Disappointed by Mossberg 930 SPX

I understand that there is a stock spacer system with the regular stock that allows the comb to be raised by about half an inch or so (a little under, i think). Does that make a difference?

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When I bought mine, I tried it stock, then installed the largest spacer for rise. It is now perfect. Great cheek weld, the gun is quite comfortable, it has digested everything with equal aplomb, and I love it. Mine does NOT have a pistol grip, as that is one thing I DIDN'T want. Mossberg's safety is great on a standard grip-not so much on a pistol grip.

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Arizona_Mike said:

My main issue with the 930 is the fact that slide release and shell ejection use the same protruding button that can be easily bumped and jam the loaded and chambered gun. At the very least they put a shroud around it!

My secondary issue is that mine does not cycle low brass. A few voicemails to Mossberg went unreturned.

Mike

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The 930 will cycle low brass if you shoot it gangster style ,with the ejection port facing up .I ran 100 low brass through mine (walley world value box) and found that this is the only position that they will cycle .I believe the manual tells us that it will not cycle low brass .

So, my buddy and I shot in the shotgun match at the Knob Creek machinegun shoot this past weekend. He used his relativily new 930 and had several problems. He had ran about 100 rounds through it already and had no issues. So we get down to kentucky and now he's getting double feeds. It happened 2 or 3 times during the match. And most interestingly, his mag tube sometimes only allows 5 rounds instead of 7. It comes and goes. And all day during the match, he wasn't able to get more than 5 in there. Anybody else have this issue or know what could cause it?

SuedePflow said:

So, my buddy and I shot in the shotgun match at the Knob Creek machinegun shoot this past weekend. He used his relativily new 930 and had several problems. He had ran about 100 rounds through it already and had no issues. So we get down to kentucky and now he's getting double feeds. It happened 2 or 3 times during the match. And most interestingly, his mag tube sometimes only allows 5 rounds instead of 7. It comes and goes. And all day during the match, he wasn't able to get more than 5 in there. Anybody else have this issue or know what could cause it?

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Check for a dent in the magazine tube or the spring being deformed.

gunsmoke178 said:

The 930 will cycle low brass if you shoot it gangster style ,with the ejection port facing up .I ran 100 low brass through mine (walley world value box) and found that this is the only position that they will cycle .I believe the manual tells us that it will not cycle low brass .

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Yea but if I go gangsta I'll have to change my handle to MC 'Zona. Word.

MC 'Zona in the Hizzouse

PS. I was actually looking forward to being a minority by now but the poor economy/housing crisis delayed that by a bit. I'm not sure it will be worth it. I'll have all kinds of new things to worry about. Am I maintaining an authentic paradigm? Just how difficult is procurement? Is El Hombre keeping me down?

to answer suedeplfow - fairly new is the suspect here. Did your friend do a complete tear down, stripped factory packing grease and relube? My mag tube was stiff when i first tried it. It will feed 5 as well. But by unloading and re-loading several times, it loosened up and had no problem with 7 rds since.

I have tried from express long range, buckshots, slugs and EVEN wally world 100 rd pack and it had no problem ( no need gangsta style). So much so that i bought another 3 of those 100 rd pack. Me and my buddy had big ear to ear grin shooting various loads through my SPX. Loved it and the controls. Never bumped the bolt release by accident - it even simplifies operation, 1 button to do it all haha. Anyway enjoy the pics:



forgot which target is mine but my friend is the one in orange getup - never handled a shotgun before. he did shot my AK last time we went out.
Both targets are from 15 yds away.

Check out the muzzle blast from the express long range




NOW it did have malfs BUT due to bad ammo. Beware of the "spartan" brand buckshot. 25 rds for 11 or 12 bux at academy. I would say 30% of the shot resulted in these:

see the bulge on the brass? Well, it swelled up in the chamber and the SPX could not extract it. No issues with other ammo.

And those of you who are still thinking of the SLP Vs this, TTAG did a 500 rd test with both guns
http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/2011/02/foghorn/stress-testing-semi-automatic-competition-shotguns/

Anyway I loved mine. I bought it at a gun show, had them shipped me a 6rd side saddle and a barrel clamp. It's under my bed as my primary HD weapon. YMMV


EDIT: I would like to add, that earlier models have had quality control issues. Funny thing is that When i bought my SPX at the gun show, i didn't have enough time to fill in 4473 and did the background check (after church and my 2 yr old in tow - She pooped and want to eat at the same time. Placed food order, then change diaper, then pick up food. Wife was working at that time). So the vendor told me that they will keep my info, ran the NICS when they get back to their store and hand me the SPX 3 weeks later when they would be returning to another gun show (same venue, just 3 weeks later). I put a deposit down and we met 3 weeks later. During that time i did my research and hoped that mine would be the later model and thank God it is.

They did win Gun of the Year. Supposedly feed all but that was not the experience people had. But cleaing them out completely seemed to be the key and there were some barrel issues perhaps, but if you can stand the stupid high GRS', more power to ya -- it's a cool gun.

How high does your front sight/ghost ring sight sit on top of the barrel/receiver? Would you mind measuring it? Thank you!

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On mine: Center of ghost ring is 7/8" above receiver. Fiber-optic is 1 1/8" above barrel.

While making measurements, I hefted the gun again to shoulder. Perfect cheek-weld, and the sights cleared instantly. Love it.