A reasonably priced semi-auto?

Splaker said:
Some guys seem to insist on the 3.5.. but if it's not necessary, then why bother..

Do I need to get a "turkey barrel" or can I et away with the 28" ? The 500 series pump sells the 3 barrel combo.. I always wondered how important a dedicated turkey barrel is...

Thanks again, fellas!
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Really the only benefit to the turkey barrel is the fiber optic sights on the barrel. Some also come ported but the benefits to this are questionable anyways. My 930 came with a 26 inch waterfowl barrel which is ported anyways so that is a moot point anyways.

With the 930 the receiver is already drilled and tapped so you have the option of mounting a red dot which will work well and won't cost you too much at all.

Or just like most guys out there you can just do as Camerl2009 suggests and for $50 get a set of sights that will mount on the rib of the field/waterfowl barrel.

No need for the turkey barrel at all.
 
Splaker said:
Some guys seem to insist on the 3.5.. but if it's not necessary, then why bother..

Do I need to get a "turkey barrel" or can I et away with the 28" ? The 500 series pump sells the 3 barrel combo.. I always wondered how important a dedicated turkey barrel is...

Thanks again, fellas!
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The 'advantage' to the turkey barrel is that it is shorter and a bit more maneuverable in tighter areas. But an extra 6-8 inches doesn't seem like much of a disadvantage to me. Also, as much as I prefer how handy short barrels are, I prefer how the longer barrel puts that loud boom farther away from my ears. If your still considering a Stoeger, they come with a fibre optic front bead and I think (but don't know) that the Mossberg does as well. As for chokes, you can buy good quality turkey chokes for little money that really reach out well. I was playing with mine in Saskatchewan last weekend and making kill shots on gophers out to 50 yards. It throws a super dense pattern about the size of my fist at appox. 25 yards with few fliers. When you talk about the 3 1/2 inch shell, there is no doubt it is a better choice with either more pellets or more velocity. But better doesn't mean much, as you really don't need it. The extra recoil you have to put up with doesn't neccesarily mean your gaining a whole lot more performance. With that being said it is very likely I will buy myself a Stoeger 3500 autoloader when they become available and/or I can afford to. I will buy it if for no other reason I have the option to use the 3 1/2 inch shells if I so choose.

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3.5" shells are questionable in terms of utility. I launch the odd one at Geese.

But being able to shoot any 12 gauge round in existance is comforting!
 
mlehtovaara said:
Really the only benefit to the turkey barrel is the fiber optic sights on the barrel. Some also come ported but the benefits to this are questionable anyways. My 930 came with a 26 inch waterfowl barrel which is ported anyways so that is a moot point anyways.

With the 930 the receiver is already drilled and tapped so you have the option of mounting a red dot which will work well and won't cost you too much at all.

Or just like most guys out there you can just do as Camerl2009 suggests and for $50 get a set of sights that will mount on the rib of the field/waterfowl barrel.

No need for the turkey barrel at all.
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pharaoh2 said:
The 'advantage' to the turkey barrel is that it is shorter and a bit more maneuverable in tighter areas. But an extra 6-8 inches doesn't seem like much of a disadvantage to me. Also, as much as I prefer how handy short barrels are, I prefer how the longer barrel puts that loud boom farther away from my ears. If your still considering a Stoeger, they come with a fibre optic front bead and I think (but don't know) that the Mossberg does as well. As for chokes, you can buy good quality turkey chokes for little money that really reach out well. I was playing with mine in Saskatchewan last weekend and making kill shots on gophers out to 50 yards. It throws a super dense pattern about the size of my fist at appox. 25 yards with few fliers. When you talk about the 3 1/2 inch shell, there is no doubt it is a better choice with either more pellets or more velocity. But better doesn't mean much, as you really don't need it. The extra recoil you have to put up with doesn't neccesarily mean your gaining a whole lot more performance. With that being said it is very likely I will buy myself a Stoeger 3500 autoloader when they become available and/or I can afford to. I will buy it if for no other reason I have the option to use the 3 1/2 inch shells if I so choose.

