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835 garbage?

timberjack86 said:
Same, I've hunted with that safety for years.
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Some guys have swapped out the factory safety for an aftermarket one that's shaped differently. It has a piece that sticks up higher than the original.
It's supposed to make the safety easier to activate/deactivate.
I wonder if that's what happened in his case?

I saw the videos on swapping the safety out, but the original works perfectly- also doesn't typically move when rubbed against clothing etc.
 

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Carlos said:
Some guys have swapped out the factory safety for an aftermarket one that's shaped differently. It has a piece that sticks up higher than the original.
It's supposed to make the safety easier to activate/deactivate.
I wonder if that's what happened in his case?

I saw the videos on swapping the safety out, but the original works perfectly- also doesn't typically move when rubbed against clothing etc.
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I could definitely see that catching on something. Modified safety switch sounds like a bad idea.
 
Bell3wv said:
The only thing that has turned me off of 835s is the safety. Every person that I have hunted with that owned one at some point the safety gets flipped off by rubbing on vest, decoys, body when moving through the woods. After the first, I walk behind and flick it back down when it happens.
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I had a very close call with this exact scenario years ago. Got up to move and reposition on a bird quickly , dropped off a thick hillside and not only did my safety get moved but got caught in some vines and my trigger got pulled as well with gun on sling around my shoulder , 20" barrel up around top of head level . Very thankful it didn't turn out like it could have !
 
JAY B said:
I had a very close call with this exact scenario years ago. Got up to move and reposition on a bird quickly , dropped off a thick hillside and not only did my safety get moved but got caught in some vines and my trigger got pulled as well with gun on sling around my shoulder , 20" barrel up around top of head level . Very thankful it didn't turn out like it could have !
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Next time before you jump up to move , put your gun back on safety😁
 
JAY B said:
I had a very close call with this exact scenario years ago. Got up to move and reposition on a bird quickly , dropped off a thick hillside and not only did my safety get moved but got caught in some vines and my trigger got pulled as well with gun on sling around my shoulder , 20" barrel up around top of head level . Very thankful it didn't turn out like it could have !
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Glad you dodged it. It's very common. All that holds the safety it a screw and a ball bearing. If the screw is a lil loose it happens. Too tight and it's a booger to switch off.
 
My go to Turkey Gun is a Remington 870 Super 3.5 inch with a Red Dot Scope with a Remington Turkey choke that has an incredibly tight pattern. And always kicks me like hell. It decapitated the last turkey I shot at about 15 yards. When I put the red dot on it's neck. But it also rattles a bit. So when I took it deer hunting this last fall just to see if I could shoot a deer with it, the forend rattled and scarred off the first deer that came within range. That obviously wasn't going to work. So I put a #64 rubber band around the barrel and forend and it reduced the rattle a lot. The rubber band does not interfere with the pump action significantly (at least on the first shot) but takes the play out of the action at that point and reduces the rattle to almost nothing. You 835 guys might try it.
 

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