Mossberg 930 Not loading

[Venomns]

The only ammo mine does kick is the dove/quail shot. im gonna do some searching but im thinking the load is just way too little. I watched the the bolt barely comes back!

[Cali-Shooter]

I think that that SPX has a gas operation issue. That shotgun is supposed to autoload after each shot. If there is a failure to cycle, then something must be off, the gun's function is being short stroked. Send it back to Mossberg to have them take a look at it. This is why I am glad to have two pump shotguns

[PeteC]

Sounds like the same problem I'm having:

I just received my new Mossberg 930 and haven't even gotten to take it to the range yet. I decided to check the action by loading and cycling through some rounds. When I loaded the mag tube fully (either 4 in the factory tube with factory spring and follower or 6 in the extended tube with choate spring and follower) and then pulled the charging handle to the rear (firmly) no round is released. If I manually remove 1 round from the mag in either setup, it functions much better - sometimes fails to feed - but 80% successful feeds when pulling the charging handle back. Gotta be something broken, right?

I have an email in to Mossberg and will call tomorrow but (whah!) what a crummy first impression.

BTW - I checked for burrs in the tube, kinks in the spring, etc - all seems fine so I think it's a broken part beyond my brain power

UPDATED SAGA: I bought my new 930 in July 2010, and have all but lost faith in Mossberg's ability to fix this gun or even manage their process correctly - as an example: after the 2nd trip back to the factory they shipped my gun back to the wrong address - when I finally retrieved it (2 weeks later), the problem had NOT been fixed. It's now on it's THIRD trip to Mossberg and they are going to replace the receiver and send back to me.

I have spent hours testing this gun with many types of ammunition, and the feeding problem is always present with a full mag, mostly present with 1-3 rounds in the mag. Also, it will sometimes feed 2 rounds at a time. I've had a really reputable gunsmith look at it and he confirmed there was definately a problem.

If there is a problem with this gun after going back to the factory a third time, I'm calling Remington to see if they want to buy it as an example of how badly their main competition handles things. Very frustrating. The 11-87 I've had for years has NEVER given me a single problem. I've heard the 930's are great but the one I got is a total lemon so far and Mossberg customer service has been inept at resolving it.

[dkthree]

If you still have the issue when you get it back and if you feel comfortable doing so, try sanding and polishing inside of the mag tube where it meets the receiver. I had a similar issue and tried this which worked it all out. I know you said you didn't see any burrs on the tube but I think there might be some left over metal after the machining process in these tubes causing the rounds to hang up.

I am NOT a gunsmith, or anything close, I just got mine to work by doing this.

GL

[Killawhale415]

UPDATED SAGA: I bought my new 930 in July 2010, and have all but lost faith in Mossberg's ability to fix this gun or even manage their process correctly - as an example: after the 2nd trip back to the factory they shipped my gun back to the wrong address .

The wife-'Hey honey why is there a shotgun in the mail'
Sorry to hear about your problems man, its terrible that such a large mfg can get their s*** together and help somone out.