pump or semi shotgun

pump or semi

  • 590a1

    Votes: 14 50.0%

  • 930 spx

    Votes: 14 50.0%
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I am wanting a new shotgun and can not decide between a mossberg 590a1 or and 930spx , have shot a lot of pump action and a little semi action and I did like the semi seemed to recoil a bit less and well it is semi not racking the pump
but not sure of the reliability and durability of the semi
will be used for defense if needed and fun/plinking type shooting
 
I think it just depends on your needs/wants and what fits those best.

I prefer the all aroundness of the pump. When I went shopping for my last shotgun I went ahead and bought the 590a1 because I saw it as a "buy once, cry once" situation. Is it more gun than I need for HD? Most likely as a Maverick would do the trick for a third the cost. However, it's a gun that I know is built to last and last.
 
The 930spx is a gas operated "tactical" shotgun. 18.5" and cylinder bore, with iron sights. It's not a gun for shooting clays, ( or birds but you didn't mention hunting). Gas guns shoot softer, but sometimes they jam.

The 590 is virtually the Kalashnikov of shotguns. The a1 is pretty "tacticool" as well and comes in several configurations. The 6 position adjustable M4 style buttstock looks painful and silly. The normal buttock synthetic looks better. The blued and wood "Retrograde" looks awesome and I believe you can an accessory barrel 28" with screw in chokes that would make the gun much more versatile .

I vote for the 590a1 as ultra dependable and more configurable.
 
When I was a kid my family had two single shot break open shotguns, an ancient 12 gauge of indeterminate manufacture and a Beretta 20 gauge my uncle bought in Vietnam of all places. We also had an ancient Montgomery Wards SxS 16 gauge and I almost forgot my grandmother’s single shot 10 gauge break open goose gun with a hard butt plate which I’ve shot a grand total of once-and that was one time too many. When I was 13 I was allowed to use some calf money to buy a pump, my only choice was Sears because that was where my father worked. Got a Ted Williams model made by High Standard. I subsequently became the short stroke king and never overcame the habit. My next venture was a A5 and I never looked back. So while pumps are great they are not for me. I have a number of semi’s and believe they are reliable enough for HD, so I voted 930.

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I like Semi Auto shotguns for defensive purposes but finding a reliable one can be tough.

Pumps are as reliable as you are. And, in my travels, lighter weight (if that is a concern).

I ended up with an FN SLP.
 
I like a semi better, but while Mossberg has figured out how to build a very serviceable pump that sells for a good price they have not figured out how to do the same with a semi.

In theory a pump is more reliable, but it depends on human operation. In the real world you'll see more operator error failures with pump actions than with semi's. But only with reliable semi's.
 
thanks for the reply's I think I will be kicking the tire for a bit on this unless I come across a super good sale on one or the other,
 
I have a franchi 48-al 12 Guage that has never missed a beat. Patterned after the A5, it is an upland shotgun, very light weight. So I vote semi!
 
97% of my shotgun experience has been with a Mossberg 500 , Rem 870, Rem 870 mcs
I have never had a jamming issue of short stroking a pump have always ran the pump just fine, but then I tried a rem semi 11-87 and thought this is cool and started second guessing my preference ,
I know a pump requires little maintenance and is reliable but I have heard semi's need to be cleaned often every 2 or 3 hundred rounds and are more prone to have failures as well as needing o rings or seals
replaced as maintenance but I do not have enough time with a semi to know if these things are true or not
 
I voted pump as that was what I first used (Ithaca Model 37 20 gauge with a 26" plain barrel), when I went hunting. Have had a couple of semi-autos but I have always felt right at home with a pump gun. Currently I have two very dependable pump action shotguns. One is a Maverick 88 12 gauge that I added a Limbsaver slip-on recoil pad to, along with an elastic shell holder. The other is my Winchester Model 1300 20 gauge which have three barrels for: the original 28" vent rib with Winchokes, a 22" vent rib with Winchokes for upland game, and an 18" plain barrel for home defense.

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JO JO said:
I know a pump requires little maintenance and is reliable but I have heard semi's need to be cleaned often every 2 or 3 hundred rounds and are more prone to have failures as well as needing o rings or seals
Click to expand...

O rings are pretty much for Remington 1187 and 1100’s. The vast majority of semi-autos don’t require one.
 
I didn't vote. Either choice would be fine.

From my on experience both pumps and semi autos fail. Pump failure are usually, but not always, operator error. SA are usually, but not always, ammo related. I've seen both types have mechanical issues as well.

For OPs purpose I can only recommend to choose the one that feels and handles to your liking.
 
I own many shotguns. When I have them all apart, none are built better than Remingtons. Unless your talking about some Brownings....
 
I'll be the odd man out and vote for the Over/Under............SO much nicer for birds, clays targets, pigeons and ZZs
 
If you get a semi, get a good one. I have been using mossberg 500 and 870s for years, they are great guns and i like them a lot ( but the newer clunkier plastical furniture not so much ). My first and only semi is a benelli M2 and now that's one of my favorite guns. Its much softer shooting with slugs than any pump.
 
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