Hip-shooting a Mossberg 930

Nickel Plated · October 4, 2012, 08:18 PM

Just a question i had about the Mossberg 930 (or I guess any gas operated shotgun similar to it).

Why do they have feeding issues when fired from the hip without having a shoulder (or something) behind the stock to stop the recoil?
I understand that on recoil-operated guns, it's the rearward travel of the gun being suddenly stopped by the shoulder that allows the action to cycle.
But on gas operated shotguns it's just being cycled by the gas pressure from the shell. So as long as it fires, it should cycle. Regardless of how it's being held.

I mean, take any other gas-operated gun like an AK or AR and fire it from the hip and it will cycle just fine. But for some reason the shotguns choke unless properly shouldered.

mdThanatos · October 4, 2012, 10:19 PM

I can't answer to the 930 as mine will shoot from the hip just fine.

Backwoodsboy · October 5, 2012, 09:18 AM

My 930 shoots just fine from the hip. What ammo r u using

Virginian · October 5, 2012, 09:55 AM

My 1100s shoot just fine one handed, so I don't know what you are doing. (I do that often with new shooters who are afraid of the recoil to show them there isn't much)

jmr40 · October 5, 2012, 03:35 PM

With heavier loads they should work. My 1187 would not cycle light field loads unless it was against your shoulder. I know the conventional wisdom says it shouldn't work, but my Benelli works better at this than the gas operated Remington I used to own.

Stevie-Ray · October 5, 2012, 11:49 PM

I've never tried my 930 from the hip. Next time out I will.

rlmxracer · October 12, 2012, 10:08 AM

I tried it with my 930 SPX and it jammed every time. I suppose if you had some strong arms to realy hold it against the recoil it might cycle.

breakingcontact · January 29, 2013, 05:34 PM

I didn't hold one loosely, but did fire a 930 SPX multiple times with birdshot and and cycled fine shooting at hip level, just held with the hands, not braced or tucked under arm.

October 4, 2012, 08:18 PM	#1
Nickel Plated Senior Member Join Date: January 17, 2010 Location: Brooklyn, NYC Posts: 610	Hip-shooting a Mossberg 930 Just a question i had about the Mossberg 930 (or I guess any gas operated shotgun similar to it). Why do they have feeding issues when fired from the hip without having a shoulder (or something) behind the stock to stop the recoil? I understand that on recoil-operated guns, it's the rearward travel of the gun being suddenly stopped by the shoulder that allows the action to cycle. But on gas operated shotguns it's just being cycled by the gas pressure from the shell. So as long as it fires, it should cycle. Regardless of how it's being held. I mean, take any other gas-operated gun like an AK or AR and fire it from the hip and it will cycle just fine. But for some reason the shotguns choke unless properly shouldered.

October 5, 2012, 09:18 AM	#3
Backwoodsboy Senior Member Join Date: May 19, 2012 Location: Western, Ny Posts: 190	My 930 shoots just fine from the hip. What ammo r u using __________________ "Si vis pacem, para bellum". If you want peace, Prepare for war!!!!

October 5, 2012, 11:49 PM	#6
Stevie-Ray Senior Member Join Date: May 22, 2007 Location: The shores of Lake Huron Posts: 4,783	I've never tried my 930 from the hip. Next time out I will. __________________ Stevie-Ray Join the NRA/ILA I am the weapon; my gun is a tool. It's regrettable that with some people those descriptors are reversed.

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October 4, 2012, 10:19 PM	#2
mdThanatos Senior Member Join Date: August 19, 2008 Posts: 104	I can't answer to the 930 as mine will shoot from the hip just fine.

October 5, 2012, 09:55 AM	#4
Virginian Senior Member Join Date: February 11, 2012 Location: Williamsburg, Va. Posts: 1,528	My 1100s shoot just fine one handed, so I don't know what you are doing. (I do that often with new shooters who are afraid of the recoil to show them there isn't much)

October 5, 2012, 03:35 PM	#5
jmr40 Senior Member Join Date: June 15, 2008 Location: Georgia Posts: 10,805	With heavier loads they should work. My 1187 would not cycle light field loads unless it was against your shoulder. I know the conventional wisdom says it shouldn't work, but my Benelli works better at this than the gas operated Remington I used to own.

October 12, 2012, 10:08 AM	#7
rlmxracer Junior Member Join Date: September 6, 2010 Location: Riverside, CA Posts: 12	I tried it with my 930 SPX and it jammed every time. I suppose if you had some strong arms to realy hold it against the recoil it might cycle.

January 29, 2013, 05:34 PM	#8
breakingcontact Junior member Join Date: October 25, 2012 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 736	I didn't hold one loosely, but did fire a 930 SPX multiple times with birdshot and and cycled fine shooting at hip level, just held with the hands, not braced or tucked under arm.