Mossberg wasn’t one to be left out for SHOT Show 2025. Over the past few years they’ve been adding variations to their 940 shotgun lineup, and this year is no different. For 2025 they’ve come out with the 940 Pro Tactical SPX.
The 940 Pro Tactical SPX is a further iteration of the 940 series of shotguns. This variation is specifically designed with defense or law enforcement use in mind, and puts that at the forefront of the design choices. We’ll work from back to front to cover the details.
The stock features and adjustable length of pull using a spacer system to better fit various shooters. QD sockets can be found on the side of the stock for modern sling attachment. Despite the QD sockets, a traditional sling swivel stud can still be found near the toe of the stock. Moving forward, the safety selector is slightly enlarged, and features knurling to help improve manipulations both on and off of safe. I think this safety is leaps and bounds better than the traditional Mossberg tang safety, without being obtrusive.
As is becoming common across various Mossberg product lines, the 940 Pro Tactical SPX is configured for optics from the factory. Holosun K-Series optics can mount directly to the receiver without an adapter plate. Mossberg also provides adapter plates for RMR, DPP, and Docter optics. When sticking with irons, shooters fill the optic pocket with a rear sight plate, providing a ghost ring rear. Going to the underside of the receiver, Mossberg uses a bright orange aluminum magazine follower, which is slightly cone shaped. This provides both visual and tactile indications for the status of your magazine tube. Finally, the bolt release seems slightly reshaped, and features some fencing at the rear to protect it from accidental activation.
The forend of the 940 Pro Tactical SPX is one of the features which most stood out to me in marketing photography. In pictures it seemed very bulky, but in reality it is actually fairly svelte. Texturing isn’t quite as aggressive as the Beretta A300UP, but is still solid, and a nice step up from most competitors. The rear of the forend features QD sockets for sling mounting, along with MLOK slots near the front at the 3, 6, and 9o’clock positions.
While the barrel isn’t fully enclosed, the forend does largely shroud the barrel from contact with the shooter’s hand. This should help protect the user from most heat, but could allow some contact when conducting violin reloads, or when short stocking.
A barrel clamp features MLOK slots on either side, along with a traditional sling swivel stud. Capping things off is a fiber optic front sight, shielded by two long, yet short wings. On the sample I handled, the front sight and associated wings were not centered on the barrel, being slightly off to the right. Across about half a dozen examples, only one suffered from this issue.
The Mossberg 940 Pro Tactical SPX features an extended magazine, providing 7+1 rounds of 2-3/4″ shells. Expect to see reduced capacity if using 3-inch shells in the gun. Shooters can use Accu-Choke tubes to help adjust the pattern to suit their preference.
Pricing starts at $1,190.oo for the base model of the Mossberg 940 Pro Tactical SPX
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