835 makeover in progress.
 

I bought a junked out broken 835 for 35.00. I will take some pics of my new/ used 835 and show my makeover in progress as I go.
I am going to have it done by the Fall season. It will be the new designated (badass) turkey killer in my arsenal.
This way, if someone is motivated on personalizing a turkey gun, they will have a sorta guide on how easy it is to do it.
I'll start with some pics later tonight.

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get yourself the INDIAN CREEK TURKEY CHOKE....GOOD LUCK!!!!!

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Sounds like a fun and interesting project. I am interested in seeing your pics...

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no.

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Why???

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cause I can, and I wanted you to chime in and post something about it.,
Here's what the start of it looks like. Its pretty rough so I'll get it apart and get a look at the condition of the internals

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Here is where the rear stock is cracked....

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One thing I love about the 835 is simplicity. This is a hard hitting 3.5" that requires very little to keep it going. Field stripping this gun requires nothing but removing the pin from the reciever. As shown here, the damage to the stock is pretty significant, the bolt that tightens it together is stripped out of the stock. The guts have a little wear but nothing too significant, they should clean up nice.

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The next most highly recommended part of a good internal inspection on a new gun is to get a good look at the firing assembly in total. This will consist of both the trigger assembly and the bolt assembly. Make sure the firing pin is in one piece and does not appear damaged ie; there is not a jagged edge on the end of the pin or it does not come to a sharp point, the pin should be well rounded.
Next move onto the springs and housings, keep in mind that you do not want to dis-assemble your fire arm any further than the way it comes out of the gun, for maintenance and inspection purposes, this is far as you need to go.
The trigger assembly and firing pin assembly in this gun are in good shape.
Luckily, all I will need to do is clean and possibly re-blu the internal sear and slide mechs.

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One good point, this firearm has a matte black finish to it. that more or less means that I just need to oil it and its old luster will return. that also means less to deal with maintenance wise. If you get a gun with a wood stock, it would be who of you to inspect the stock internally for crack, ie: remove the reciever and look at the inner edge.

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So, I now have all the parts I'm gonna re-blue set aside.... I trashed the old stock... and I set the other parts I need to blow out and clean aside as well.
To blow out shotgun parts, I use a can of degreaser... Remington makes one that works well. I completely blow out all of the assemblies, taking extra care to ensure the springs are clear of debris as well.
I then oil the reciever housing to luster it, along with the slide and forend. I clean out the magazine tube and the plug, and we can probably soak the spring in oil.... just cause

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So, the stock on the gun had some problems, I found a fantastic after market pistol grip stock in matte black for 40 bucks... So, this thread will take a break while my parts blue up and my stock ships......
Or,
I could move onto the barrell....

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Best add on i did to my 835 Ultimag was the pistol grip stock. LOVED it both left and right handed. ;)

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Mines on its way!!!!

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So, I had worked on the gun last night...
More or less, all the parts have been re-blued... and cleaned up... The new stock was attached and I threw a red dot on it cause I had one laying around...

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and another... nice AR-15 style stock.... makes for turkey assault weapon....

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There's something missing from this end though....
What choke to put in it?
I have an Undertaker for it.. But would like to hear from other 835 owners and get an opinion as to what they shoot and what they have seen pattern the best....

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Looks good. I am not an 835 shooter (used to be), but I would look at the Indian Creek chokes. They are a little expensive, but they are getting some rave reviews!

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With the rising cost of everything, I'd rather not spend 70 bucks on a choke...

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I shoot an Indian Creek .690 and Hevi-13 3" 2oz #6's. I get 205 pelletsin a 10" circle at 40 yards.

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.690?
in an 835?
Let me google this a second....
Oops, more junk, the 835 is served at the average 675... http://www.indiancreekss.com/home.htm

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The standard constriction is .675, but they will make it any size that you want.
This is one of the reasons that I like this company, great customer service, and great choke tubes.

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Kingvjack, I highly recommend the Jellyhead. Dont spend all that money on an IC when you can get the same results with the Jellyhead, which is almost half the price. And youCAN get the same results, because im doing it every time i shoot mine. I use the same gun also. Good luck.

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Mine patterned beautifully with the factory extra full choke using Federal #5's.

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[:@]I tried one and hated it, threw an undertaker in an 835 and noticed a dramatic improvement.

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Same thing happened with me. It patterned "good enough" to kill a turkey out to about 30 yards. I went with the Jellyhead, though, and saw a major improvement.

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I have an 835 with a Jellyhead and get an awsome pattern at 40 yards. A few of my friends tried to talk me into a Rhino Choke but I think that I get just as good of a pattern for half the price.