOM. For me, that would be the 835.
I own the 835, 870 and BPS. If it comes down to pure turkey killing the 835 with the stardot wins hands down. reflex264
I've got a Benelli camo Nova that I tricked out. My gunsmith worked on the trigger, made it nice and crisp at 4lbs. Put a Benelli recoil reducer in the buttstock and added a Limbsaver pad on the stock. I have the Magnum gobble dot sights on the 26" barrel with a MADD choke tube. That gun with Hevi 13's....3"X2X7 shot does the trick. With all that said, I took an old Rem 870 express Magnum that my son bulged the barrel on with questionable reloads and tricked it out. I put camo synthetic stocks on it, a 21" ribbed barrel with Rem Choke. I put a Jelly head choke tube on one end and a Limbsaver butt pad on the other end with some shot in the buttstock to tame the recoil. I am still trying to figure out sights for it but killed two gobblers last year with just the bead. Oh, I use Hevi 13's....3" X 2 X 7 shot in it also. I love both of these guns but I have always been a Rem guy at heart. :smiley-patriotic-flagwaver-an
Each pump I've played with has its own advantage...
Mossy 500 - Weight
Mossy 835 - PATTERNS!!!
Remmy 870 - Accessories
Browning BPS - Smoothness, fit and finish...by far
Quote from: Gooserbat on February 20, 2012, 01:46:12 PM
I didn't know anyone but Remington made a pump.
Me either!
870SM here!
835 = Tom's worst nightmare!
Quote from: stinkpickle on February 22, 2012, 11:07:50 AM
Each pump I've played with has its own advantage...
Mossy 500 - Weight
Mossy 835 - PATTERNS!!!
Remmy 870 - Accessories
Browning BPS - Smoothness, fit and finish...by far
Browning x 2 :icon_thumright:
870
I've always been partial to 870's
870's are up there with the best of em.. Ive shot one 835 and they kick to dadgum hard for me,guess im just a wuss.
870 is hard to beat
im gonna post one that i dought will have any other backers, i have a 870 super mag and 2 win 1300 turkeys. my turkey gun however is and h and r pardner pump turkey, throws great consistant patterns, and i love the humpback look and feel
Anything but a 870! Not really, just poking at the huge number of 870 guys here!
I really like my 870 turkey rig. But my BPS flat out shoots it with the same choke tube and shells.
For me surprise Mossy 835 ULTIU Mag as my main turkey shotgun and my backup is an old JC Higgins Model 20 12 using classic doubles #4 which is also deadly at reasonable ranges.
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870 sm
I own two rem 870's wing masters and one rem 870sm. They are simply the best pumpgun from the duck blind to the turkey woods. One of those wing masters ive had for 32+ years and replaced one spring. The rest of the work I've done on it was for preference. I've owned several mossbergs and sold them all. After a few years they feel loose and play in the action.They rattle (forearm) and I don't like the feel of them. I had a gunsmith tell me there is not a quality peice of metal in a mossberg. He could be wrong but that is the feeling I get from that gun regardless of the killer patterns. The browning pumps I have seen are quality guns and so nice I would hate to use them as a working gun.
1- 870 super mag
2-835 ultra mag
3-37 turkey slayer
870
1st choice...................rem 870
2nd choice...................rem 870
3rd choice...........rem 870
anyone want to guess what my 4th choice would be?
nothing else comes close.......................rem
:OGturkeyhead:
Quote from: bird on February 18, 2012, 01:07:34 PM
All factors considered..... Without a doubt it has to be a Remington 870SM
The camo 870 SM!!! :z-winnersmiley:
I will give a nod to the browning (and the mossbergs) for the the larger bore diameters, I don't think that hurts anything.
but I have never seen or owned a bps that was anywhere as smooth or had a better fit and finish than my old school 870 SP or any of my 1300's. equal fit and finish maybe, but not even close in "shuck-a-bility"
Maybe I have been very lucky with few 1300's I have , and the 870's. I also have a handful of sweet old school wingmasters too, or unlucky with the handful of BPS's I have owned, but my 870's and 1300's have all been smooth, slick shuckers.
My Browning Bps,I Owned a Rem 870 Shurshot turkey gun and all it did was jam,Piece of Krap,So i sold it and bought a Brwoning Bps,Twice the Gun.
Quote from: GrizzlyMan1980 on February 25, 2012, 05:17:37 PM
My Browning Bps,I Owned a Rem 870 Shurshot turkey gun and all it did was jam,Piece of Krap,So i sold it and bought a Brwoning Bps,Twice the Gun.
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Had a few turkey guns over the years. My personal favorite is Rem 870 SPST 3" with .670 PureGold and Eotec 512. Never malfunctioned and been used hard. :icon_thumright:
870 all the way
Remington 870. I didnt know they made anything else!
