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beautiful set up man.. ive been eyeballing that same stock myself.

i know this is an old thread, but i also run a sr556sc and that barrel looks great. and this gives me some ideas to reduce weight. any updated pictures with the new barrel on there?

also, with a 100,000 round gun do you run it wet or dry, and if wet what do you use? and who makes that forend shotshell holder?

that's freaking IMPRESSIVE! thanks for that info.

Yep its the gg&g on the JM.

Mark, thats a very good point, and there is probably no better place to find out the true reliability of a shotgun (or any other firearm) than on a 3 gun forum due to the abuses/uses that these guns get. but let me ask you, in your professional opinion; what can be done on the 930 to increase its reliability? do you think its the overall design that is spotty, or just quality control with parts manufacturing tolerances, etc...?

Looks good man.

There are plenty of threads on many different forums with people talking about how reliable their 930's have been. Just to reiterate I'm sure its a case of the bad reports scaring people more than the reality of it. What are some of the common problems with the versa max, m2, SLP, etc...?

he doesnt work on the 930 anymore, and i read that whole thread a while back. really im just curious if there is anything people typically do to the 930 to increase reliability.

now a question i have been looking to get an answer for is who works on the 930, and is there any gunsmithing that can be done to improve the "reliability" of it? i know there is a "reliability upgrade" available for the fnh slp to help it run light and heavy loads with a single gas piston spring. people send out the m2 to have the bolt lightened to help eat low power stuff more reliably, etc... (im sure many other things get done as well). but i havent heard about anything that someone gets done to the 930 to improve reliability.

gdboytyler, good heads up on cleaning the gas piston. ill keep that in mind. and i think you have a very good point about many problems being from a dirty gas piston system, many people do not remove the rings on the gas piston and clean in there which is important to do when it gets real dirty. i did an initial breakdown and clean/oil when i first got it and im a bit over 100 rounds now. i plan to run as many rounds as possible until it doesnt cycle reliably and then clean, and repeat. i want to see how many rounds i can go between serious cleaning. i typically clean my guns after every use, but for the sake of an experiment this is how im going to run the 930 (besides cleaning the bore).

i think its a matter of perception. i dont think they have a bad rep at all. i think in many cases it is still the go to gun for people on a budget. as stated the overall fit and finish isnt up to par with the more expensive guns, but that should be expected on a gun that costs half as much. if you go to the mossbergowners forum there are tons of people very happy with their 930's. of course when it comes to the internet people who have bad experiences are going to stand out more than all the good ones because the complaining gets more attention. additionally, when people have problems they go online looking for solutions so the problem gets noticed. wheras someone with a good working gun doesnt put up the same type of threads. i love my 930 and so far its been great, but i do have a very low round count since i just recently got it. however, from what ive heard the first 200 rounds are the most picky for the 930's for breakin, and im only a little over 100. i had 2 failures with a box of old fiocchi turkey loads, they had some corrosion on the brass (i dont even think it was brass, just a brass colored coating with some slight rust coming through) so I think this was due to the ammo. then i ran two boxes of bulk federal walmart loads flawlessly. i think at times someone who pays for one of the more expensive guns is going to be quick to take pot shots at a less expensive gun to help make them feel better about their expensive purchase too. not to say that the more expensive guns arent better because im sure in many ways they are. i am very happy with my 930 so far, but i still plan to pick up a m2 or vm down the road because i think those guns are outstanding tools, and id like to have them in my collection when the budget allows.

I have a 930 and so far its a great shooter, but I really want a versamax or maybe a m2 additionally at some point.

I never said anyone above was biased, only offered a video that was unbiased.

Depending on who you listen to or what forum your on you will find favorites. You should watch this video for an unbiased review.

there is no play on the forend of my 930jm. although i cant see it causing any problems if there was, but for the sake of quality there should be none.

Small world brotherman.

Mine just came in and I'm going to my lgs to pick it up tomorrow. Last time I was there they had a 24" in stock. If they still have it I'll pm anyone interested. Btw kenjen, I live in NY and you can still get a jmpro if the dealer modifies the mag tube so you don't exceed the 7 round capacity limitations. (Although I'm confident that this will be thrown out in the near future anyway).

Thats good to hear. So are there no internal mods people are performing to increase reliability?

I have the same question.. are there any mods to increase reliability? Lightening the bolt, gas port mods, etc... thanks

thanks for the info, sorry or the thread jack.

Ah, benny hill... i know that whole story, thanks! Ill be sending mine to him in the future.

I cant help with your problem, but did you try the xl cap with stock spring? Also, who is tss and what exactly did they do and what was the cost? I have the jm on order and im interested in any mods that improve reliability. Tx

I read on the calguns forum about some guns having the lifter get hung up on the bolt release. Google that.

dhart, it would be cheaper to have your barrel cut and threaded for chokes to the length you want.