Latest Acquisition!!! 3rd revision Mossberg 930 SPX mini review.

[RippSpeed]

She finally got out of 10day jail... Heres a couple of pics:

My new Mossberg 930 SPX by rippspeed1, on Flickr

Already installed the Choate Mark 5 Pistol Grip. And sent 90rds of Remington 00Buck (1325fps) and Slug (1600fps) down range. And absolutely no jams.


Mossberg by rippspeed1, on Flickr

The 3rd re-version of Mossberg 930 SPX came with some cool things... A newer design charging bolt and a front sling mount...

Mossberg And H&K by rippspeed1, on Flickr

I definitely and absolutely am sold on this Shotgun. It had alot less ( I would say half) the recoil of my Winchester 1300 Defender.


The new Toys by rippspeed1, on Flickr

My gripe today was it was hard to load 7 slugs in the mag. The 7th one gave me some trouble to load, maybe its just a break in issues. I did have all the bolts lose on the picatiny rail and the LPA ghost sight was super lose, that she fell off. Nothing alittle locktite blue wont fix...

I already ordered a S&J mini Follower and large safety. This friday will be ordering a Nordic Barrel Clamp, maybe send out the Barrel for R&D Custom porting. They're just down the road from me... More pics to come and more parts...

 

[washambala]

Looks good. How does it stack up against other automatics that you've shot before? In general feel, handling and recoil and such. The sorts of things you cant find in a spec sheet.

 

[RippSpeed]

I apologize brotha but this is my first semi-auto gas piston shotgun. I can only compare with my winchester 1300 Defender Pump shotgun. It has half the recoil of that shotgun

 

[Rshooter]

Nice gun. Good idea to pick up a barrel clamp.

 

[Nerostarr]

Rippspeed, How do you like the pistol grip stock? I need a shorter LOP like this stock offers, I just need to see one in person and hold it. Except no LGS has any?

 

[RippSpeed]

UPDATE: 04/01/11
I just got back from the range... Sent 60rds of low recoil buck shots down range. And not a hicup and absolutely,no ftf or anything and hardly no recoil with the low recoil stuff... The ghost sights are pretty close @ 15yrds. Need to zero them in with some slugs at a 50yrds and 100yrds...

Anyone know where I can get some remington 12gauge accutip sabot slugs ???

more updates to come...

stalking the mailman for :
-S&J Hardware Safety
-S&J Hardware delrin mini follower
-Nordic Component Speed Bolt
-Nordic Component modified Mag clamp with picatinny rail


What do you guys think of the ETA Rhino Tactical Rail system???

 

[RippSpeed]

@ Nerostarr
I love the pistol grip... Never did like the riffle/standard stock. I always felt more comfortable when there's a pistol grip...

Sorry for being such a nob but what's. An LGS ???

 

[Nerostarr]

LGS = Local Gun Store. Glad you like the stock, I to am going to give it a try as soon as I can find one in stock or online. Thanks for taking the time and posting your review and range reports of the 930. Mossberg makes some good stuff!

 

[RippSpeed]

www.combatstocks.com
is where I bought my choate pg and it was only $73 shipped...

 

[RippSpeed]

UPDATE: 04/01/11
I just got back from the range... Sent 60rds of low recoil buck shots down range. And not a hicup and absolutely,no ftf or anything and hardly no recoil with the low recoil stuff... The ghost sights are pretty close @ 15yrds. Need to zero them in with some slugs at a 50yrds and 100yrds...

Anyone know where I can get some remington 12gauge accutip sabot slugs ???

more updates to come...

stalking the mailman for :
-S&J Hardware Safety
-S&J Hardware delrin mini follower
-Nordic Component Speed Bolt
-Nordic Component modified Mag clamp with picatinny rail


What do you guys think of the ETA Rhino Tactical Rail system???

UPDATE 04/04/11:

installed the S&J Hardware :
-No Jam Red/Orange Delrin Follower


S&J Hardware Red/Orange Follower by rippspeed1, on Flickr



S&J Hardware Derlin vs Factory Metal Follower by rippspeed1, on Flickr



Stock vs Upgraded Follower by rippspeed1, on Flickr

I selected to go with this follower because I did not want to give up one round capacity. What I did notice is the shells seem to go in the mag alot more smoother and when unloading is alot more smoother as well...

-S&J Hardware OverSized Safety


S&J Hardware OverSized Aluminum Safety by rippspeed1, on Flickr

My only gripe about this is it didnt come with instructions and it has a silver bolt. Wish they came with a matching allen bolt... I'll find one to replace it. But it is alot taller than stock and alot easier to switch on and off...

Installation was pretty easy... Followed M24Shooter's instruction on his review but didnt need a grip to hold the shotgun down just used a dremel @ 10,000rpm w/ a cutting disc to put a slot on the factory safety bolt and did unscrew it with a small screw driver. The reason why I wish it did come with instruction was I didnt know the ball bearing would easily fall out. Which it did and that was my issue... But once I found that the ball bearing had fell on the floor and re-installed it.. Everything was good. I just added alittle bit of locktite blue to the thread for security...

More Updates to come... Stay tuned

-Nordic Tactical Barrel Clamp
-Nordic Speed Bolt
-R&D Custom Ported Barrel


UPDATE 04/06/11:

My little project ... I'll post when I'm done but heres a preview of what it is:

Magpul MOE rail by rippspeed1, on Flickr

I also sent 80 more rounds down range today. She felt good absolutely no jams and no problems. I have 230rds thru her and no problems and getting the hang of ghostloading as well...

