Mossberg 930 issues

migwl300 · Jun 7, 2015

I recently purchased a Mossberg 930 and took it out to PG skeet and trap. It worked great until about half way through the second rounds (about 40 shells) it stopped ejecting. It would load, fire, and extract great, but never eject for the rest of the day. I took it home and cleaned it for the first time. It was pretty dirty so i clean the piston and all those parts but when it came time to remove the charging handle and clean the bolt I could not get the charging handle out of the bolt. It could just be me being a wimp but I tugged on it as hard as I could and it would not come out. So I could not get the bolt out and clean or inspect it. Anyway could these two issues be related. I plan on taking it in the shop to get some professional advice, but I thought I should ask yall first. P.S. this is my first gun...

cms1528 · Jun 9, 2015

Did you lubricate this shotgun after you bought it, can't just shoot them out of the box without property cleaning and lubricating first. Also the 930's cycle rounds that, if I remember correctly, are rated at least 1200 feet per second. Anything less and they won't eject property.

photoracer · Jun 10, 2015

Take it from a 3-gunner, don't use WWB ammo. Use nothing but Federal or Remington. Should work flawlessly from the start if my 2 are any indication. Heck my 930 JM Pro I ran for 6 months without cleaning it trying to see if it would fail and except for the Win ammo thing I eventually gave up and cleaned it. If you keep it lubed you should be OK.

migwl300 · Jun 13, 2015

ya I heard that the 930 cycles good with lighter loads. but i lubed it and cleaned it and took it out again and the same problem. I have been using federal 1 1/8 loads that go i think 1130fps. the basic ones that they have at PG skeet and trap. anyway the guy at atlantic guns gave (yes gave) me two boxes of remington shells, one going 1130 fps and the other going 1200. We'll see what happens.

migwl300 · Jun 15, 2015

So i tried using the 1200fps shells and it only ejected 3. must have just gotten unlucky. Anyway i sent to gun back to mossberg for them to take a look.

Sirex · Jul 9, 2015

This is unsettling considering I had been saving for a 930.

Tactics · Jul 9, 2015

migwl300 said:
So i tried using the 1200fps shells and it only ejected 3. must have just gotten unlucky. Anyway i sent to gun back to mossberg for them to take a look.

Any word back?

photoracer · Jul 10, 2015

No word. My 930 HD and my 930 JMPro still work fine after a couple of years.

240 towles · Jul 10, 2015

Winchester bulk (even the white "super-speed" boxes) suck in semi autos. Winchester AA works good, so does federal and remington bulk. There is just something wrong with winchester bulk shells in semi autos that makes them hang up, I believe they have a wider rim.

mgrs · Jul 11, 2015

photoracer said:
Take it from a 3-gunner, don't use WWB ammo. Use nothing but Federal or Remington. Should work flawlessly from the start if my 2 are any indication. Heck my 930 JM Pro I ran for 6 months without cleaning it trying to see if it would fail and except for the Win ammo thing I eventually gave up and cleaned it. If you keep it lubed you should be OK.

+1

I use my 930 for 3 gun and have never actually cleaned it with about 800 rounds. All of the shot has been federal with a few Winchester slugs mixed in. I keep it wet...

photoracer · Jul 13, 2015

mgrs said:
+1

I use my 930 for 3 gun and have never actually cleaned it with about 800 rounds. All of the shot has been federal with a few Winchester slugs mixed in. I keep it wet...

You won't like it when you do finally clean it. I ran mine for about 1.5 seasons before cleaning it. Had to almost use a chisel to get the gas ring off (don't use one). Was still running good I just got guilty not cleaning it.

Sirex · Jul 15, 2015

How hard are the 930s to take apart and get back together? I was thinking of buying one after I sell my car.

photoracer · Jul 15, 2015

Pretty easy. There are a couple of online videos that help. You can just do a search for them.

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