?? new 940 mossberg vs. 930 ??

[palmtree]

Ok what is your intended use of this shotgun ?

I own a 1301 with high mileage maybe 2-3 jams in 4k+ of rounds. 90% cheapo Walmart stuff. Extremely reliable and haven’t cleaned the gas system. Awesome gun for $900-$1000. Has oversized controls for 3gun and can accept the Magpul shotgun stock with an adapter making it very comfortable and ergonomic.

My benelli M2 is extremely light and very maneuverable. But the controls are rudimentary and would need upgrading to the controls. Extremely reliable I have yet to have a malfunction.

I have a lot of time behind the stoeger and for under $500 it’s an awesome starter semi auto. Just don’t own one. Easily upgradeable.

Don’t really need to talk about the m4 it’s a proven tank but very very heavy and my 1301 seems to see all the range time now.

The JM is a decent shooter out of the box but when you get up in the 2-3k round count. It’s like a European car. More and more problems keep coming up.

If you are after a pump can’t go wrong with the 590 or 870 marine magnum.

Thanks for your time explaining. I just want it for an all purpose, and would like to shoot slugs in it also. Not sure the best barrel or choke for that. The slugs have rifling already on them.

I dont go shooting to often, and probabaly only fired under a thousand shotgun shells in my entire life

[spddrcr]

hmm, i dont know about all that gold crap they stuck on it though. reminds me of thugs putting that crap on there cadillacs - looks cheap. do you know any pros and cons b/t the different choke style of the two guns?

The extended chokes they talk about are just from different manufacture's they are basically the same choke. All the "crap" they put on the gun is specific to fast paced shooting sports and the same stuff you see on every gun intended for action shooting.

The 930 and 940 are purpose built guns designed for action style shooting. They work well for trap and skeet as well.

the 930 or 940 difference between other guns you are looking at or people are recommending is that the 930/40 has enlarged loading ports as well as a carrier with no cuts so you don't lose the top of your thumb doing quick-loads. they enlarged the ejection port so you can load one in quick, they do oversized bolt handle and bolt release so you are not fumbling around looking for controls. the trigger system is polished and smooth so the gun operates efficiently doing what it is intended to do shooting wise. The choke really should be of no concern on this gun as they are the most often replaced item on a shot gun depending on what type of shooting you are doing.

Just so you know, a 500 is a pump action gun.

[spddrcr]

Summed up nicely. The only other thing I would add is that for the price the 930/40 is a great gun.
My M1 and M2 both are upwards of 2000 bucks spent just to get them to the level of what a 930/40 comes with stock out of the box.

[r8dr rider]

It seems the OP is looking for a semi auto shotgun. I do not know much about those since I fancy not hating my shoulder. Have. Fun my friend

[jtv3062]

hmm, i dont know about all that gold crap they stuck on it though. reminds me of thugs putting that crap on there cadillacs - looks cheap. do you know any pros and cons b/t the different choke style of the two guns?

Its not all gold and ghetto.

https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2020/01/03/mossberg-940/

[LkPillsburyDude]

FN SLP. i have the slp competition.

[BajaJames83]

Versamax or V3

[sigstroker]

Its not all gold and ghetto.

https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/.../mossberg-940/

After reading that and re-watching the TFB youtube, it doesn't seem like that bad a price after all. You get 3 choke tubes that are worth, what, a hundred bucks? It also comes with a couple hundred bucks worth of parts that you need for a 930. Plus the extra front sights and loading port mods means you could basically shoot it right out of the box, it looks like.

[sbo80]

I'd also expect once this is out there and they have sold a bunch, you'll be able to find aftermarket parts in other colors. I like my 930 but it's got lots of the ORgun stuff and the polished load port, and I bought it that way. When I was searching I almost picked up a factory Versamax until the one I got showed up in the marketplace. If I was doing it today, I would get the 940. Now that it's here, I don't know why anyone would buy the 930 anymore and I won't be surprised if they stop selling it after a bit, at least the JM Pro version. The other 930s will probably stay around.

[Master_Prestige]

Summed up nicely. The only other thing I would add is that for the price the 930/40 is a great gun.
My M1 and M2 both are upwards of 2000 bucks spent just to get them to the level of what a 930/40 comes with stock out of the box.

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[ar15barrels]

it would take me weeks of study on youtube/google, and probabaly stilll be confused which is better. please, make it easy for me, why/what is better about what you suggested than the 930/940. im all ears

Because the 1301 is a Beretta/Benelli action that has been proven more reliable than any gas operated shotgun design.

[ar15barrels]

My M1 and M2 both are upwards of 2000 bucks spent just to get them to the level of what a 930/40 comes with stock out of the box.

hahaha.
No matter what you spend, you can't bring a Benelli down to the quality of a Mossberg.

[k1dude]

The 930 JM Pro had all sorts of teething problems when it came out. IIRC, it's still hit or miss if you get one that runs reliably out of the box without a little tweaking. Many people with JM 930's have to be diligent about cleaning the gas plug. The big benefit to the 930 JM Pro was the price point. It was one of the least expensive competition specific guns you could buy.

I imagine the 940 has improved on all of those problems. But judging from the problems encountered when they first released the 930 JM Pro, I'm not sure I'd want to be the guinea pig for the first couple years of production.

If you have a bigger budget, there's a bunch of proven competition guns out there to consider, including the FN SLP MKII Competition, Beretta 1301 Comp, Remington Versa Max Competition Tactical, Remington V3 Competition Tactical, and the Benelli M2 3-Gun.

[k1dude]

The 930 JM Pro had all sorts of teething problems when it came out. IIRC, it's still hit or miss if you get one that runs reliably out of the box without a little tweaking. Many people with JM 930's have to be diligent about cleaning the gas plug. The big benefit to the 930 JM Pro was the price point. It was one of the least expensive competition specific guns you could buy.

I imagine the 940 JM Pro has fixed all of those problems and improved upon the 930 for competition. But judging from the problems encountered when they first released the 930 JM Pro, I'm not sure I'd want to be the guinea pig for the first couple years of production.

If you have a bigger budget, there's a bunch of proven competition guns out there to consider, including the FN SLP Competition, Beretta 1301 Comp, Remington Versa Max Competition Tactical, Breda B12i Competition/Tactical, Beretta 1301 Comp Pro, Remington V3 Competition Tactical, and the Benelli M2 3-Gun.