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Dave McC · September 27, 2002, 04:41 AM

The only advantages I see to the 835 are the 3.5" capability and the ports, and neither is crucial.

A steady diet of 3.5" mags in a shotgun as light as the 835 will loosen your fillings, ports, overbore etc nonwithstanding.

Unless you're a way better than average waterfowl hunter with a recoil tolerance level much better than average, the 3.5 really doesn't offer much. Even then a good 10 gauge will be the better choice.

Mossies are good shotguns, tho not my favorite. Any of the family will give you good service. If I HAD to get a Mossie, it'd be an 835 for geese, a 590 for "Serious" shooting, or a 500 for GP shotgunning.

September 27, 2002, 04:41 AM	#20
Dave McC Staff In Memoriam Join Date: October 13, 1999 Location: Columbia, Md, USA Posts: 8,811	The only advantages I see to the 835 are the 3.5" capability and the ports, and neither is crucial. A steady diet of 3.5" mags in a shotgun as light as the 835 will loosen your fillings, ports, overbore etc nonwithstanding. Unless you're a way better than average waterfowl hunter with a recoil tolerance level much better than average, the 3.5 really doesn't offer much. Even then a good 10 gauge will be the better choice. Mossies are good shotguns, tho not my favorite. Any of the family will give you good service. If I HAD to get a Mossie, it'd be an 835 for geese, a 590 for "Serious" shooting, or a 500 for GP shotgunning.