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Old 01-22-2004, 05:53 AM
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keyshunter
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Default RE: Good Turkey Ammo for Moss. 835 12 Ga.?

Anthony,
It's interesting that you should mention the bore job. When my wife's 835 was new, the bore was lined with what appeared to be camo overspray and it was like looking through an old chimney. Patterns were ok, but not great.
I read on the board about burnishing the bore--similar to what you did, so I figured what the hell, and went to work. It took a while with a slow speed drill, but I was amazed at the result. It now shoots great patterns with the factory turkey choke--much better than my 870 with factory or Undertaker tubes.
This particular 835 prefers 2oz. Federal Premium 3" #5 over all others we have tried, but it shoots good patterns with 1 3/4 oz. Winchester 3" #5 or #6 as well.
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