Chrud Posted March 24, 2005 Report Share Posted March 24, 2005 Re: Mossberg 835 getting a bad rep. And it's also comparing a PUMP GUN to a PUMP GUN! What good is comparing a pump to a semi-auto? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kooter Posted March 24, 2005 Report Share Posted March 24, 2005 Re: Mossberg 835 getting a bad rep. everybody has their own opinion about what guns are good and what guns are bad. I know people that have an 835 and novas and brownings and remingtons...etc.. try comparing the 835 to a benelli super black eagle II. which is better? to some it would be the SBEII and some would be the 835 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AaronS Posted March 24, 2005 Report Share Posted March 24, 2005 Re: Mossberg 835 getting a bad rep. I've only handled a couple of 835's and it was a few years back, so I can't vouch for how they are today. The guns I handled didn't seem as "tight" as my Rem 870 or my Browning BPS. The pump action had a side to side wiggle that was not present on the other guns. This was the only negative I saw, and hopefully they have resolved that issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 257Roberts Posted March 24, 2005 Report Share Posted March 24, 2005 Re: Mossberg 835 getting a bad rep. I haveta agree with the price probably being the issue. For a dealer to tell you not to get one that tells me he is looking to sell the pricier gun. If he would have said something like, "Remingtons are the best, then winchester but the mossberges are good too." then he would have seemed sinsere. I have to agree that winchesters are a good gun, well made and a good investment. But there is certainly nothing wrong with a mosseberge. For hunting, and harsh field use, which most turkey guns are put through the gauntlet i would prefer a less exspecive sythetic stock gun that i wouldn't particularly care if it got a few battle scars on. Like they say, the proof is in the pudding so to speak and just talk to some people who have mossebergs. I have yet to talk to anyone who has one that wants to get rid of it. Just go to the pawn shops. Look at how many used mosseburgs are for sale. Now you might find a few 3" mag but i venture to say you won't find a 3.5 835 used for sale. Besides, this might seem like blasphamy to some folks that shoot 3 boxes of shells patterning thier guns but your not shooting a sniper rifle. It's a shot gun for crying out loud. To me it doesn't matter if i get 25 kill shots in the pattern or 30 its a dead bird any way you look at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waterfowler_gal Posted March 24, 2005 Report Share Posted March 24, 2005 Re: Mossberg 835 getting a bad rep. I agree with kooter... In my eyes (if anyone gives a hoot) there is no perfect shotgun but everyone has a preference. Not everygun will work identical to others. I am in need of a last minute turkey gun and I have been doing some research and I am pretty sure this weekend I am gonna go buy that Grand Slam 835 at Cabela's. Worse case scenerio if I don't like it I can trade it in on something different and then first hand I know whether it is the gun for me or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanH Posted March 24, 2005 Report Share Posted March 24, 2005 Re: Mossberg 835 getting a bad rep. I love this gun! Yea its not the smoothest it not the best! But by golly its one of the toughest! I have hunted with this gun for years! NEVER CLEANED IT! I lost this gun is a huge puddle of water for about 5 mins while on our way to the duck blind! We were searchin for it and found it! Laughed and keep walking! 30 min later i was knockin ducks down! This gun IS TOUGH! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrud Posted March 24, 2005 Report Share Posted March 24, 2005 Re: Mossberg 835 getting a bad rep. The more I think about it, the more I KNOW it was trying to sell the most expensive gun. If you go in just about any proshop, they'll try selling you the most expensive item. When I paid for my 835 last weekend, the guy said "Congratulations on a great gun!" Now, I know to them (Gander Mountain) that what the price of the gun was didn't matter. You needed to ask them why they didn't recommend a Mossberg. Someone tried talking me out of an 835 and into getting a Nova. Their big push was the forend wobble of the 835. The Nova's I looked at wobbled more than the 835. I now believe that they were trying to sell the most expensive to you. And why not? You said you tole them you weren't real sure what you wanted. That is an open invatation to try to sell you something expensive. Even if they knocked down the price on what they sold you, I bet it was still more than an 835. