The Mossberg 930 security shotguns seem to be very popular despite the company’s terrible track record with the semi-auto shotgun. Does anybody have info about the 930 in terms of standards for quality of materials and manufacturing? I’m curious about what it looks like internally. Comments?
Williejc
I probably have a few thousand rounds through my 930, I shoot skeet with it. No problems really, keep it lubed up and it will cycle all ammo.
Shotguns are 3rd tier for me so I can’t speak technically on them much but our 930 has run very well through some light use - a few 3 gun matches. From slugs through 20 year old reloads (trap loads).
I’ve been running a 930 SPX for about two and half years. If you know what to look for, and what to do when you get it, it should run just fine. Mossberg royally screwed themselves with known issues that were completely ignored and then made worse through crappy CS. The CS part was due in large part to the poor QC that put the problems in the field in the first place.
If I were to get another 930, it would be a Field/Security combo.
Here’s my experience with the 930 SPX. I’ll be adding to it pretty soon with a few other new items.
http://www.weaponevolution.com/forum/showthread.php?167-Mossberg-930-SPX-Review
Very interesting review you’ve kept going there. Well done, and thank you for taking the time to keep the review updated. Did you ever get the tritium ghost ring sights put on your 930, or is that still yet to come?
Steve:
Thanks. I’ll be updating it again fairly soon, I’m just waiting on a few more things. I had AimPro do some barrel work on a spare barrel last summer, and I’ve been running a Micro for a little while on it.
The tritium LPA inserts are apparently hard to find in stock. Additionally, the rear sight apeture becomes rather blocky with the tritium vials and their housings, so you lose some of the ghost ring effect.
Kimber/Wilson is working on a tritium front blade.
I am also working on another possiblity for a tritium front.
Thanks for the response. I look forward to reading your future updates.
M24shooter,does the Nordic clamp walk under recoil? I understand it is aluminum.I got my 930 SPX from an individual who had only put 12 rounds through it and got the hots for a certain rifle and sold the shotgun to me. It came with a heavy plastic clamp he had installed and after a hundred or so rounds,I couldn’t keep it tight enough to prevent it from walking forward.I also notice that yours seems to be mounted farther forward than the one that I received with my shotgun. Of course it stopped walking when it reached the front sight. Still an aggravation,tho.
Doc-
I haven’t had any problems with it walking during firing.
Here are a few new items that I just got that I’ll be reviewing.
I ordered a bolt handle from Elite Tactical Advantage, and Mark called me later to ask if I would be interested in reviewing some of their other stuff. I said sure, so here’s a look at some of the stuff I’ll be working on.
The ETA bolt handle.
A compro of the ETA handle (center) and MAX100’s NOB (right). Tru Ball for scale.
The bolt handle installed.
The enlarged safety and associated parts.
Compro between the ETA safety (top) and the Vang safety (below).
View of safety port with safety removed. Silver ball is the safety detent. Bolt locked to the rear, safety mechanism “ON.”
Safety installed, “pointed” up.
Safety installed, “pointed” down.
The Bulldozer next to my SPX.
The receiver end of the Bulldozer.
The muzzle end of the Bulldozer, Fed Tac shown for scale.
View of forward left oblique of the Bulldozer.
I like that rail!
I’m going to try to install it this weekend. I’ll see what I think about it.
That seems to be the kicker, install looks tough.
M24shooter,thanks for the response. I’ll plan on going ahead and trying the Nordic clamp and rearranging the sling system.
Good photos. I had planned on the Nob after your initial review but may like the newest one better. Looking forward to your continuing review on the accessories. Once again,thanks for responding.
As problems are identified and solutions reached,I do believe there is great potential in this shotgun.
Agreed 100%.
Thanks guys.
The QC and CS issues with the SPX and Mossberg are aggravating, just because this platform has a lot of potential. I had a rather public tirade with it last year and ended up getting invited to CT to talk to OFM and look at what they were doing. Real life intervened (promotion/new job) and I wasn’t able to make it up there. I may try to set it up again.
This handle is lower profile, and just slightly shorter. It has to be manipulated a little differently if your a support-side charger and go under the action, which is what I do, and it takes some getting used to. I’m looking forward to putting it to some use, and so far I really like the safety.
M24 - Did you ever install the bulldozer rail? I’m interested to see what it looks like.
Guys, what are we talking about in regards to average pricing for these things.
I seem to be seeing prices all over the place ranging from about 585 all the way up to 750.
Anyone got a line on these bad boys for a decent price, ie on the lower end of the spectrum? Im not the biggest gunbroker fan.
I see you’re from Florida. I paid $550 for one at B&H Gun Rack in Merritt Island a little over a year ago
There’s not even that many of the 930 SPX models on Gunbroker right now. I think Mossberg is in between production runs on the 930’s. Hopefully Mossberg will turn out a new batch of de-bugged 930 SPX’s by Christmas. Which is about the time I plan to be out from under all my other gun projects, enough to buy one.
I did. Here are the pics I did of it.
