Would choke tubes work on a 930SPX?

[Wapato]

So I'm planning to pick up a Mossberg 930 SPX pistol grip shotgun for home defense purposes, and because of a sale at the gun store.

I'm inexperienced with shotgun hunting, but I might like to leave that option open, and the choke tubes Mossberg sells are easily within Christmas present range.

It says they've got tubes for the 930
http://www.mossberg.com/products/access.asp?type=chokes&section=access

However I'd rather not later find out that those only work on the "regular" 930 barrels.

Also, is it even reasonable to try and hunt most things with a 18 and a half inch barrel? Or, if I decided I want to try hunting, I should just poney up for a 28" barrel.

 

[Carne Frio]

My 930 SPX did not come threaded for choke tubes.
If you can get your barrel threaded, the choke tubes
would make it more versatile.

 

[Murphys Law]

The SPX version of the 930 has a very high rear ghost ring sight protected by two high wings, to match the equally high front sight. Switching to a normal hunting barrel probably wouldn't work as you most likely wouldn't be able to see the front sight. It might be better to buy this now http://www.mossberg.com/images/Mossberg_Guns/930/New/85325.jpg. That' the 930 security/field combo package.

 

[Wapato]

Thanks for the info guys.

Though is there any reason you'd couldn't or wouldn't want to hunt with a RCO, reflex sight, or scope? I know I see tons of slug guns with scopes, and a reflex would seem like the sort of thing that would be good with birds.

Is there a downside to a pistol grip when hunting, or just a little extra cost and weight?

 

[Carne Frio]

I put a Vortex Strikefire red dot, from another gun, onto my
930SPX just for fun. It gives an absolute cowitness with the
low mount. It should be great for HD and bear protection.
I don't know if it works for bird hunting, as I don't hunt them.