Ported Barrel hurt ability to bust clays?

[firefly416]

I own a Mossberg 930 JM Pro. I got it second hand at a good price and lived with the fact it has a 22" barrel. I saw Mossberg sells 28" barrels for my gun and so I picked one up. What I didn't know before I ordered it is that it has some holes drilled into the top near the muzzle for porting. I know the porting will lesson my recoil but will it hurt my ability to bust clays? I mostly only shoot Trap.

[newbutold]

My ported Benelli breaks clays just fine.

[sacrvrrat]

[Citadelgrad87]

Its an advantage, nit a drawback. It wont affect pattern, only perceived recoil.

[04Glider2]

It will be a little louder than a non-ported barrel though

[pennstater]

I own a Mossberg 930 JM Pro. I got it second hand at a good price and lived with the fact it has a 22" barrel. I saw Mossberg sells 28" barrels for my gun and so I picked one up. What I didn't know before I ordered it is that it has some holes drilled into the top near the muzzle for porting. I know the porting will lesson my recoil but will it hurt my ability to bust clays? I mostly only shoot Trap.

Nope. A tad louder perhaps, but, when shooting trap, everyone has hearing protection on anyway. Enjoy your 930.

[ysr_racer]

The only effect it's going to have on a trap field, is the cranky old geezers that shoot trap will ***** about the noise

[sandiego67]

I own a Mossberg 930 JM Pro. I got it second hand at a good price and lived with the fact it has a 22" barrel. I saw Mossberg sells 28" barrels for my gun and so I picked one up. What I didn't know before I ordered it is that it has some holes drilled into the top near the muzzle for porting. I know the porting will lesson my recoil but will it hurt my ability to bust clays? I mostly only shoot Trap.

Is the shot and wad exiting out the end of the barrel and not through the ports?

If so, I think you'll be ok.

[etwinam]

I did the same thing with my 24" JM pro but had a problem with fitting on the ported barrel, #93021. I would be interested to know if you had any fitting problems.

The barrel extension on mine was too thick and caused bolt carrier to not close all the way. I ended up returning it but I want to purchase another 28" barrel. I may call Mossberg and see if they offer a non-ported options since everyone seems to unanimously say that there is no actual benefit to the porting.

Good luck, and keep us posted please.

[etwinam]

Any updates?

[JagerDog]

Porting "may" help keep the muzzle jump down a small bit.

Shotguns don't really benefit from recoil reduction via porting.

They are louder, but not much.

No negative effect on breaking clays.