Mossberg 935

D1L1 · April 29, 2008, 09:27 PM

I have a chance to get a Moss 935. I'm not a hunter (yet) I would only be using it at the range. Would it be good for skeet? I'm a wal-mart shopper and I never so the 3" shells are they hard to find?

Doyle · April 30, 2008, 09:25 AM

No need to use 3" shells for skeet. 3" shells are generally for hunting waterfowl and turkey. Your 935 is a little overkill for skeet but don't think you can't enjoy shooting skeet or trap just because you don't have "the right" gun.

It sounds like you are new to shotguns. Just because it is marked with a 3" chamber doesn't mean that is all it will shoot. Shotgun chambers are marked with the maximum size they will shoot.

Smitty in CT · April 30, 2008, 11:04 AM

The 935 was designed to shoot 3 & 3-1/2" shells. The gun will shoot 2-3/4" shells as long as the shell is at least 1-1/8oz, some folks report that they will shoot 1 oz loads, but I think that is the exception and not the rule...

I think that the Mossberg 930 is a much more versitile gun, it will shoot anything from heavy magnum 3" loads down to the 7/8 oz "light-weight" 2-3/4" target loads. If all your goung to do is Duck or Goose hunt then, as others have stated, the 935 is "overkill.

cxg231 · April 30, 2008, 01:16 PM

I agree with Smitty.

The 930 will do 99% of what a 935 will do, the ammo companies are making some awesome 3" hunting shells nowadays, plus the 930 will cycle much better than the 935 for clay busting loads.

I have a 930 that I use mostly for clays, and I love it. The first 50 shells it jammed two or three times, but since then, I have had ZERO cycling issues (around 600 total shells now). And it's fun to shoot.

D1L1 · April 30, 2008, 08:06 PM

Thanks to everyone. I got the 935 and went to the range. it will only cycle 2 3/4 shells if they are heavy loads. I like it so far and I get a killer deal....
So I'll make do until another killer deal comes along.

Thanks

Doyle · May 1, 2008, 08:21 AM

Don't totally give up on your 935 for light loads yet. New automatics can be fairly stiff at first until they get broken in. Shoot half a dozen or so boxes of fairly heavy loads and see if it loosens up.

April 29, 2008, 09:27 PM	#1
D1L1 Junior Member Join Date: April 12, 2008 Posts: 3	Mossberg 935 I have a chance to get a Moss 935. I'm not a hunter (yet) I would only be using it at the range. Would it be good for skeet? I'm a wal-mart shopper and I never so the 3" shells are they hard to find?

April 30, 2008, 11:04 AM	#3
Smitty in CT Senior Member Join Date: August 30, 2006 Location: Moodus, CT Posts: 590	The 935 was designed to shoot 3 & 3-1/2" shells. The gun will shoot 2-3/4" shells as long as the shell is at least 1-1/8oz, some folks report that they will shoot 1 oz loads, but I think that is the exception and not the rule... I think that the Mossberg 930 is a much more versitile gun, it will shoot anything from heavy magnum 3" loads down to the 7/8 oz "light-weight" 2-3/4" target loads. If all your goung to do is Duck or Goose hunt then, as others have stated, the 935 is "overkill. __________________ Smitty "The object of war is not to die for your country, but to make the other bastard die for his." -- Gen. George Patton

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April 30, 2008, 09:25 AM	#2
Doyle Senior Member Join Date: June 20, 2007 Location: Rainbow City, Alabama Posts: 7,167	No need to use 3" shells for skeet. 3" shells are generally for hunting waterfowl and turkey. Your 935 is a little overkill for skeet but don't think you can't enjoy shooting skeet or trap just because you don't have "the right" gun. It sounds like you are new to shotguns. Just because it is marked with a 3" chamber doesn't mean that is all it will shoot. Shotgun chambers are marked with the maximum size they will shoot.

April 30, 2008, 01:16 PM	#4
cxg231 Senior Member Join Date: January 22, 2008 Location: Henderson, NV Posts: 203	I agree with Smitty. The 930 will do 99% of what a 935 will do, the ammo companies are making some awesome 3" hunting shells nowadays, plus the 930 will cycle much better than the 935 for clay busting loads. I have a 930 that I use mostly for clays, and I love it. The first 50 shells it jammed two or three times, but since then, I have had ZERO cycling issues (around 600 total shells now). And it's fun to shoot.

April 30, 2008, 08:06 PM	#5
D1L1 Junior Member Join Date: April 12, 2008 Posts: 3	Thanks to everyone. I got the 935 and went to the range. it will only cycle 2 3/4 shells if they are heavy loads. I like it so far and I get a killer deal.... So I'll make do until another killer deal comes along. Thanks

May 1, 2008, 08:21 AM	#6
Doyle Senior Member Join Date: June 20, 2007 Location: Rainbow City, Alabama Posts: 7,167	Don't totally give up on your 935 for light loads yet. New automatics can be fairly stiff at first until they get broken in. Shoot half a dozen or so boxes of fairly heavy loads and see if it loosens up.