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AaronS Posted March 24, 2005 Report Share Posted March 24, 2005 Re: Mossberg 835 getting a bad rep. Or it may have just been for their own convenience. He stated that they didn't have the Mossberg in stock and would have to order it. It's a whole lot easier to just sell something in stock than to make a phone call and deal with shipping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrud Posted March 24, 2005 Report Share Posted March 24, 2005 Re: Mossberg 835 getting a bad rep. [ QUOTE ] I do all my business with these places. They all basically said that it shot ok, but it was just a poorer made gun. They would get me one if I wanted, but recommended getting others. [/ QUOTE ] So, you do business with all three? All three would have to order one? I would have tried a place that carries them in stock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James7xChamp3 Posted March 24, 2005 Report Share Posted March 24, 2005 Re: Mossberg 835 getting a bad rep. More kudos for Mossberg! I started hunting 25 years ago with a Mossberg 500. I loved it. I bought a Mossberg 835 when the first came out and I bought the turkey version 4 years ago. I have had zero problems and love the guns. Igot a T/C Encore turkey barrel 2 years ago so I'll be using that this year while my Dad will use the 835. Problem is, since my Dad's been using my 835 I'll probably never see it again. He loves it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 257Roberts Posted March 24, 2005 Report Share Posted March 24, 2005 Re: Mossberg 835 getting a bad rep. Heres a thought. You gotta walmart near by. Go by one from there. Better yet check out the prices on the internet of there shotguns and if i am not mistaken you can order one online and pick it up at the store nearest you. (and fill out the paper work of course) I got mine from there and love it. www.wal-mart.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 257Roberts Posted March 24, 2005 Report Share Posted March 24, 2005 Re: Mossberg 835 getting a bad rep. Better yet heres the link to mossbergs. http://www.walmart.com/catalog/search-ng...cs=20&ico=0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snapper Posted March 25, 2005 Report Share Posted March 25, 2005 Re: Mossberg 835 getting a bad rep. [ QUOTE ] I don't want to fight or argue with anyone on these boards but i do feel that it's not right to bash a mossberg or any other brand / firearms company because what i might like someone else dislikes and visa versa.. [/ QUOTE ] I really don't see any bashing in this thread. Most folks saying they like the mossbergs. The part that gets me...most people will bash a cheaper product, (ie: scopes) unless its something they have. Most folks have no first hand experience with the things they bash...just, "My buddy's cousin's brother-in-law's friend used it and didn't like it...must be junk". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest WILD_BILL Posted March 25, 2005 Report Share Posted March 25, 2005 Re: Mossberg 835 getting a bad rep. I was just giving KRACEY my opinion? SORRY. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrud Posted March 25, 2005 Report Share Posted March 25, 2005 Re: Mossberg 835 getting a bad rep. I think it would be cool to have an option where ONLY Mossberg 835 users could reply. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanH Posted March 25, 2005 Report Share Posted March 25, 2005 Re: Mossberg 835 getting a bad rep. [ QUOTE ] I think it would be cool to have an option where ONLY Mossberg 835 users could reply. [/ QUOTE ] LOL yup. TO much Crap happens! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snapper Posted March 26, 2005 Report Share Posted March 26, 2005 Re: Mossberg 835 getting a bad rep. You know what I find funny...the two folks who replied the most favoring the 835...haven't had them very long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nut Posted March 26, 2005 Report Share Posted March 26, 2005 Re: Mossberg 835 getting a bad rep. I own a 835 and have for a few years. Even though I like it and dont have any problems with it does not make me feel I have to defend the make or model.Every gun is different in some way and everybody is different in some way. Some like Remington some like Benelli and so forth. The question thatstarted the thread was what could have been the reasoning behind the 3 places not recommmending it. I think thefinal answer was that it probably could have been that it is a lower cost model. Let's just kill some turkeys this spring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrud Posted March 26, 2005 Report Share Posted March 26, 2005 Re: Mossberg 835 getting a bad rep. Mine's only a week old! I have had a Mossberg 500 since 1999 I believe. It's a really great gun. I can only assume the 835 is the quality the 500 is. I did fire six 2 3/4" shells as fast as I could and it cycled flawlessly. It pointed very well on target after each shot too. I