870 SuperMag

[b wilt]

I set my my old SuperMag up with a Holosun for this season after taking a break thanks to my son's nagging to do the 20 gauge TSS thing for a couple of seasons.  So my question is who all still uses a SuperMag or a 835 Ultimag / Super Nova for their turkey hunting with lead shot?

[hoythunter]

I mostly use a 20ga now but will occasionally still take out my SuperMag. Although it is heavier I just like it too much and have too many good memories with it to retire it. And it shoots great with longbeards 3" #5's

[captpete]

I'm still shooting my SPM 870 with Longbeard 5's. I won't be hunting this spring because of having shoulder surgery 3 weeks ago. Next year I want to move to a 20ga. semi-auto just to reduce the recoil on my shoulder. I have 12-13 boxes of the Federal Heavyweights and will be using/sharing them with the wife. This was the 3rd surgery on this shoulder...2nd in less than 2 years. 

[Gman]

Been using my 870 Super Mag, thumbhole stock with 3" lead & every bird that I aimed at was harvested. Never have shot a 3.5" shell out of it. But this coming spring I believe that I'll being carrying my 20 gauge Monte because it weighs like 2.5 lbs less.

[YoungGobbler]

I shoot a Expressmag with 28 inch barrel... Will shoot 3inch no 4 lead shot till i run out of them, then I'll buy some more   

[bbcoach]

I have an 835, that is my primary gun.  I shoot the old Hevi 13 7's in 3 1/2" with a .670 Pure Gold choke.  I just can't retire her.  She will put up 300 plus and has NEVER let me down.  I have plenty of 7's for my lifetime so why change. 

[b wilt]

Mine is a 2003'ish Express SuperMag with a 23 inch barrel and the Skyline Excel Full Camo, and it likes the Factory .665 SuperFull choke.

[Happy]

I still use my 835 occasionally. I am still shooting hevi shot #6' s or longbeard #5 shot in it.

[Deere92]

Absolutely love my supermag. 3.5" #5 Longbeards with the Carlsons LB choke are deadly at ranges I don't care to shoot at. I see no reason to even consider switching to TSS unless I were to opt for a 20 gauge in the future. That being said, I don't mind carrying the Supermag with a sling through the woods. It is a really good shooting gun that has been as reliable as they come. Have a FF3 and a Sumtoy protector mount on it that makes it, to me, the perfect 12 gauge turkey gun.

[Borsy]

I did the 20 gauge TSS #9 combo the past few years and it's great. Right before last spring I picked up one of those new optic ready 835s in Greenleaf. Killed two birds with it and Longbeard #6s last season. Nothing wrong with the big 12 despite all the new shot and shell technology!

[Borsy]

Might as well share a pic of her! Here's the 835 in Greenleaf. I think it was pretty cool of Mossberg to come out with a series of optic ready turkey guns in this classic camo pattern.

[b wilt]

Nice!!!

[Longshanks]

Still hunting with the Supermag. 26" bbl polished and using the Rem SF .665 for XX lead 5's and the Ventilator .655 for XX lead 6's. Double beads. Saw a guy shoot 3 times to kill a turkey the other day. Missed twice and killed him on the 3rd shot at 35yds. Shot $45 worth of TSS.  Camera man laughed and said are you done? Makes one sctratch their head and think about it for sure.

Rem SF .665/ Win XX HV 3/5's. 110 in a 10 @ 40

Ventilator .655/ Win XX 3/6's.  145-160 in a 10 @ 40.

[sswv]

my hunting buddy (5'8" at 160lbs) shoots the short barrel super mag with the shur-shot stock and 3.5" LB's and I can say that it absolutely stomps him. he actually put a cheek pad on the stock to ease the pain. last time we shot together he was paying close attention to my 20ga patterns with LB #6's and he is now in the market for one. but I can say this...his set-up throws unbelievable patterns at distances waaay farther than one needs to even think about.

[DMTJAGER]

I own a 870 ESM, Benelli SN and a Mossberg 835. I love my 12ga 3.5" turkey sledge hammers.
Tried 2.25oz load of 8.5 TSS out of my 870 ESM and put 422 pellets in a 10" circle at 40yrds.