Mossberg 835 Tactical Turkey

[hunter274]

Hey I was kind of wondering if anyone out there has shot the 835 Tactical Turkey.  I was wondering how it patterns and if it is worth buying or just sticking with my Benelli Nova duck gun for turkey hunting.

[yelp]

I haven't shot the Tactical...Mossberg has some guns nowadays.  I have other Mossberg's that work Awesome!

[BushMonster]

My brother has one and it is very effective with good range.  Kicks like a mule though.  The tactical stock is a meat tenderizer and completely straight inline with the barrel so you get the full recoil, even with a limbsaver.  He's fashioned up a little pad for the top of the stock as a cheek pad as its busted him good a few times.

I opted for a Rem 870 Express Turkey with shurshot synthetic stock and love it.  Good prices and they have a $50 rebate on them right now.

[turkeydancer]

I bought a 835 Turkey Combo back in 2000 ... they do kick a bit, plus the action is not smooth ... but it is effective.
 

[hunter274]

Thanks for the advice.  I'm not to worried about the kick, but I was kind of wondering how the choke tube that it comes with patterns.  I use a kicks gobbling thunder right now and that choke has been awesome.

[turkeydancer]

With the loads I'm shooting, it patterns good out to 40 yards, but I usually shoot them from 10 ft to 20 yards and it slays them ....
 

[xxlx7]

I had the 835 duck gun, loved it, bought the 935 semi auto, loved it, and just ordered the 535 turkey gun!!! STOKED TO HAVE IT FRIDAY!!!!! I hope its as great as all my other mossy's, I love the thumb safety, have a 870, thing kicks like a mule and broke my finger... won't ever go back to remy shotguns unless its an oldschool one..

Kyle