Comments on: Top 5 Reasons You Should Not Use a Shotgun for Zombie Defense

By: Angryvikingman

Angryvikingman — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 08:08:32 +0000

Thats a sweet looking shotgun! And you got a good price on it. Only thing I’d do to it is replace the standard stock with a pistol grip stock. I never really liked the way that standard stocks felt. I gotta have a pistol grip.

By: 3-15 INF

3-15 INF — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 02:21:52 +0000

Just got the Mossberg 930 SPX- shot a box of 20 Remington 00 Buck and shot great! Came with ghost ring sites, 8 shot tube, pictany rail, breaching muzzle device, sling points, and case for $479.00! I would suggest this shotgun to anyone interested in a short, full stocked, Semi auto, tube fed gun.

By: 3-15 INF

3-15 INF — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 20:37:39 +0000

how can you split something in half with a 12 Gauge? I think your’e overestimating it

By: therenow

therenow — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 23:55:11 +0000

Here’s what I like about a 12 guage shotgun. With regular old shot you can literally decapitate someone (some THING…) and can split a zombie in half. So, don’t limit yourself to just one gun. Get the carbine, but get the 12 guage for fun!!!

By: adam

adam — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 05:35:16 +0000

Completely agree. I have a bushmaster just like the one pictured above, but with an eotech sight. I would say it is the ultimate zombie weapon. The sight makes a huge difference. Aim with both eyes open, and very quick target aquisition.

By: Chainer

Chainer — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 05:17:46 +0000

No gun will be great for any kind of defense (zombie or otherwise) without lots of practice. Rifles need to be reloaded too. Semi/full-autos are also much much more prone to jamming than a pump shotgun. And if you don’t drill clearing the jam, you’re screwed.

That said, when I shoot 3″ slugs out of my my Mossberg 590 the first recoil mitigating factor I use is not being a pussy.

By: Kain - ZAC Weapon Consultant

Kain - ZAC Weapon Consultant — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 23:17:58 +0000

The 930 supposedly out performs the Beneili M4. I don’t know, haven’t shot one yet, but they do point nice, that I won’t argue. Personally it what you want do. A pump gun has it’s advantages as do semi autos. The only thing I can say about the 930 is that I have yet to hear anyone with any clot trash it, plus the gun is very reasonable. Another semi auto I like that I should have bought when I had the change is the FN SLP. That’s a nice gun.
As for the Saiga Its an okay gun in my opinion. Granted I’ve only handled and shot one and the length of pull on that one was god awful long. That and the one I was shoot wouldn’t cycle low recoil buck for that matter it would only cycle slugs. That said, with the slugs I was hitting a gallon buck as seventy-five yards with open sights so I not gonna say the gun can’t shoot. The only major issue I had that would stop me from buying a saiga is trying to do a mag change with the one I shot damn near took three hands. Personally I would go with an 870 or 590, but that just me and what I’ve shot. Can’t speak to the 500 or any other riot/combat shotguns. Now competition guns, that a different story.

“They won’t get me they won’t get me thought they never cease to try
they won’t get me they won’t get me I would rather fight and die
they won’t get me they won’t get me well my friend will they get you?
when they get you when they get you tell me what are you gonna do?”
Dropkick Murphys – The Gauntlet

By: Angryvikingman

Angryvikingman — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 23:02:40 +0000

I don’t have any experience with the 930. Only the Maverick 88 and 500. My 500 is an 8 shot model (7+1) and I have the telescoping buttstock with pistol grip. I can fire it accurately almost as fast as a semi auto. My old school Ward’s Western Field will slam fire. For those not familiar with the term, all I have to do is hold down the trigger and pump. It will fire every time I chamber a round. Sure, its 60 years old, but by god it’ll out perform a LOT of the newer guns.
Good thing about a shotgun is you can use a red dot without it even being on, kinda like those old “Rube” sights. If you can see it through the tube, then its dead. LOL. I really like the saiga 12, having shot a few of them, the recoil is the same as any tube gun, but there are things that you HAVE TO DO to make them function with bargain ammo. The stock gas block only has 2 settings, neither of which will allow you to fire anything smaller than buckshot with a large powder load. MD Arms has a 4 position that will allow you to fire bargain ammo, and actually make the gun cheaper to play with.

http://www.mdarms.com/scripts/prodView.asp?idproduct=1724

If you have or want a saiga 12, then I suggest that you get one of these.

By: 3-15 INF

3-15 INF — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 20:01:23 +0000

I’m trying to find out more about the Mossberg 930 tactical semiauto shotgun- its really pointable and seems like it would have a lot of utility- I know alot of guys here like the saiga and other mag feds, but I’m old school and like tube feds. Can anybody attest to real experience with this gun and whether or not its reliable? I’m comparing it to a saiga 12, or a remington 1100

By: Angryvikingman

Angryvikingman — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 22:22:16 +0000

Yeah, couple twists of the screw and a quick yank, probably 30 seconds change time. Unless you practice. LOL, but who does that?