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Howdy all,
I am a retired LEO, originally from California. They lovely bride and I moved out to New Mexico when we retired back in 2011.
I found this site looking for info on ghost ring sights and extra barrels for my 835 shotgun. My first Mossberg was a 340KC bolt action .22 rifle that my dad bought me for my birthday back in 1968. He bought it from a local Army/Navy Surplus store for $38.00. That rifle was my constant companion for many trips into the outback and has accounted for more than its' fair share of rabbits and squirrels over the years. I handed it down to my daughter a year or so ago.
My next Mossberg was a 20 gauge Model 500 that I bought sometime in the late 70's to use for dove hunting. Being a "lefty", I really loved the location of the safety on the 500. It was lightweight, easy to carry and did a number on doves. It got sold (along with a couple of other guns) when we were in the process of buying our first house as we needed the cash to swing the house deal.
When I got into Law Enforcement, the Remington 870 was king, so I had to adapt to that platform. When I retired I switched back to the Mossberg shotguns and went with a 590-A1 and the 835, as the ergonomics suited me much better than the Remington's.
My first 835 had a 26" barrel and all synthetic stocks. I used it for duck and goose hunting. I converted it to HD use with a barrel swap to an 18-1/2" cylinder bore barrel and I added a magazine extension. A couple of years ago, I traded it off for a S&W pistol (Model 64) that I just had to have. I kept the "Tactical parts" in the hopes of picking up another 835. I was without a Mossberg shotgun for a short while, as I had given the 590-A1 to my son in law.
This situation was remedied a couple of months ago, when I scored a nice older 835 from one of the gun auction sites for $200.00. It came with a "Slugster" barrel that was 24" long with rifle sights. I swapped out the barrel and added the mag tube extension and now I have my HD shotgun again.
I would like to add a set of ghost ring sights to this shotgun for HD use. I would also like to pick up a 26" or 28" vent rib barrel for it to use for coyote and bird hunting.
I am a retired LEO, originally from California. They lovely bride and I moved out to New Mexico when we retired back in 2011.
I found this site looking for info on ghost ring sights and extra barrels for my 835 shotgun. My first Mossberg was a 340KC bolt action .22 rifle that my dad bought me for my birthday back in 1968. He bought it from a local Army/Navy Surplus store for $38.00. That rifle was my constant companion for many trips into the outback and has accounted for more than its' fair share of rabbits and squirrels over the years. I handed it down to my daughter a year or so ago.
My next Mossberg was a 20 gauge Model 500 that I bought sometime in the late 70's to use for dove hunting. Being a "lefty", I really loved the location of the safety on the 500. It was lightweight, easy to carry and did a number on doves. It got sold (along with a couple of other guns) when we were in the process of buying our first house as we needed the cash to swing the house deal.
When I got into Law Enforcement, the Remington 870 was king, so I had to adapt to that platform. When I retired I switched back to the Mossberg shotguns and went with a 590-A1 and the 835, as the ergonomics suited me much better than the Remington's.
My first 835 had a 26" barrel and all synthetic stocks. I used it for duck and goose hunting. I converted it to HD use with a barrel swap to an 18-1/2" cylinder bore barrel and I added a magazine extension. A couple of years ago, I traded it off for a S&W pistol (Model 64) that I just had to have. I kept the "Tactical parts" in the hopes of picking up another 835. I was without a Mossberg shotgun for a short while, as I had given the 590-A1 to my son in law.
This situation was remedied a couple of months ago, when I scored a nice older 835 from one of the gun auction sites for $200.00. It came with a "Slugster" barrel that was 24" long with rifle sights. I swapped out the barrel and added the mag tube extension and now I have my HD shotgun again.
I would like to add a set of ghost ring sights to this shotgun for HD use. I would also like to pick up a 26" or 28" vent rib barrel for it to use for coyote and bird hunting.
