Mossberg Maverick 88 All-Purpose Pump Mossbergforsale Action Shotgun

Mossberg is one of the most long-running and family-owned companies is the maker of some of America’s most powerful shotguns. Maverick 88 pump-action shotgun is excellent for the budget-conscious and affordable. It has been flawless through over 250 different rounds that included the buckshots of birdshots as well as the slugs.

Maverick 88 Maverick 88 is an ideal shotgun that can be used for clay shooting, hunting or even home defense. It is equipped with a lockable barrel bolt that’s similar with it’s predecessor, the Mossberg 500 and an easily manipulated cross-bolt safety.

Product Description

The Maverick 88 All-Purpose Pump-Action Shotgun is a workhorse of a shotgun. It’s built to work outdoors to hunt goose, turkey, pheasant or waterfowl as well as at the range busting clays for hours on end. The durable stock and forend consist of synthetic material in popular camouflage pattern, that is perfect to be mixed in many different scenarios of hunting. It comes with a blued barrel that has a vent-rib and the fixed beads sights. The barrel is equipped with a choke tubing that can be screwed into to align the patterns of shots to your desired target.

The bolt locks into an extension for the barrel using an upper lug that provides solid steel-to-steel lock-up. A top-mounted, ambidextrous lock that is accessible with no need to move the trigger finger. The simplistic design makes fieldstripping simple by pressing just one pin. Mavericks 88s are interchangeable (within capacity and gauge) with Mossbergs 500s but not the trigger assembly and security.

Its Maverick 88 pump action shotgun is about as basic as can be with regard to pumps. It comes out of the box equipped with a 18″ barrel, and a plastic trigger assembly that feels cheap. Dual action bars assure steady cycling. The anti-jamshell elevator is also included.

One of the greatest things about this gun is the fact that it’s extremely reliable. It has been through 500 rounds of mix birdshot, a handful of buckshots, a few of slugs as well as Estate as well as Fiocchi buck shot with no problems at all. It also handled really nasty mud without any issue.

The only issue I see is that the disassembly procedure is complicated. While it’s not so difficult as disassembling a Glock, or AR-15 however, it will not be for those who are weak-hearted. Fortunately, once you’ve got it out of the way, you’ll not have to do it very often in the long run.

Product Specifications

Mossberg Maverick shotguns are a reliable workhorse in the woods as well as for defense at home. The shotguns are a favorite among novices. This is a very affordable and solid pump action shotgun you can depend on. It is equipped with a black all weather synthetic stock and a vented blued rib barrel. It comes with the capacity of 6 or 8 Mossbergforsale shots as well as a fixed bead sight.

Maverick provides one of the most affordable pump-action 12-gauge shotguns on the market. Mossberg is the most prestigious manufacturing company owned by families in the US, and they have a longstanding reputation for making high-quality guns. This shotgun has the same operating mechanisms as that of Mossberg 500 series, but is much cheaper. This shotgun comes in 12 and 20 gauge versions, and it can take 2 3/4″ and 3-inch shells.

It comes with a 1″ Accu-II choke in Modified. It’s very simple to alter the choke, and the fit is perfect. Additionally, it has a strong comfortable grip, with an ergonomic styled forearm, which makes the Maverick extremely comfortable to use and carry. It’s perfect for hunting turkeys, geese as well as at the range to shoot clays.

The pump action shotgun is the perfect choice for people beginning their journey or just want an easy affordable shotgun for their home. You can easily modify it through the addition of various furnitures and barrels. It is possible to transform it into a slug guns with a rifled barrel or one that is a clays gun after installing the proper barrel and furniture. It is however not recommended to use the firearm in competitions that involve three gun.

It’s difficult to take apart and it can take a lengthy length of time. It does not have sling-studs to the rear part of the stock. This can be fixed by fixing a receiver or buttstock Sling either by screwing Uncle Mike’s 25200 stock stud onto the buttstock’s stud, or using a machine screw on the front. The Maverick doesn’t also have an ambidextrous safety like the 500, but this isn’t a big issue. The Maverick is an excellent, inexpensive, and reliable shotgun.

Specifications for the Product

Mossberg is a family-owned American gun manufacturer is known for their pump-action shotguns. The most popular Mossberg variant is the 500. This model has a wide range of options and configurations at a reasonable cost. The Maverick can be a viable option in the event that you want to purchase a home defense gun that doesn’t cost a lot of cash. The Maverick 88 has a lot of similarities to the 500 with numerous of the same options at a less expensive price.

Maverick 88 has been designed to be low-maintenance and reliable. It has dual extractors and two action bars. Also, it comes with a steel-to-steel positive lockup. The top mounted safety can be operated easily and is completely customizable. This is a great shotgun that is ideal for novices who are not used to the world of firearms, or for anyone who wants to avoid the learning curve associated with more complicated designs.

It’s not just a straightforward shotgun, the Maverick 88 also has an outstanding aftermarket that can help you support it. There are some flaws regarding the stock and bead sights that come from the factory. There is an impressive selection of spare parts readily available to address those. Hogue stock is a well-known upgrade. The stock sight is able to be changed with a better standard, for instance an XS Bradley or XS which is then epoxied over the front sight.

The Maverick 88 is ideal for security at home, and also an ideal choice for 3-gun tournaments, too. The only drawback is that the Maverick’s range isn’t quickly expanded, however this is only a minor drawback relative to the overall high-end and the value of the weapon.

Final Said Words

Maverick 88 Maverick 88 is the cheaper version of the Mossberg 500. It has the same receiver however it uses less expensive parts from outside sources and a different shell interrupter. Additionally, it comes with the crossbolt in place of the thumb safety, which makes it more suitable shooting with the pistol grip. The Maverick 88 is not compatible with the same forends as the 500. Therefore, it may be less customizable.

The Maverick is a good option If you don’t have any concerns over a long and tedious deconstruction. If you’d like to save money, then I recommend either a 590T or a 910T.