mossberg 935 or Stoeger m2000

[Brian89]

wanting to buy me a new semi-auto shotgun here pretty quick.. I have been reading tons of reviews on both these guns all over the internet,just wondering if anyone on here has either of these guns.. im at a 500 or so price limit.. I would love to have a benelli SBE over both these any day but i got other prioritys...

I will be using it for turkey and waterfowl hunting.. I rarely shoot 3.5 inch shells, but id like to have the option to shoot them if it comes about.. I have heard that the 935 wont cycle 2-3/4" shells at all.. the stoeger m2000 is made by benelli and is chambered for 3".. just wanting some opinions on the two of these..

[brian]

Hey Brian, how ya doin?

My buddy has a 935 and loves it. He purchased it during late duck season and I have been out with hin on several occasions. He has only had the opportunity to shot waterfowl. Its very deadly on the ducks. Has a good pattern. One thing you might want to do before purchase, is to break it down and inspect the machine work where the barrel joins into the frame. I say this because, My other buddy brought me a new 500 last year to clean. It only had about 20 rounds though it. The one thing that I noticed was the machine work on the barrel at the point of the frame had surface rust on it. Like I said this was a new gun (came from Wal Mart) and should not have any rust on it what so ever. The rust did come off with a little work, but left pitting. As far as the 935, I have not been told about anything bad with this gun. My buddy loves it. He shoots the 3" out of his. I am going down to shoot skeet with him today and will ask him about the 2 3/4".

The Stoger, not sure. You can go to Shotgun World on the web and they have a lot of information on both. What little I have read about the Stoeger has been negative. I can't remember what it was but I will look for it again. But you know how post are, sometimes you have to take them with a grain of salt. Hope this helps ya buddy.

Your Friend,
Brian

[brian]

Found this on Benelli's page, check it out. This might help you make up your mind.

www.benelliusa.com/forum/index.php

[moordeer]

I had a 935 and your right it wont cycle the 2 3/4 shells. the factory choke was good but the Rhino I had for it was awsome. the best pattern gun I have shot with the nitro 3 1/2" 4x5x7 economy loads, no problem to put 40 plus pellets in the kill zone at 50 yrds on a turkey target. I shot about every load possible threw the 935 with different choke/ shell combo's and this by far was the best.

[Brian89]

thanks for the opinions you guys.. at our local wal-mart they got a 935 for $395, so things are looking up.. thats gonna be the one i get when the time comes..

[swimbikrunn]

I purchased a M2000 this past season and have had no issues with it at all. I broke it in with approx 100 shells and have not had a single malfunction since. I did hear Stoeger might be looking to produce a 3.5" intertia driven gun in the near future.

[fullstrut]

i also have the mossy 935 grand slam turkey.if u clean the barrell it will help the pattern a lot..i would buy another one

[kyhunter]

I guess im the only one that couldn't get the 935 to hold a group worth taking to the turkey woods. I tried countless loads and shell manufactures and choke tubesto no avail. All I got was a sore shoulder.