Mossberg 935's

[Yooper]

I've had a Mossberg 835 pump for about 10 years now and want a semi-auto. Has anyone shot this thing much? Will I be dissapointed? I know it isn't a Benelli, but at such a lower price...

[The Shizzle]

The 935 is a great gun for the price. Shoots quite well and has a good feel to it. Mossbergs are tough too so I wouldn't hesitate to snag one, especially if you can get a good price.

[jonhearn]

Ok, I personally havn't had a chance to operate that specific model, however I do have a little Mossberg story. My dad, (knowing absolutly nothing about guns other than that they were neat) bought a little Mossberg 353 from a pawn shop. (Thus implying that the gun was used and obvioulsy made much before 1978 when he bought the gun.)
He shot it a bunch, *don't forget, he didn't know about guns* never, ever cleaned it but just fired away. (not good on guns)
Well, the first time it was cleaned by us, was the first time it had been cleaned in 25 years! We got a lot of good use out of it before the hammer had a little glich... So a Mossberg autoloader? I'll let you decide.

-Jonathan

[hunter1992]

I have not shot one but from what i have heard they a a good gun for the money. I am planning on buying one sometime. I have a mossberg 500 and i have taken a turkey and uncountable number of ducks.

[feetdown]

I have many guns and usually shoot Browning's and Benelli's. I decided this year to trade in my 835 for a 935 and it is a very good gun. Like any gas operated autoloader you have to keep it clean and don't get crazy with oil. I usually use gun scrub in the gas port and wipe with an oily rag , (Tri-Flow) light coat and it cycles nicely. The 935 is designed for 3 and 3.5 inch shells and is not your pheasant hunting gun. Very nice gun for waterfowling big ducks, geese and Turkey.

[Kben]

I had a 935 for two or three days. I took the gun back cuz it wouldn't cycle 3-1/2". It would cycle 3" slow but sure. The quality control on this gun is not what Mossberg is capable of. I think the tolerance stack ups on the design make it guess or by luck if you will get one that works. I talked to a dealer that told me he discontinued carrying Mossy this year do do customer returns and frustration. I love to purchase U.S. made guns but not at the cost of quality. In fact I would pay a little more.

[camper100]

wolfs sporting center
sold a mossburg 935 to a guy
the gun was brand new hadto send it back to mossburg it would not cycle the shells
would only fire shell in chember
he sent it back for the guy
and mossburg fixed it for free

[camper100]

I had a 935 for two or three days. I took the gun back cuz it wouldn't cycle 3-1/2". It would cycle 3" slow but sure. The quality control on this gun is not what Mossberg is capable of. I think the tolerance stack ups on the design make it guess or by luck if you will get one that works. I talked to a dealer that told me he discontinued carrying Mossy this year do do customer returns and frustration. I love to purchase U.S. made guns but not at the cost of quality. In fact I would pay a little more.


could that dealer be wolfs sporting center
of manheim,pa 17545


he also is not handling them any more

[Kben]

Camper,
No it was a small shop in Minnesota. I did tell them the problems with the gun. I think It's a luck of the draw with the 935. If you get one with everything in tolerance you may do fine. Looks like I wasn't the only one.

[ICU/CCU]

This must be a luck of the draw thing , or like another said a case of I heard from my cousins brothers sisters aunts friend......... ~S~. I was looking for something to use specifically for ducks, geese and turkeys. I have been using a BPS 10 gauge but it doesn't fit me right and weighs a ton; that makes it a bear trying to use in any blind.

I have had nothing but luck with mine. The stock adjusters work well and I can get a good fit; I open my eyes after a blind mount and I am there. The browning required alot of scrunching and moving to get my head in the right place. Might be me though cause I had to drop the stock on my Beretta 391 as well.

Anyway, I took it home and CLEANED it, a lesson learned years ago; any brand new firearm needs a through cleaning to function properly. I then had my wife take me out to the range to shoot, another lesson from years ago; occasionaly these things go boom in the wrong place and you might need someone to drive you to the hospital. It shot the first 6 rounds I put through it perfectly: Two 3 1/2 inch remington goose loads, One 3" winchester duck load, and then three 2 3/4" pheasant/game loads with no problems. It did cycle faster with the 3 1/2 and recoil was noticibly increased but the same thing happens with my Uncles Benelli SBE. Evidently I got one that works, and yes it came form Wal-mart; I tried Gander Mountain but that was a fiasco.

So far I have fired it in the field 5 more times and ended up with 3 geese, one stone dead, one cripple that required a finisher and one I clean missed. Have shot clays a couple times with standard pheasant loads and it has never failed to cycle yet. The first goose I shot stone dead had a band so my friends are calling this one lucky number seven as that was the 7th shot through this gun. Anyone know where I can find a stencil for ...lucky number 7?