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I got a smoking deal on a Mossberg 835 yesterday. I purchased it with the intent of seeing if I can trade it for a modestly priced .45 Handgun with a half dozen mags. After sleeping on it I'm a bit unsure of my plan...not that it's unrealistic, but I'm thinking maybe I should keep the gun. My current Shotgun is a Stevens 620. I'm not a Shotgun shooter (bad shoulder), but for the off chance I have a problem with a Bear I have one in the safe. My Stevens is in good serviceable condition, but perhaps I'd be better served by a more modern gun with parts and accessories available.

If you had your feet planted in my foul shoes would you, try the trade, sell it for a modest profit, or keep it, sell the 620, and live without the pistol for now?
 
Well if you have a bad shoulder you sure don't want to own a 835
It was one shotgun that beat the crap out of me and I am a big guy at like 300 pounds
Kicks like a mule
Cheers
 
Shoot the 835 and compare it to your current shotgun, keep whichever one will work the best for you. See how well it fits you as well as how full power loads feel in the recoil dept for your shoulder.
 
Doesn't sound like you need two shotguns, but if I had to pick one, I’d keep the Mossberg and ditch the Stevens.

As for recoil, the Mossberg 835 wont have any more recoil then any other fixed breach gun that weighs the same amount and while using the same shells.
 
1963beretta said:
Doesn't sound like you need two shotguns, but if I had to pick one, I’d keep the Mossberg and ditch the Stevens.

As for recoil, the Mossberg 835 wont have any more recoil then any other fixed breach gun that weighs the same amount and while using the same shells.
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Have you owned a 835?? or shot one
Forget the weight here believe me it seems to be more of a strange fit/design issue
 
3macs1 said:
Have you owned a 835?? or shot one
Forget the weight here believe me it seems to be more of a strange fit/design issue
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Yes I have had one and I didn't notice any more recoil then any other fixed breech gun weighing around the same weight. There are really only three factors that determine actual recoil; the weight of the gun, the mass of the shot/projectile and the speed of the shot/projectile

If you noticed more felt recoil, it must have been a real bad fitting gun for you and it was hitting you where it shouldn't have been. I’ve had guns like that, such as the Franchi o/u’s and Beretta SxS’s, and it isn't pleasant. Ended up with a bruised cheek every time I shot clays with them
 
1963beretta said:
Yes I have had one and I didn't notice any more recoil then any other fixed breech gun weighing around the same weight. There are really only three factors that determine actual recoil; the weight of the gun, the mass of the shot/projectile and the speed of the shot/projectile

If you noticed more felt recoil, it must have been a real bad fitting gun for you and it was hitting you where it shouldn't have been. I’ve had guns like that, such as the Franchi o/u’s and Beretta SxS’s, and it isn't pleasant. Ended up with a bruised cheek every time I shot clays with them
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It must have been super bad for a few of use since I was not the only one experienced this but it didnot seem like a fit issue
Also mine was one of the first ones ever made in fact it was a pre order so god knows if it changed after
We wanted that new 12ga 3 1/2 back then LOL
Cheers
 
3macs1 said:
It must have been super bad for a few of use since I was not the only one experienced this but it didnot seem like a fit issue
Also mine was one of the first ones ever made in fact it was a pre order so god knows if it changed after
We wanted that new 12ga 3 1/2 back then LOL
Cheers
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Was it a synthetic stock model? I didn't notice any difference between an 835 or 535...both wooden stock models. I did notice relatively more recoil on an 870 express super mag, but that gun had synthetic stocks which I think contributed to recoil
 
The OP mentioned the possibility of a nuisance bear. With that in mind I am pointing out that you can't shoot slugs out of the 835 due to its over bored barrel. It says so in the owners manual.

Jim
 
Workin Man said:
The OP mentioned the possibility of a nuisance bear. With that in mind I am pointing out that you can't shoot slugs out of the 835 due to its over bored barrel. It says so in the owners manual.

Jim
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Thats a valid point....slugs cannot be shot out of an 835. But for close range defence, there would be nothing wrong with 000 or 0000 buckshot. And they pattern especially well out of the 10 gauge overbored barrel
 
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