haven't had the experience with it that others have had, but I really like it a lot so far. And if it's anything like my 500 is, it'll be a great gun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrud Posted March 28, 2005 Report Share Posted March 28, 2005 Re: Mossberg 835 getting a bad rep. Are you just going by opinion, or have you actually shot one? What do you mean by the rattle of the gun? The only rattle on my 835 is the forend. And on every pump-gun I've handled, including about 4 or 5 Nova's, the forends ALL moved a bit. The Mossberg's were no worse than the Nova's. You just seem like a person who assumes that because it isn't $500 that it isn't quality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ Posted March 28, 2005 Report Share Posted March 28, 2005 Re: Mossberg 835 getting a bad rep. I have owned Rem 870s (I have 3 of them now), Browning BPS, and the Mossberg 835. I had the BPS for 6 years until it was stolen along with 2 870 guns. I could have gotten another BPS and 870, but I went for the 835 to replace them. I have had my 835 now for 9 years with zero complaints. The wood to metal fit is not as clean as the Remington or the Browning, but it costs a LOT less. Actually shooting the gun, it is on par with the othes. The larger barrel diameter is its huge advantage. I have used it for trap, skeet, turkey, waterfowl, and upland. It functions as well as the other guns. The 835 is basically a larger 500 with a longer ejection port and the ejector is moved. The exterior design is not as astetically pleasing as the 870, 1300, or BPS, but it functions just fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gfourhunter Posted March 28, 2005 Report Share Posted March 28, 2005 Re: Mossberg 835 getting a bad rep. a lot of your gun dealers are money men. they shoot high doller guns. good quality autos and over and unders. i shoot the same but i also had all three 500, 835 and the 935. not bad guns for the money . they have there ups and downs. no gun is flawless. i own over 50 guns and they all have there bad points. all i can say is YOU PRAISE THE GUN YOU SHOOT. if a mossberg is all you can afford that great. but when it comes down to it a 835 or should i say 935 if you want to stick with pump to pump and auto to auto, the 935 is not the quality as a super x 2 therefor if i was a gun dealer i would try to sell the super x 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrud Posted March 28, 2005 Report Share Posted March 28, 2005 Re: Mossberg 835 getting a bad rep. Pretty guns are made for the shelf, ain't they? AJ is right about the over bored barrels. My bro dropped off his 835 in Hardwoods Green HD last night and I shot it was a Fed. Premium #5 Turkey Load and the stock Turkey Choke on the gun. I was really impressed with the pattern of it. I can't wait to get a 935 someday and try out different chokes and loads to see what that big bore can really do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LifeNRA Posted March 28, 2005 Report Share Posted March 28, 2005 Re: Mossberg 835 getting a bad rep. [ QUOTE ] The exterior design is not as astetically pleasing as the 870, 1300, or BPS, but it functions just fine. [/ QUOTE ] This is why so many people buy this gun! It doesnt break the bank to get one! I own other guns that are Brownings. If I really wanted to, I would have purchased another Browning. But I didnt feel like spending $800-$1000 for just a gun I wanted for turkey. Sure I added a few extra's to my Mossberg, Sims pad, and a Comp-N-Choke XXX Full! BTW, which put 49 kill hits in the head of a turkey target at 40 yards! To all, buy what you want, buy what you can afford, BUY WHAT YOU LIKE! This thread is starting to go south. Sorta like the my bow is better than your bow! LOL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaTechHunter Posted March 28, 2005 Report Share Posted March 28, 2005 Re: Mossberg 835 getting a bad rep. Actually 5JumpChump he asked why would they said not to get the 835, not which one he should get because he already got the winchester. So to answer his question...I know the places he talked to and I would say the one told him not to get it because they wanted more money (Habitat), the one thought that the other brands may be better than Mossberg (D&H Guns), and I am not sure why the others would tell him not to. The place he did get the gun from (D&H Guns) seems to be a good place to go to and the guy that told him to get the Winchester seems to try to sell him the best quality for the money he wants to spend (sold him a cheaper gun than what he orginally wanted-Remington 870 with thumbhole stock). But the main thing is that he is happy with the Winchester so far and hopefully he will bust a big gobbler in two weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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