Will a Mossberg 500 barrel fit a 930?

Dymond · September 12, 2016, 10:09 PM

I just bought a 930 from a gunshow for $300 below value, in which it was a no brainer for me. However it's the SPX which doesn't have the choke threads and is a 18.5 inch barrel. I want to use it for waterfowl and would like to control my patterns. I've noticed 500 barrels are a lot cheaper than 930s. Would they fit? I want to get a 24in with threading and found a couple online.

FITASC · September 13, 2016, 11:50 AM

How will the gas get to work the action using a pump gun barrel; there are no ports?

For waterfowl, you'll want longer than 24, more like 28 for smoother swing dynamics.

johnwilliamson062 · September 13, 2016, 08:05 PM

You bought a 930 for $200?
Not sure, but I don't think it will work as a single shot or repeater, let alone a semi-auto.

KnightofCydonia · September 13, 2016, 09:18 PM

No they will not fit or work. 500 barrels are for the Model 500 pump action. 930 barrels for the Model 930 which is a gas-operated semi-automatic shotgun that uses a piston.

September 12, 2016, 10:09 PM	#1
Dymond Junior Member Join Date: June 26, 2016 Posts: 6	Will a Mossberg 500 barrel fit a 930? I just bought a 930 from a gunshow for $300 below value, in which it was a no brainer for me. However it's the SPX which doesn't have the choke threads and is a 18.5 inch barrel. I want to use it for waterfowl and would like to control my patterns. I've noticed 500 barrels are a lot cheaper than 930s. Would they fit? I want to get a 24in with threading and found a couple online.

September 13, 2016, 11:50 AM	#2
FITASC Senior Member Join Date: December 6, 2014 Posts: 6,440	How will the gas get to work the action using a pump gun barrel; there are no ports? For waterfowl, you'll want longer than 24, more like 28 for smoother swing dynamics. __________________ "I believe that people have a right to decide their own destinies; people own themselves. I also believe that, in a democracy, government exists because (and only so long as) individual citizens give it a 'temporary license to exist'—in exchange for a promise that it will behave itself. In a democracy, you own the government—it doesn't own you."- Frank Zappa

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September 13, 2016, 08:05 PM	#3
johnwilliamson062 Junior member Join Date: May 16, 2008 Posts: 9,995	You bought a 930 for $200? Not sure, but I don't think it will work as a single shot or repeater, let alone a semi-auto.

September 13, 2016, 09:18 PM	#4
KnightofCydonia Senior Member Join Date: December 14, 2009 Posts: 219	No they will not fit or work. 500 barrels are for the Model 500 pump action. 930 barrels for the Model 930 which is a gas-operated semi-automatic shotgun that uses a piston.