ORIGINAL: hycohounds
how is the recoil on that gun. i've been thinking about an 11-87 but the 835 is alot cheaper. which would be a better value?...............tony
I've got the 20" barreled 835 grand slam. I have a ported Pure Gold choke tube... but no barrel ports.
The thing is just ridiculous. I've got the Limbsaver pad on mine, I don't think it helped much. It isn't the hurt on the shoulder that bugs me... its mostly the face/jaw and just the overall concussion of the thing.
Some loads kick worse than others. I shoot 1 3/4oz of Hevi 13 #6 in 3.5" configuration through mine, and they are honestly about as gentle a magnum shell as you'll find. I don't think they are much worse than my waterfowl loads out of my gas operated semi-autos in 3".
You don't HAVE to shoot a 3.5" shell out of a 3.5" gun of course, so you can reap the benefits of the overbored barrel without detaching your retinas.