RE: Mossberg 835 vs 535
Main differences....
835 is overbord, as nchawkeye said.
835 comes in synthetic and laminate camo (both synthetic and laminate is camo)
835 in laminate camo is a heavier gun that 835 in synthetic camo
535 is synthetic camo only (not laminate camo)
535 is not overbored.
535 rear sight is different than 835. (both have adjustable sights, but 535 is different)
I sholdered both guns and looked at the difference this weekend and Basspro. Ended up buying the 835 thumbhole laminate camo because less forend noise and it was a little heavier. Makes recoil a bit easier.