maverick 88 security. Any good ??

[lone ranger]

http://www.frontierfirearms.ca/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=17_20_57&products_id=2894I see Mossberg MAVERIC 88 6-shot security shot- guns @ $249.00
Are they are reliable gun, or finicy on ammo ? Going to use it for the 3 gun shoot. Dont wanna spend a whole lot.

UPDATE- well 3 years later and using the shotty at the 3-gun events it still ran 100%. Great gun !! Bought a Hatson Escort semi auto to replace it. Hope it works this good for this long.

 

[TDC]

They're good to go. Cross bolt safety as opposed to tang safety like a Mossberg 500/590 but other than that they're the same gun.

TDC

 

[toetagger]

Agreed Mav 88 are good to go. I have a Mav 88 and Mossberg 500

 

[Outcast]

Good shotguns, my back up pistol grip while hiking with my 45-70

 

[lone ranger]

thank you

thats all I needed to hear. I shall grab 1 on Monday. Sounds like the gun for me.

 

[blueskies]

I did some research on the gun a while back. They are reliable and very good value for the price. Very similar to the Mossberg 500.

 

[saskgunowner101]

Great minds think alike/fools seldom differ. I was internet window shopping last night and came to the same conclusion on the Maverick. You'll have to wait until Tuesday to grab one though, Frontier is closed on Mondays.

 

[supernova]

My dad had one when we lived in B.C. = zero problems
I had one for a while = Zero problems
A good friend has one = Zero problems
They are about the best bang for the buck on the defender shotgun market, though not fancy they are awesome reliable. The factory mossberg stocks have a pretty long LOP and stiff recoil pad is my one and only complaint. Easy fix with a quick cut and grind-to-fit pad or short LOP stock to replace it.

 

[DILLIGAF]

never had an issue with mine

 

[Freyr_255]

A Maverick 88 is a Mossberg 500 with zero options. The main points are the cross bar vs tang safety, lack of drilling and tapping, no metal slide on the pump, and only available in a plastic stock. I think the biggest issue is the arms being directly into the plastic of the fore grip rather than into a metal slide under the plastic(that being said lack of metal make the finish last longer where the slide rubs). And I guess the drill and tap if you plan to add a sight.

But that being said I own one and they are great guns. The only difference in reliability that I can see is in the fore grip and even that is sort of marginal.

 

[lone ranger]

Duh....

Great minds think alike/fools seldom differ. I was internet window shopping last night and came to the same conclusion on the Maverick. You'll have to wait until Tuesday to grab one though, Frontier is closed on Mondays.

OOOPPS..I forgot

 

[lone ranger]

good job

never had an issue with mine

Thats mighty impressive. I like it. Affordable....& Functional....Fun.

 

[faizi]

never had an issue with mine

Which red dot is that?

 

[freddyfour]

Epps got them on for $224

 

[pharaoh2]

I've been meaning on picking one up for years as a camp/fishing gun.

 

[Rotaxpower]

They are a great gun, I bought mine a couple years ago and got the barrel threaded for chokes. That was the only down side to them.

 

[j0w]

Cedar Valley Hunting has the 7+1 shot Maverick 88 for $265

I was told you have to change the magazine tube if you want to change the barrel on 7+1 model though.

Cabelas has the 5+1 model for $219.