I got a new shottie! Mossberg 930 Tactical

[thebucket]

I've been wanting a shotgun for myself, for fun and self defense. I decided, after handling my mom's very nice Benelli semi-auto and my step-dad's pump, that I wanted a semi-auto. Blasting a tube full of 12ga shells as fast as I could pull the trigger just made me giggle like a fool.

Since I couldn't afford a Benelli, I opted for a Mossberg 930. I actually wanted the plain Jane Home Security model but I couldn't find it anywhere. I've even had trouble finding one online. On a whim today, I poked my head inside the local Walmart and lo and behold they had a 930 Tactical with the short mag tube, no heat shield in the display case for $499. The tactical model has an 18.5" barrel with one of those breachers on it. I don't care much for the breacher but I thought I could remove it later so I paid for the shotgun and took it home. Well removing the breacher can't be done. It's machined into the barrel and the barrel measures 18.5" at the end of the breacher. So it's a no-go unless you want to register it as an SBS (Illegal to own in MN except for C&R). But the price was good, better than many places online so oh well.

I tore down and cleaned the gun. Take down and reassembly was very easy. Remove the mag tube cap and everything pulls out and off.
I'll take it out tomorrow to see how it patterns with the cheap military grade buckshot I also bought at Walmart.

 

[EMT40SW]

You can buy a new 18.5" barrel direct from mossberg for like $100. Call them.

 

[1goodshot]

My new 930 spx is a piece of junk, wont feed or extract. Sending it back to mossberg. Hope yours works better than mine.

 

[Carne Frio]

I have owned a 930 spx for two years. Absolutely
reliable with all types of 2 3/4 and 3 inch ammo.
Hope Mossberg takes care of your problems.

 

[thebucket]

1goodshot, sorry to hear you're having problems. I fired 55 rounds through mine this afternoon, no FTF's or FTE's. I shot the following:
20 rds Estate 3in 1 1/8 oz. #4 birdshot
10 rds military 00 buck
5 Remington #4 buck
10 rds Winchester Super Target Xtra-lite Target Load 2 3/4" 1 oz. #9 birdshot
10 rds Winchester AA Super Sport 2 3/4" 1 1/8oz. #4 birdshot

All of them fired perfectly. Two weird things happened. Twice, the bolt wouldn't lock open after the last shot, once with the 00 buck and once with the xtra-lite ammo. Not sure why yet. Everything fed and ejected great though. I did some slow aimed fire and some rapid fire as fast as I could pull the trigger with each load. I couldn't find a lot of buck shot locally otherwise I would have shot more of it. Had to be content testing with the birdshot. I still managed to destroy my plywood target though

 

[Ron James]

And I Betcha Authur Conan Doyle didn't use the term " shottie "

 

[rcmodel]

But Cheech & Chong might have.

From Urban dictionary

1. Shotty
Derived from the word "shotgun" where the person who calls it gets the front seat in the car. Instead of using this only on driving in a car the word may be used to call "dibs" on something or doing something first.

2. Shotty
When someone punts the burning end of a blunt or joint into their mouth and blows into your mouth...you get a huge hit.

3. Shotty
A bong done in one large toke that fills the entire chamber with smoke then pulls the burning mix/cannabis down the pipe and into the water. As this happens the continued inhalation and release in pressure draws the smoke up into the lungs at speed - resulting in an intense high.

rc

 

[jim243]

And I Betcha Authur Conan Doyle didn't use the term " shottie "

He used a side by side or an O/U not a semi-auto.

I wanted one of the 930's but ended up with this.

Jim




It too is a 18.5 but 20 inch with the breaching choke, mine does come out.

By the way 18 inches is legal for a shotgun as far as I know.

 

[thebucket]

Well, Arthur Conan Doyle didn't visit thehighroad.org either but that's not going to stop me!

rcomdel, let me point out that I spelled shottie with an -ie not a -y. Shottie shall be an informal term for a shotgun. Used in a sentence: You need a shottie to ride shotty.

jim243, I know 18.0" is the legal minimum but the breacher is about 1.5" long and cutting it to 18.0" would leave half a breacher there which I think would look worse than just leaving the whole thing there. Nice shotgun (I concede), by the way.

 

[rcmodel]

Shottie shall be an informal term for a shotgun.

Still rubs this old Kansas boy wrong, no matter how you spell it!!

I never ever heard a shotgun called a shottie, or a shotty, until the invention of video games.

Now some think it correct, or cute.

EXCUUSE ME, but I still don't.

rc

 

[wow6599]

Still rubs this old Kansas boy wrong, no matter how you spell it!!

I'm with ya' rc (even though I'm a Missouri boy ).

The only other name I accept is scattergun, but to each his own.

 

[rcmodel]

Well, at least Kansas & Missouri can finally agree on something!

Just between you & I?

No more border wars, O.K.?

rc

 

[oldbear]

still rubs this old kansas boy wrong, no matter how you spell it!!

I never ever heard a shotgun called a shottie, or a shotty, until the invention of video games.

Now some think it correct, or cute.

Excuuse me, but i still don't.

