930 front sight shooting high. Fix?

[CK_32]

Alright so I got my 930 and it has always shot about 1 to 2ft high at 25 yards with slugs..

This is the 18" security option and for clays it's perfect because it allows me to keep the clay above the sight. But for HD which this is mainly used I don't like to have to remember to shoot 2ft low to hit center mass. If the time comes I know I will not remember to do this.

I read on some forums you just unscrew the front sight and can get quite a lot of adjustment but think some of those are speaking about the ghost ring sights. But some do mention beads.


So can you unscrew the the front bead for adjustment? With our risking it fall out? I read this is common with a lot of factory shotguns again many adjust the front sight and fixes the issue and it's made to be like that.

Also I have a stock spacer in the stock I think it's the drop down and it made it worse. But even before that it still shot high.

Anyone have any ideas??

Edit: wow phone had a field day sorry about the spelling errors guys

[Thefeeder]

Its the stock or the way you mount the shotgun that needs attention. Maybe both. Its impossible to make a call without watching you mount your gun and get an idea where the gun will shoot. You can try different tweaks with the stock until you get the right POI.

An easier way would be to go see the guys at the So Cal Skeet Clinic

[CK_32]

I get a solid cheek weld. I know how to shoot clays and shotguns and mount the guns properly. I shoot fine with all my other shotguns. This 930 just tends to shoot very high with slug and buck.

Ive learned to compensate during trap/5 stand. But when shooting rifles slugs and buck shot the shot is way to high for accurate HD shooting where accuracy is very important.

I'm just wondering if the unscrew and raise the front beed holds water or if you are just backing it out to make the chance of the beat to fall out greater.

Edit: also it's not just high for me up all shooters in this gun.

[bigbearbear]

Does the 930 come with an adjustable comb? Or does it come with a raised comb? If there's a way to lower the comb on the stock, you should shoot lower.

Most field/security type shotguns shoot pretty flat, my Benelli shotguns with ribs on them shoot a little high but nothing like 2 ft, which is VERY high indeed. Its almost like your barrel is bent or something.

[bellwilliam]

if you are already unscrewing the bead, isn't it easier just screw in another bead (taller) ?

[CK_32]

By comb do you mean adust cheek piece? In that case no. But they do supply stock spacers to adjust the LOP and the height/angle of the stock it self.

I've messed with that and if I get the LOP/height the comb makes my POA even worse. So I chose the mid spacer which is not bad but not great for either LOP or POA. But the best I can get it which is about a foot high.

As for the bead replacement that's kind of what I'm asking. I was looking at maybe finding a taller front bead but saw guys talking about being able to adjust the front bead by unscrewing it. They said it's designed to be screwed out a little to adjust POA/POI reason the threads are so long.

But I wanted to know if that holds water and won't just allow my bead to walk it self out.


As for the barel, it's true. POA is just horrible I think because of how low of a cheek weld you get on the stock and the angle/position of the stock it self.

[dkthree]

You dropped it didn't you

Just to clarify, you're shooting from a bench and it's high with slugs and shot? Have you tried different brands of slugs? If you haven't shot it for groups with slugs, I would start there so you know how much adjustment you need.

It does sound like a cheek weld issue/level of your eye (not sayingn you're doing something wrong, just some guns aren't right for people) isn't getting low enough. You could always back out the bead and use some blue loctite and if it works then clean it and install it with some red to make it more permanent.

[CK_32]

Yes and no... I used winchester super x slugs which shot about 2ft high at 20 yards and then tried rem/fed 00 buck and rem slug hoping it would change POI.

But all of the above shot about 1 to 2ft high through this gun. Even at 10 yards it was about 8" high of POA. So I can't say I've donexclusive testing. But the consensus has me thinking it's the gun.

And I already know mossbergs don't fit me well. I learned that long ago with 500's. 10 shots of game load through a 500 and my shouldure is dead. But the same day I can run my 870 for about 75 to 100 loads of shot.

I was hoping there would be a quick easy fix or tweak I could do. I love gun hate the POI.

[dkthree]

Here's a decent thread on BE about your issue. The third post from the bottom is pretty accurate.

http://www.brianenos.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=164672

[prob]

Yes and no... I used winchester super x slugs which shot about 2ft high at 20 yards and then tried rem/fed 00 buck and rem slug hoping it would change POI.

But all of the above shot about 1 to 2ft high through this gun. Even at 10 yards it was about 8" high of POA. So I can't say I've donexclusive testing. But the consensus has me thinking it's the gun.

And I already know mossbergs don't fit me well. I learned that long ago with 500's. 10 shots of game load through a 500 and my shouldure is dead. But the same day I can run my 870 for about 75 to 100 loads of shot.

I was hoping there would be a quick easy fix or tweak I could do. I love gun hate the POI.

If you're shooting two feet high at 20 yards there's no way that unscrewing your bead a few turns is going to help. Even if you were to find a larger/taller bead it almost certainly wouldn't be enough to lower the point of impact by that much.