Regarding FQ's question on Mossberg 930SPX reliability

[kilopaparomeo]

Back on BAG day I reported that I got a new (to me) Mossberg 930 SPX.  Here's the thread

http://www.downrange.tv/forum/index.php?topic=16206.0

and here's the gun.



Well, I decided to celebrate Good Friday by sneaking out at lunch to the range...here in tropical Michigan it is 39 deg F and raining  

I think I got a good one...even though there are reports of some 930's being finicky with ammo.  Here's what I tried stepping down from heaviest loads to lightest loads:

+ 5 rounds 1oz Foster slugs -- perfect cycling, flung the empty hulls about 10 feet
+ 5 rounds No 1 buckshot (13 pellets)  -- perfect cycling, flung the empty hulls about 10 feet
+ 10 rounds of my handicap trap reloads (18.5 grains Red Dot, 1-1/8 oz 7-1/2, AA hulls)  -- perfect cycling, flung the empty hulls about 8 feet
+ 10 rounds of my 16 yard trap reloads (17.5 grains Red Dot, 1-1/8 oz 7-1/2, AA hulls)  -- perfect cycling, flung the empty hulls about 8 feet
+ 15 rounds of Wal Mart bulk pack "Universal Target / Game Loads" (2-3/4 dram, 1-1/8 oz 7-1/2) -- perfect cycling, flung the empty hulls about 6 feet
+ 25 rounds of my old Cowboy Action reloads (very light at 16 gr Red Dot, 1 oz of shot) -- cycled all but 3 shells, the ones that ejected landed about 2 feet out

So, I consider that very good reliability.  The CAS loads are only meant to be shot in pump or double guns  -- they are super light and no where near self defense loads.  Everything else ran like a charm.

Plus I tried the "Mossy 930" trick where you lay a shell under the bolt/above the carrier to make the gun hold 1 extra shell...works like a charm.  I'm very pleased with it....ready to whack zombies....Type 1 or 2.

[PegLeg45]

Nice!
What type of sights are those?
Factory or add on?

[kilopaparomeo]

They are factory sights...and are very good.  The rear is an LPA fully adjustable ghost ring sitting on the pic rail.  The front sight is a fiber optic bead protected by two very sturdy wings.

I think Mossberg knocked it out of the park.  The closes comparison is the FN SLP...it is a very good gun but almost 2X the price.  The only negative on the Mossberg are some of them that have cycling problems with any load less than high brass / slug / buck.  This one doesn't seem to suffer that problem.

[PegLeg45]

Thanks....I figured they were, but thought I'd ask anyway. I'm looking at various sights for one of my 1300's and like how sturdy those look.