Buying a dedicated duck gun remington super mag 870 or mossberg 835?

[ghosthunter]

Yep
Go 870
I have a wingmaster i have had since i was 16 . Took it in got the full choke changed to modified to shoot waterfowl. never a problem.
Have two mossbergs they both pop shell out the bottom when you shoot. 

[duckmen1]

Looks like I'm not the only one with the problem with shells popping out. What models do you have?

[KFhunter]

now that you mention it, I've had shells popping out too.  but it's rare that it happens, cause the gun doesn't cycle anyways with tHE FREAKING SHELLS GETTTING STUCK IN THE CHAMBER

sorry, was getting all worked up over it again 

If you can't tell, I really hate that gun.  It was a gift, from my wife, after my other gun got stolen 
She knew I'd lost a Mossberg, so she bought me a replacement   

Wish she'd have gotten me a wingmaster 

[hillbilli]

currently have a m500 mossberg. had it over 10 years and it is getting to need a mag follower spring, but otherwise has been great. owned a couple 870's, one a supermag-never had anyproblems. had friends with Nova's.. and they've always worked...

[Stilly bay]

now that you mention it, I've had shells popping out too.  but it's rare that it happens, cause the gun doesn't cycle anyways with tHE FREAKING SHELLS GETTTING STUCK IN THE CHAMBER

polish the chamber with some steel wool and scotch brite, they will never stick again.

both the newer 870 express and -to a lesser degree- the 835 are bottom of the line guns. you get what you pay for these days, but even at the highest price points your still going to get guns that for whatever reason jam occasionally. even the SBEII, highly regarded by guides and black hoodied duchebags alike will go "click" instead of BOOM BOOM BOOM sometimes.

[CP]

now that you mention it, I've had shells popping out too.  but it's rare that it happens, cause the gun doesn't cycle anyways with tHE FREAKING SHELLS GETTTING STUCK IN THE CHAMBER

polish the chamber with some steel wool and scotch brite, they will never stick again.

Better yet, sell it and buy a decent shotgun.  Life is too short to hunt with an unreliable gun.

[KFhunter]

now that you mention it, I've had shells popping out too.  but it's rare that it happens, cause the gun doesn't cycle anyways with tHE FREAKING SHELLS GETTTING STUCK IN THE CHAMBER

polish the chamber with some steel wool and scotch brite, they will never stick again.

Better yet, sell it and buy a decent shotgun.  Life is too short to hunt with an unreliable gun.

I've came to that conclusion a long time ago, so was trying to impart my knowledge (learned the hard way) to the maker of this thread 

[Rick]

 I have experience with both and wouldn't buy either again. The 835 functioned better than the 870 SM but the ported barrel on the 835 made it REALLY loud in a duck blind.

If you have to have a 3 1/2" gun,I'd get a Super Nova.

As good as non-toxic shot has become,the need for anything more than a 3" gun is gone IMO.

[BigGoonTuna]

i like my 870 wingmaster, but some days it just doesn't want to eject 3" shells reliably(stove pipes).  other days it works just fine.  of course, mine was made in the past 5 years, my dad's that he bought in the early '80s never has that problem.

[Kola16]

now that you mention it, I've had shells popping out too.  but it's rare that it happens, cause the gun doesn't cycle anyways with tHE FREAKING SHELLS GETTTING STUCK IN THE CHAMBER

polish the chamber with some steel wool and scotch brite, they will never stick again.

I did, and it works great. The only other pump gun I would choose over an 870 is an 887. Nothing else.

[full choke]

Howdy,

Buying a dedicated duck gun remington super mag 870 or mossberg 835? Any other options in the same price range that can handle 31/2 in shells?

Thanks for the input,

westside

Sorry to jump in a little late- but I just saw this thread. If what you are looking for is a pump gun that will handle 3 1/2" shells, I would go with what some on here have suggested in the Benelli Nova. They are kind of clunky, and rattle a lot- but they are pretty damn reliable. They kick like a mule with the big shells though. They do make (or made-not sure if you can still get it?) a recoil buffer that you mount inside the stock. I never had it, but if I kept my Nova I would have eventually bought one. I sold the Nova to a friend- the stock is a little long for me and never really felt right for me. My buddy still has that gun and has had zero problems with it.

I have also owned a 835. Actually- I still own it. I leave it up in Alaska as a general kick around gun. Mine was one of the first generation- wood stock and forend. I have never had any issues with it- but I hardly ever use it. It is a Mossberg- so I never have any real confidence in it. The one problem I have noticed with it over the years is that the safety is super sloppy and not reliable. That is not in it's self an issue for me, but could be for others.

I personally know seven people who own the 870 supermag. Each and everyone of them has major problems with them. The most obvious is the failure to eject/chamber shells. I have witnessed those guns save the lives of hundreds of geese. The supermag IS NOT the same gun as the trusty old 870 wingmaster! It is a completely redesigned chamber for the 3 1/2" shell. Do not be fooled by the reputation of the original 870- which in my opinion is one of, if not they best, waterfowling gun ever made. I own a couple of them but will not ever own one of the 3 1/2's. I am sure there are guys who have them and love them- I have never met one though. Anyhow- just my two cents...

[Wacenturion]

Ditto on an older 870 Wingmaster.