Mavarick 88

I researched this shotgun about a year ago. Basically it's a good solid gun for the price. I ended up getting a Mossberg 500 as there was a very good deal at Cabelas with an 18" and 28" barrel for about $100 more. The 500 also has more accessories available. But if you just want a basic workhorse you won't go wrong with a Maverick.
 
Got two of them. One is a long barrel bird hunter 2 years old, the other is a short (18.5") barrel bear defender 4 years old (slugster).
No problems whatsoever.
 
I got a new Mav 18.5 inch under the tree this yr, synthetic stock, bead site, holds 5 in the tube, and was like 235 delivered from a retailer that always shows it on backorder.C a bela's ...ordered it and 10 days later, arrived at my door.

took it too the range, and fired 30 slugs, works like a charm. Not quite as smooth as a Wingmaster that is 15 yrs old and broken in..... but for 235 delivered, it makes a great hiking tool, and the barrels are interchangeable with any mossbergs.

Deal I say.
 
mcenroe said:
I fired 3 magnum slugs through my new 88 and broke the forend.It cost me $180 to put on a after market forend.
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I've bought M88s for under $200.00.

Exactly how did you break the fore end?
And if it was while firing factory 3" ammo wouldn't that be covered by warranty?

I like the cross bolt safety and believe it to be much faster than the tang safety.
 
I have seen some older mavricks that had only one slide bar on the forend ( pump )...The one I was playing with the other day had two,...so this is somthing they must have changed at some point. Every person I have talked to that has owned a mavrick has only good things to say about them...I still remember when Canadian tire sold them in the early 1990's
 
I take it u didnt just break the plastic of the stock and broke something metal and important because i picked up a replacement stock (butt and forend) for under 100 bucks. the mentioned hr pardner i do believe is a single shot crack barrel, not a pump. so it doesnt really compare. personally i wouldnt buy a 500 when the 88 is basically the same model. only real reason would be the three barrel combo wich is a great deal. most imortant thing is to get out and shoot it i say, so id buy a maverick some ammo and call myself Iceman while blasting clays outa the sky. lol might need the topgun theme song playing too.
 
I've got the Mossberg 500(Field version, 28" VR Barrel, cost me about $300 shipped brand new), bought it because it came with multiple chokes VS the Mav's one choke (Which is pretty much the extra money there.) Plus, my ONE stipulation on my shotgun was that it had to have wood, because I just hate the feel of plastic stocks.

So far I've got over 500 rounds of various ammo through it (3in birdshot, buck, target loads) and have had no failures to feed, fire, or eject. Works great, easy to strip and clean, and I have no worries about scratching the thing. So far, GREAT gun, lots of bang for your buck. I've shot the Maverick and it handles pretty well the same, I just wasn't fond of the plastic and I wanted the three chokes.
 
Works great friend just bought one brand new, better finish then I excepted, action was stiff due to it being brand new I assume, but It was a great little firearm. For the price, and the full/pistol grip stock it comes with, its a great deal.
 
I bought my Mossberg 500 aprox 22 years ago at a local shop....for (what seemed then) big$'s.

My brother came home a week later with a can-tire Maverick for about half the cost.
The only differences (then) were:
i) His Mav. had only 1 action bar on the slide and, My 500 had two
ii) his safety in the trigger guard, mine tang
iii) Black plastic Mav vs. wooden 500...

The parts we had the courage to remove were interchangeable and, I prefered his in trigger guard safety.

Both fine still...he sold his about 10 years ago but, I know the current owner. For cost vs. usage, I should have bought the Mav...
 
I have one for a year now and it is what I think "the best bang for the bucks"...
Nevar have an issue, over 1000 various shootshels fired.

For 319$ with 18.5" and the accu-choke 28". Never find a better deal.
 
I have had problems extracting shells after firing 3" slugs in my Dads Maverick, almost as if the are too long to extract after firing. Not a big issue to me. 2 3/4 are more fun to shoot anyways. I would buy one without question.
 
I also have one and have to agree with everybody else. Does what it's suppose to without any problems. I cut about 3\8" off the stock on the band saw...fits much better now. They were on sale here locally at Christmas time for $199.
 
i have a Maverick 88 combo. it came with the 18.5" barrel and the 28" barrel. i can swap the barrels in about 30 seconds. i love the gun. very solid, and it's been very reliable.

i bought it as a cheap, utilitarian gun and to see how much abuse it could take. it's been in mud, snow, sand, dirt, water. dropped it off the tail gate a couple times. actually tossed it into the box of the truck form 15 feet away once. i've beaten the #### out of. it's got thousands of rounds down the pipe. literally. i day of shooting shotgun with me is around 500 rounds. and i do that about 1 once a month. i've had the gun 3 years.

the only problem i've ever had is the mag spring and follower wore out. i replaced them with the no jam follower and a mag spring from S&J Hardware. all good now.

:D
 
Hundreds of shells fired so far, go for the combo. I started out with the security and ended up buying a 28 ribbed barrel for geese. Excellent buy for the price!
 
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