Taking the sting out of it.

[bmhern]

What Cash said, a limbsaver pad will take some of the sting out  of it, but for sighting in or patterning  LEAD SLED!!!

[Gamblinman]

Caldwell Lead sled and 50 lbs of weight. Tames those 12 gauge 3.5" rounds.

You'll never feel it when shooting at a  turkey.

Gman

[outdoors]

I SECOND THE  Caldwell Lead sled ..............

[TrackeySauresRex]

you only feel it shooting at paper,you don't feel it shooting at birds

X-2
I posted this before. That little peice of pipe insulation taped in camo velcrowed to the stock helps big time. It may not win a beauty contest you may find matching tape and it wont look too bad.  Oooo and yes don't forget the
limbsaver too.

[mightyjoeyoung]

This is what I did.  I picked up a thumbhole stock dirct from Mossberg and replaced the "decent" ventilated pad with a Sims pad and added a piece of 1/4" thick camo neoprene, trimmed to fit the cheek pad area.  If you don't want or don't like a thombhole stock (it and the Sims pad does add a little bit to the LOP), You might want to look into a shim kit.  You can buy them off Ebay for about 5-8 bucks and they will help with Drop at the comb and should take care of some of the cheek slap that's actually the biggest part of the felt recoil from an 835.  You know?  Every time you shoot it a dentist feels a disturbance in the force?      You can STILL add that piece of neoprene to the stock, be it a field stock or AR style, collapsable, just be sure to use a good STRONG glue.  I'll put my 835 thumbhole up against ANY other pump gun of any brand weight for weight and I guarantee it will recoil less...

[TrackeySauresRex]

         they will help with Drop at the comb and should take care of some of the cheek slap that's actually the biggest part of the felt recoil from an 835.     I'll put my 835 thumbhole up against ANY other pump gun of any brand weight for weight and I guarantee it will recoil less...

Great idea you had Mighty Joe... I wish I could take a pop with yours. I feel the same way you do, about mine (Frances).I named her Francis after my Mom, Because.... a slap from your MaMa hurts more than anything else in the world! espically when it's cold. Lol 
Happy Hunting
You 835ers

[chatterbox]

Caldwell Lead sled and 50 lbs of weight. Tames those 12 gauge 3.5" rounds.

You'll never feel it when shooting at a  turkey.

Gman

The lead sleds are a great innovation, however, they can be loaded with too much weight. Over load them, and the gun will pay the price. That recoil has to go somewhere.

[archery1]

LIMBSAVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
IT HELPS
WORKS WONDERS!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Goat boy]

I agree with xcalibers earlier remarks......take a maxi pad and peel off the adhesive strip and stick the pad on your shoulder...then turn in your man card.
All kidding aside these shotguns can be punishing especially at the patterning board.