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Which shotgun?
GoldTip:
Between those two I would go with the Remington without hesitation. But you might also consider the Benelli Nova as well. I believe they are priced comparatively with the Remington 870 super magnum. If price were no object I would look to the Benelli Super black eagle.
WAcoyotehunter:
Don't forget about the Browning BPS. They're a good gun too, they load and eject from a single hole in the bottom like the Ithaca 37. It's nice for hunting in thick stuff (corn fields in my case)- helps keep all the junk from getting in your action.
The 870 is a really great gun as well.
tlbradford:
IMO...If you are only using this for turkey, I would go for an autoloader. Less recoil, faster follow-up shots, and quieter (pump actions sometimes rattle). You will be happy with either of the two guns you mentioned if that is what you have it narrowed down to.
Ray:
I used to have an 870. Excellent gun. Will buy another one next year.
Intruder:
One thing I didn't mention before that I do give the nod to the 835 on is patterning. Since it is overbored it seems so pattern better than other guns I've seen. And not just at long range. I've seen alot of guys trying to eak out another 5 yards on the far end and sacrifice a decent pattern in the wheel house (20 yards and in). I've been able to shoot really nice patterns w/ 3 1/2 lead 6s out to 45 yards and still have open enough pattern at 10 yards that I have some margin of error. 80% of the birds I've killed have been within 25 yards.
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