^^^
aa+1........

 

[Grunt Medic TXARNG]

So the firearms slang police are actively on patrol here on THR... What about other common terms?

Scattergun?
Party Pump?
'Gauge?
Trench Broom?
Blunderbuss?

I would hate to be caught using non-societally correct nicknames on this site, so I thank y'all in advance for your guidance...

 

[fallout mike]

I'm with RC. Chaffs my butt too.

 

[jaguarxk120]

I'm with RC too.

 

[lobo9er]

OP called it a shotty which is known in the gun world as a shotgun. The thread need not be jacked to argue proper nomenclature. The OP was excited to share his good fortune so lets enjoy the moment with him and ask for pictures and range report ASAP!

 

[jim243]

Still rubs this old Kansas boy wrong, no matter how you spell it!!

Well at least we don't have to call it by it's original name "Blunderbuss"

The blunderbuss is a muzzle-loading firearm with a short, large caliber barrel, which is flared at the muzzle and frequently throughout the entire bore, and used with shot and other projectiles of relevant quantity and/or caliber. The blunderbuss could be considered to be an early form of shotgun, which was often adapted to military and defensive use.[1] It was effective at short ranges, but lacked accuracy for targets at long range. The term dragon was used to describe a blunderbuss in handgun form, and it is from this that the term dragoon evolved

Jim

 

[MattShlock]

Yo yo yo, ain't nuttin' rawng wit callins it a shotty, boyyy, and dat all mines.

 

[oneounceload]

rcomdel, let me point out that I spelled shottie with an -ie not a -y. Shottie shall be an informal term for a shotgun. Used in a sentence: You need a shottie to ride shotty.

And since you used the same amount of effort to type those letters and the same amount of electrons to send it, why not use the PROPER term for the gun?

Shotty, or shottie sounds immature and childish and serves no purpose, just the same as "prolly" for probably, and similar illiterate gibberish.

The other ridiculous term is "tactical"..- that is a state of mind, not a decoration, color scheme or gizmo.

Now that that rant is over, learn to run your gun, blindfolded, then worry about adding gizmos and gadgets, camouflage, and pistol grips.

 

[JShirley]

Look, the OP's taken some ribbing. Let's just advise him he's much more likely to be taken seriously is he doesn't use "shottie" or "gat".

Personally, I know I expect to read nothing of value in a thread with "shottie" in the title.

What sights does your 930 wear?

 

[lobo9er]

OP was totally appropriate and excited to talk about his 930 even admitted he didn't care for the breacher but went with it because he doesn't see them to often in his area and we can't get over his title of the thread, interesting...

 

[thebucket]

I figured since the 930 is a semi-auto people might want to know how it performs since semi-autos have a reputation for being less reliable/versatile than pumps. That's why I started the topic. I didn't realize how much uproar the word, shottie, would cause though and that the uproar would completely overshadow my report on the 930's performance. You guys crack me up.

Just to reiterate my 930 has done a great job cycling all the ammo I've fed it, even light loads; it works great. I may swap out the barrel for a non-breacher version when I have a few more dollars to buy one.

 

[thebucket]

After reading the posts again, I'd thought I'd respond in more detail to a few comments.

And since you used the same amount of effort to type those letters and the same amount of electrons to send it, why not use the PROPER term for the gun? Shotty, or shottie sounds immature and childish and serves no purpose, just the same as "prolly" for probably, and similar illiterate gibberish.

I was having fun. It's okay to have fun. Also, you read some of that post but apparently didn't finish it which makes me chuckle. In fact I doubt most of the posters here read much of what I said which makes this even more funny. And I didn't say "prolly".

The other ridiculous term is "tactical"..- that is a state of mind, not a decoration, color scheme or gizmo.

Tactical is Mossberg's name for this particular model with the breacher so blame them. I'm not interested in adding gizmo's and gagdets. I just wanted a plain, inexpensive semi-auto. This is what I found and I got a good price on it.

Personally, I know I expect to read nothing of value in a thread with "shottie" in the title.

This is the most offensive comment in the entire thread. The title expressed the content of the thread so you can't say it wasn't clear what I was talking about. We can argue terminology, that doesn't make me angry. But you completely discount me because you don't like the title of my thread? Like lobo9er said, I was excited about my new shotgun and wanted to share.

What sights does your 930 wear?

It has a white dot front sight, no rear sight. I use it like a bead.

 

[JShirley]

I said what I expect from such threads, not what was delivered. I then continued with a real, genuine question, so I obviously didn't just "discount" you, or I wouldn't have bothered to reply at all.

If you decide to go for a replacement barrel, you may be able to upgrade your sights at the same time. If you end up doing long shots with shot, or ever want to use slugs, you'll appreciate the additional precision. I bit the bullet and got a ghost ring version when I picked up my Mossberg years ago. The only change I've made to it has been swapping out the over-long standard synthetic stock with a shorter "Cadet".

Edited to add: I looked at the replacement barrels on Mossberg's site, and no joy. Looks like the barrels shorter than 25" are only 24" rifled or full choke, and an 18.5" bead.

John