1) 870 express 21 inch pipe jh .660
2) 870 express sm 28 inch pipe jh .665
3) 870 express 20 gauge 26 pipe (work in progress) :OGturkeyhead:
I've had a bunch of Turkey guns over the years. I'e settled on these two 870 rem one 12 & one 20ga.
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870 SM all the way. I have hunted w/ the BPS in 3.5 12 & 10, and the Nova. All have their strong points, but for aftermarket supplies to trick them out and sheer ruggedness nothing compares to the Remington. :icon_thumright:
870 is what I carry into the woods
1- 870 super mag
2-835 ultra mag
3-37 turkey slayer
My first turkey gun was a plain-as-dirt Mossberg 500. I had that gun several years and except for the rattling forearm, I had no complaints with it. I never had one jam with that gun. Only problem I ever had was that the tang safety needed replacing. No big deal.
That gun always patterned nicely, too..
An 835, to me, is a great all-around shotgun.....and that star dot tube really makes one shine, indeed... but for some reason, I find myself wanting to hunt with my plain-jane 28 inch Remington 870 Express (non-Super Mag)more than anything else.
I like a factory full tube with that gun. I found that too-tight choke constrictions didn't give me good patterns at a distance.
A 3 inch shell is plenty powerful to me, particularly when it's a black one that says "Winchester Supreme 5 shot" on it...or a red one that says "Federal Premium Magnum #5" on it.
I have them all and my 1300 always gets the grab.
870 SM
Quote from: GrizzlyMan1980 on February 25, 2012, 05:17:37 PM
My Browning Bps,I Owned a Rem 870 Shurshot turkey gun and all it did was jam,Piece of Krap,So i sold it and bought a Brwoning Bps,Twice the Gun.
I totally agree. My 870 got stolen. After the initial anger, I realized I had an excuse to go buy a real gun instead of that cheap piece of crap. This is a great argument in the duck blind with all of the loyal 870 users.
870 all the way. :OGturkeyhead:
Easy answer to this question: The best pump action is whatever one i use to kill the Gobbler with! :happy0064:
Seriously though, i usually use my 870, but in a pinch i have been known to use my father's old Browning 2000(killed my first bird with that old shotgun).
870sm with 3.5in winchester extended range #6 (patterning hevi shot magnum blend today) or my browning belgium made auto 5 full choke with remington 4x6 2 3/4in duplex shells.
Mossberg 835 ulti-mag hands down winner in my opinion. :z-guntootsmiley:
My Browning 12 Gauge Bps NWTF 24' Barrel Turkey gun,I Bought a Rem 870 3.5" Shursot turkey gun new last feb and all it wanted to do was Jam,Bought the Browning and could not be happier and sent the 870 To the Curb.Browning for me,Best money i have ever spent and the Worst was on the 870 Express,870 Wingmaster is twice the gun the Express is.And for my money the Browning Tops them all.
Quoteturkey pump? Mossy 835, why pattern-pattern-pattern.
What he said. To me pattern is king. My 835 despite having a 4 inch shorter barrel still just absolutely smokes my 870SM with any type shell that I have tried in both of them.
As far as patterns go mossberg 835 may be king, but for reliability and dependability, my money goes to an 870. I know a guy who uses an 870 express 3 inch magnum with a 28 inch pipe to duck and turkey hunt with, and he has backed over it with his truck, used it to break ice in the duck hole, and dropped it in the lake while duck hunting and it has never failed to fire. They might not be pretty, fancy, or expensive, but they are a time tested work horse.
Quote from: bushwhacker on March 04, 2012, 09:34:08 PM
As far as patterns go mossberg 835 may be king, but for reliability and dependability, my money goes to an 870. I know a guy who uses an 870 express 3 inch magnum with a 28 inch pipe to duck and turkey hunt with, and he has backed over it with his truck, used it to break ice in the duck hole, and dropped it in the lake while duck hunting and it has never failed to fire. They might not be pretty, fancy, or expensive, but they are a time tested work horse.
amen! ive owned an 835 and sold it. killed 2 birds with it but needed more than 1 shot on those and missed 2. i was shooting a stardot and #6 winchester 3.5in high velocity shells. My 870sm and browning belgium 2 3/4 with 28in full choke has never failed
I have been running the same 835 since 1989 and it has yet to let me down.
835 nuts claim it was because i had the newer "turkey edition" short barrel version which causedmy unfortune. idk but after i went back to my remmy and browning belgium im 100% happy
remington 870 Supermag . you can buy cheaper or a gun made by the japs, but you get what you pay for.
good ole made in the USA 870 ALL THE WAY ! :z-guntootsmiley:
Quote from: DblClk on March 05, 2012, 08:15:08 PM
I have been running the same 835 since 1989 and it has yet to let me down.
Mine is a 1997 model I believe and I feel the same exact way.
mossy 535
835 hands down...
Here is the"Turkey Slayer" Just waitin on my Gobblin Thunder Choke and My Truglo Tru Bead Fibre optic Sight,I Just left the Tri viz on for Now.This Gun is Awesome!!In every Darn way!!!