Question about Mossberg 835 turkey choke.

[Natty]

Has anyone ever patterned the choke that comes with the gun? When I got my 835, I took the choke off and put in a Carlson's Longbeard XR choke tube without ever trying a shot with the choke that comes with the gun. Just wondering.

[TrackeySauresRex]

Try it out. I can't remember that Ulti being bad shooting regular lead loads.

[Coop1082]

Cousin patterned a 835 with a Carlson LB XR choke. It threw hellaciously tight patterns. Crazy numbers at 40 with LB #5s. He still has the paper that put 196 in a 10" at 40 with 5's. It averaged 180s all day, BUT they weren't great hunting patterns. Splotchy and a lot of triple/quadruple hits on paper. Ended up with a Kicks Gobbling Thunder. Not sure of the exit diameter, but it gave much more even patterns. 160s at 40 and a bit of forgiveness at 25 and in that the Carlson's didn't have.

[PEHunter]

I think i patterned mine way back when with some old 3.5" Double XX loads and it gave good patterns.  I think it is worth trying just to see what happens.  I've thinking trying it with some longsbeards myself, but just haven't done it yet.

[Bowguy]

I've got an older 835, patterns great w xx supremes. I've put that n longbeards through it. Can't remember missing a bird in range w it. Through the longbeards nice but too tight

[trkehunr93]

Mine shoots the 3" super x 5's real well, good 30-35 yard pattern.  I've never run the 3.5" Win supreme HV 5's I regularly shoot through it or the 3" double x 5's I shoot also.  It's a good choke, .695 if I'm not mistaken.

[sierra6]

I've got a real early 1991/92 Vintage 835.  I spent a lot of $ on choke tubes and ammo seeking out the best combo.  Many range hours proved that one of the very best combos was the factory Full tube with 3.5" 2oz #4 Federal Premium buffered loads..  That gun with that combo is deadly to 50+ yards and out patterns just about anything I've seen since.  Don't ignore those factory tubes!

[Philippe]

I've got a real early 1991/92 Vintage 835.  I spent a lot of $ on choke tubes and ammo seeking out the best combo.  Many range hours proved that one of the very best combos was the factory Full tube with 3.5" 2oz #4 Federal Premium buffered loads..  That gun with that combo is deadly to 50+ yards and out patterns just about anything I've seen since.  Don't ignore those factory tubes!

I had a Beretta Outlander that did the same thing. After testing about 200 dollars worth of chokes I got curious and tried the factory choke, and bout fell over when I saw the results.

[nyhunter]

how did that carlson LB choke pattern outta your 835? My buddy just bough one to try .

[wvmntnhick]

Have a buddy's that uses one and is more than satisfied. It's killed plenty of birds without issue. It's the only choke he uses for everything.

[Ericbrooks]

All I have ever used in mine is the xtra full that came with it. Killed a lotta birds. It works just fine.


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[WildSpur]

From what I recall my 20" 835 did 148 with 3.5 #5 long beards.  This was a few years ago. I am pretty sure I posted it on here. 

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[Zombie1978]

I shot a few patterns with mine at 30 yards. Here they are. First is Remington nitro #4. Second is longbeard #4. Third is federal thug #5. Fourth is a Remington #5. All 3in loads.

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