I use the Mossberg, my dad uses the 870. I shot both guns yesterday. The 870 put 25 pellets in the target (turkey's head) and the 835 put 6. I used the same shell, same rest, same everything. Maybe I flinched a little on the Mossberg since the Rem kicked, I will have to shoot it again, but the Mossberg is gonna have to perform better than this.

Try a different load.

Any suggestions on a different shell?

Winchester Supreme #5's shoot best out of my 835. And how far were you shooting?

Every gun has a sweet load that it shoots better than others. You may be shooting a load that the 870 "likes" and that the 835 doesnt care for. My 835 is partial to Winchester 3.5 or 3 inch HV #6's and Federal #5's coming in a close second. There is also another thread that i posted some instructions to polish the barrel on your 835 for just a few bucks, this will help the pattern greatly.

Hope this helps

AH