Mossberg 835 is like getting stomped by an elephant. One of the few guns ive ever sold

Mossberg 835 with 3 1/2 inch magnum turkey loads. Shot a Ruger model 1 in 375 H&H once and it was nothing compared to the turkey loads.

The ol 835 with 3 1/2 buckshot will make a bruise, I grew up with my dad having one...and so will my rossi 410 with 3inch buckshot 😀

this is the absolute truth. I sold one to make sure I never forgot and fired it again.

Worst runner up was a 16 ga single bbl that had a skinny stock and would kill yer shoulder AND face at the same time.

Winchester lite in 30.06. Pleasure to carry. Pure hated to pull the trigger. Hardest kicking gun I ever shot.

Mossberg 835. My dads first dedicated turkey gun. I’ve killed a critter with every gun I inherited. I knew this gun was coming up on the lineup and dreaded it. He shot winchester 3” #5s. I went to pattern it and it busted my lip. I missed 2 turkeys before I finally killed one. I don’t plan on ever shooting it again. It’s the gun u let a brother in law borrow

Mossberg 835
Benelli SBE with 3.5" duck loads
Sharps 45-70 with steel crescent butt plate loded with 535gr bullets. This was also the most painful to shoot

Mossberg 3.5” pump turkey load.
Nothing else is close.
Knock the hat off of your head

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Not much recoils a lot more than any 2+oz of lead, launched at 1250+fps….in a <7# shotgun…..3, 3.5” or 12 or 10ga. They can all be rough. I did have a fella I had called a turkey up for that had his American Arms O/U recoil double on two 3.5”, 2-1/4oz loads. I never asked him how it felt. Was pretty apparent from the bloody nose and broken finger that it wasn’t fun. Killed the heck out of that bird though.

I believe it was a 570 nitro express

Once upon a time I bought a sporterized Argentine Mauser in 7x57 as a Christmas gift for my son. I test fired it once, and thought I did something wrong. Test fired again, with it nice and tight against my shoulder. Sold it the next day and bought something else.

I never fired anything above a 505g (well, not counting 50bmg, but it had some weight and a break or can), but those and the 458w stuff I fired kicked way less than heavy turkey loads….to me.

I have shot several models of 50BMG, none kicked as bad as an 835 with 3 1/2 turkey loads.

I shot a 458Win when I was 16 er so, lifted my front(left) foot 18' off the ground but it was more push than pain.

I also shot a XP100 pistol in 458American with a 350gr hP, pretty good recoil but didn't hurt as bad as a TC Contender I shot in 30/30.

That was going to be my comment. A double trigger double barrel that you can pull both triggers at the same time will leave a mark and a memory.

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Ain't no doubt a turkey gun us far worse than 99% of the rifle seen in Alabama deer woods.

Worst one I own is a 35 Whelen AI. It's a custom built gun with a steel butt plate and it will start inducing a flinch in a few shots. Just something about the stock. I have another custom with a steel butt plate in 300 win mag that's not unpleasant at all, and it's lighter than the Whelan. Different stock shape and heavier bullets make a big difference.

The damn 835 with regular birdshot in it kicks harder then the same shell in a regular 500. I don’t understand how but it’s true. 3” buck was bad too. 3.5” buckshot in my Benelli nova tactical 18.5” barrel kicked the hardest though. No contest.

Pardner single shot 10 gauge with heavy turkey loads. I’m pretty sure my soul left my body and watched me shoot that gun.