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I want to add a Redfield scope to this setup for both turkey and deer... Is the mossy or stoeger tapped for adding such a scope?

Thanks
 
The Stoeger 3500 isn't out yet it is the 2000 that is available, but yes they are both drilled and tapped for a rail.

I would not recommend a scope on a shotgun, but would lean towards a red dot.

3 reasons:

1 - A scope narrows your field of view quite a bit especially as magnification goes up, where a 1x red dot will not and will also allow you to shoot with 2 eyes open unlike a scope. A close moving deer for example would be tough to hit with a scoped rifle especially with any magnification over 4x.

2 - A red dot of decent quality that will hold up to 3 inch magnum slugs or turkey shot is going to be cheaper than a scope that will do the same.

3 - At the ranges you will be shooting turkey, and deer(typically) you will not need the magnification. A red dot with a 2 MOA dot will be plenty accuracte to kill a deer out to 100m, and will be much more useable for turkey under 50m.
 
Mossy is drilled and tapped. I have the 935. Knocked down 2 big turks this past spring with it but have yet to use it on the actual flying winged creatures. I'll tell you the overbored barrel throws a pretty solid pattern with the factory chokes it comes with.

I was going to get the 930 but the 935 only ran me $480 shipping and taxes in from the store brand new. True, I give up the ported barrel but I'm sure my hunting partners in the blind appreciate that choice. As well, the short shells don't cycle (yet) though I'm not counting on it but the 3" and up cycle like a dream and end up about 15 ft away.

I handled a couple different guns before jumping including the SA-08 from Weatherby but I didn't like the functions on it (you have to flip a switch to lock the bolt open, it was pricier compared to the mossy, etc.)
 
JGL said:
As well, the short shells don't cycle (yet) though I'm not counting on it but the 3" and up cycle like a dream and end up about 15 ft away.
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Unfortunately it seems this is the case with the 935, and you really have to pick either the 930 or 935 based on what you wanna shoot.

If all you shoot is 3 or 3.5 inch magnums then buy the 935, but if you wanna bust some clays or just blow some #### up on the cheap then the 930 is for you.
 
My 935 owners manual states that the gun is meant for use with 3 or 3.5inch ammo only. Thats why they don't cycle the light stuff.
 
meh

quiglee said:
My 935 owners manual states that the gun is meant for use with 3 or 3.5inch ammo only. Thats why they don't cycle the light stuff.
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I read that in mine too but I do know that by putting a couple cases of steel through it this fall, the spring will soften up and then, who knows but like I said, I'm not going to hold my breath!
 
JGL said:
I read that in mine too but I do know that by putting a couple cases of steel through it this fall, the spring will soften up and then, who knows but like I said, I'm not going to hold my breath!
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I have heard of some cycling okay, but I'm sure they were heavy duty 2 3/4 inch shells. I use my 935 for Turkey hunting only and didn't realize until after I had bought it that I could'nt use 2 3/4 in shells. I do use 3.5inch in it but if I were to do it over again I would probably go for the 930. I think most people would agree that 3inch does the job just fine. I know mine patterns better using 3inch.
 
Me too

quiglee said:
I have heard of some cycling okay, but I'm sure they were heavy duty 2 3/4 inch shells. I use my 935 for Turkey hunting only and didn't realize until after I had bought it that I could'nt use 2 3/4 in shells. I do use 3.5inch in it but if I were to do it over again I would probably go for the 930. I think most people would agree that 3inch does the job just fine. I know mine patterns better using 3inch.
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Same here. But for the price I paid for it, it was worth giving up the 2.75 shells. I couldn't get the smaller gun for less! I use it for geese and ducks too though so I may get a little more use out of the bigger beasts but I've yet to fire a 3.5 in my life so...
 
JGL said:
Same here. But for the price I paid for it, it was worth giving up the 2.75 shells.
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Truth be told when hunting I shoot 3 inch almost exclusivly. But the only reason I do that is I buy ammo when I find it on sale, and more often then not it's 3 inch stuff that gets marked down or sold as promo loads where I shop. The ability to shoot 2 3/4 inch loads on the pond isn't a priority, but it is nice when walking a field.
 
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