 

[alemonkey]

Looks like a fun gun. I think the 930 is the best deal going in autoloaders right now. I wish they had that new factory charging handle when I built my 3-gun rig. I got a solid one from Brownells but I like yours a lot better.

 

[RippSpeed]

UPDATE 04/07/11:

First off; an update on the S&J Hardware No Jam Follower. The factory spring doesnt sit inside of the S&J follower compared to the Factory Mossberg unit. It does move the spring about an 1" from where it would normally sit inside the factory Mossberg piece...

Secondly New Toys:
- Nordic Components Barrel Clamp with Picatinny rail.


Nordic Component Barrel Clamp by rippspeed1, on Flickr


Nordic Component Barrel Clamp w/ Picatinny Rail by rippspeed1, on Flickr

Nordic Clamp Installed:

Nordic Component on Mossberg 930 spx by rippspeed1, on Flickr

Nordic Component SpeedBolt:


Nordic Component Speed Bolt by rippspeed1, on Flickr


Nordic Component Speed Bolt 2 by rippspeed1, on Flickr

Nordic Component SpeedBolt Vs Factory Mossberg 3rd revision Charging Bolt:


NC SpeedBolt.vs Factory 3rd Revision Mossberg Charging Bolt by rippspeed1, on Flickr

Factory Charging Bolt:


Factory Mossberg charging bolt by rippspeed1, on Flickr

Nordic Component SpeedBolt:


Nordic Component SpeedBolt by rippspeed1, on Flickr

I spoke to Ryan @ Nordic Components to order their modified barrel clamp. Ryan, took one of their barrel Clamps; modified it to fit the 3rd revision barrel. And sent it out to me. Nordic Components have one of the best customer service and support; I have ever encountered, thanx to my interaction with Ryan ... I will order a +3 Mag extension when my Barrel comes back from porting and trulock tactical choke install...

The SpeedBolt definitely feels alot better and your hand just floats to it like instinct... With it being longer than factory unit it gives you that much more to grab a hold of... Great upgrade for the charge bolt and it alittle lighter than the factory unit; wish I had a small weight scale to compare...

 

[Stevie-Ray]

My gripe today was it was hard to load 7 slugs in the mag. The 7th one gave me some trouble to load, maybe its just a break in issues.

I had that as well with mine. After the second cleaning, it seems to work properly. I'll find out next range visit. Like yours, mine hasn't had a single hiccup, even with 7 1/2 target loads.

 

[matty-vb]

your street howitzer is coming along quite nicely....

thanks for the short blurbs about your add-ons. nice to get first hand info about that sort of stuff

 

[RippSpeed]

04/08/11:

Dropped her off with Bob at R&D Customs ( http://www.americhoke.com ) I went with their Porting job and have a TruLock Tactical choke install. I should have new pics and review on the ported barrel and TruLock Tactical Choke by next week.
I'm also; currently working on my Magpul Picatinny rail mod and will buy the final piece on the 15th. And depending when I recieve the final piece I'll post pics and range reviews...

 

[Mags]

I just bought one yesterday and ran 3 gun with it today. She ran without a burp, I have only added oil and that is all I plan on doing besides a Mesa shell holder. I must say that the recoil on this thing is non existent and the trigger is very light.

I was trying to make my mind up between the 930 and the 1100 this review helped alot thanks.

BTW a guy who has been bringing his 1100 to the last 5 matches has had problems with it cycling every match for some reason.

 

[alemonkey]

Do you have any problems reaching the safety with the pistol grip? Do you have to shift your hand?

 

[RippSpeed]

@ Mags:
Congrats on the purchase... I hope you'll be happy with her. The Mesa Tactical shell holders bolts ;I heard pinches the frame ... I dont know it that would affect anything internally. I; too plan on doing the 8 shot shell holder from them but if the bolts pinching the frame affects the performance. I'll toss it in the trash...

 

[RippSpeed]

@ Alemonkey

I do have problems with turning the safety on and off but with the bigger safety switch its alot easier to reach for it with either the off hand or my thumb...

 

[Mags]

The Mesa Tactical shell holders bolts ;I heard pinches the frame ...

Thanks for the heads up, I'll look for that while installing it and test it out. I'm with you if the shellholder affects reliability it can go in the trash.

 

[1KPerDay]

Very cool. Can you list the types of 'revisions' of the 930 for us?

Also why do you want to shoot accu-tip sabot slugs out of a non-rifled barrel?

 

[RippSpeed]

UPDATE: 04/13/11

Picked her up from Bob Day from R&D Custom ( www.americhoke.com ). And he was out on the TruLock Tactical Choke so he loaned me a TruLock IC choke to do some range testing on the porting... Bob's a great guy to deal with very friendly, accomodiating and informative... If you have any question please feel free to call him @ 877-894-3771, he has some great pricing.

either way I should have the Tactical Choke by next week...

heres the pics:


R&D Custom Port Work on My Mossberg 930 SPX by rippspeed1, on Flickr



My Mossberg 930SPX w/ R&D Custom Porting with TruLock IC choke by rippspeed1, on Flickr



Trulock IC Choke on my Mossberg 930SPX w/ R&D Custom Port Work by rippspeed1, on Flickr

 

[1KPerDay]

Your clamp partially covers one port... is that going to be an issue?

 

[RippSpeed]

UPDATE: 04/13/11 RANGE REPORT
Just left the range... Actually still in the parking lot (on my TMobile G2) sent 30rds of winchester bird shots down range. Absolutely no problems cycling ( my main worry about the porting, affecting the cycling of the gas piston). And the recoil on these exact same shots about a week ago seems a lot lighter and the barrel lift is nearly non existent. R&D Customs did a great job...

 

[RippSpeed]

@ 1kPerDay

absolutely no problems