). But it is almost twice as much as the Mossberg.
I had a couple of those also with Win value pack ammo. Also had one where the extractor ripped away part of that cheap aluminum base of the hull. Switched to Fed value pack and so far it seems to work with fewer issues. But then I have intentionally not been cleaning the gun to see how long it will go. I also switched to a set of Carlson Sporting Clays extended choke tubes. I like being able to see what I have in the barrel at a glance. I figure on going thru this season, then taking stock of what issues I have had and see what might need some gunsmithing. If I had wanted to use a more expensive gun I would have converted one of my Browning Golds instead of selling them. I understand a couple of pros have started building 3g shotguns out of the new Browning A5. Apparently Browning added in the 1st round auto load feature from the Gold models. But like the Golds the barrel cost 2.5x what the Mossbergs do. I will stick with the 930 JM right now.
Trouble is when the gun came in and I opened the box I knew there was no way I could cut the barrel on that gun. It was just too nice, so now it's my sporting clays gun. Now I need to find another A5 for my 3 gun project. I love me some A5s. I want to pick up one of the new models as well to add to the collection.You can also ghost load a 930. If you don't know what that means it is the fact you can fill the magazine and then you can put a round on top of the loading gate and then close the bolt on an empty chamber. If you have a short gun with an 18" barrel and a stock magazine they are usually 7+1. since you can't put a round in the chamber unless you start out with gun in hand that means normally you can only stage it with 7 in the gun when you are allowed 9. that will hurt in a busy shotgun stage. By putting one on the loading gate you increase the capacity to 8 and still meet the safety requirements. When racked it will load the one on the gate and the gate being down will keep it from trying to load one from the mag.
Sounds like a plan to me. If you cut the barrel you will have to get it rethreaded for choke tubes. Might be cheaper just to get a 22-24" factory barrel. There are too many types of targets that need different patterns. Some guys try to do everything with an Imp Cyl. or Lgt Mod choke. But some of those really heavy steel plates with the lip on them need #6 shot and a full choke to knock them off. I see too many guys who have to try and shoot some of the plates 2-3 times to hit them with enough lead to knock them off. You don't want that to happen.Good to hear a change in ammo helped in your case. I will see what I can find next time I head over to Bass Pro. Are these guns supposed to cycle 1 ounce loads or do they typically run better with 1 1/8?
Speaking of Auto 5s, I picked up a nice Belgian Browning A5 for under 500 bucks on Gunbroker. I was going to cut the barrel, put a 5 shot extension on it, Tru Glo sights, and make a 3 gun shotgun out of it.
