I've got one of the Turkey models, with the 24" barrel and fiber optic sights. I bought it last year, for $179 at a sporting good store. I was going to get one of the Mossberg 535 turkey models, but they sold it before I could get there to pick it up. The NEF was the only turkey gun left that didn't cost over $500, so I though, well, it's only $179, I'll try it.
It's a good bit heavier that the 535, but it is a very solid gun. Finish was a uniform matte black, although it doesn't seem too durable. I wore the finish off of a corner of the receiver in a week of daily hunting, but it was riding on a quad rack quite a bit. It has a much better trigger than any Mossberg I've shot, and better than most other shotguns in the $500 or under range. It cycles much smoother than the 535. It's supposed to be a copy of an 870, and it seems to be a pretty good one. Patterns well enough with the factory tube and Winchester Supreme or Remington Turkey Mag loads that I'd take a shot at 45-50 yds with confidence. The receiver has a bit of a humpback like the old Browning A-5, and I think that it looks neat. The camo finish on the stock and forearm is pretty good, no marks or peeling to be seen. The stock has a bit more drop than I'd like, so you know when it goes off, but it doesn't slap your cheek. I would like the butt to be about an inch longer, and wider, with a better pad, but it works as is. I may put a sllip-on pad on it to see if that helps.
My friends dad says that it's a turkey "riot gun". I would call it an excellent value for the money. If you're on a tight budget, it's work a look. A Benelli or Browning it ain't, but it still kills turkey's stone dead. Yes, it's made in China. That bugs a lot of people, but Mueller rifle scopes are pretty popular on this site, and they are made in China. Same with a lot of Bushnell and other optics too. I buy American whenever I can, but if I can't find what I want, I have no problems with something made overseas.
