Mossberg Maverick 88 All-Purpose Pump Action Shotgun
Mossberg one of America’s oldest and most family-owned businesses manufactures some of America’s best shotguns. Maverick 88 pump-action shotgun is perfect for people with budgets and affordable. It MossbergFoSsale has been flawless through over 250 different rounds, including birdshots, buckshots and slugs.
Maverick 88 Maverick 88 is an ideal shotgun used in clay shooting, hunting or even home defense. The Maverick has barrels with bolts that is similar to Mossberg 500. Mossberg 500, and enables the easy operation of a cross bolt.
Description
Maverick 88 All Purpose Shotgun equipped that has Pump-Action function is a reliable shotgun. It’s built to work outdoors to hunt goose, turkey, pheasant or waterfowl, and also in the range, busting clays for hours. The tough stock and forend are constructed of synthetic material in popular camouflage pattern, making it ideal for mixing in in many different scenarios of hunting. The barrel is blue with a vent-rib, and adjustable bead sight sights. It can be fitted with a choke tube fitted by screw for a better match of the pattern of shot with the target you want to shoot at.
It locks in an extension for the barrel using top lugs to offer solid steel-tosteel lock up. The top-mounted, ambidextrous security is easy to access without needing to move the trigger finger. The simple design allows fieldtripping simple by pressing one pin. Its Maverick 88 is fully interchangeable with Mossberg 500s (within gauge and capacity) however, it is not compatible with the action bars, trigger assembly as well as safety.
The Maverick 88 pump action shotgun is as straightforward as it gets in the world of pumps. It comes out of the package sporting an 18″ barrel and a plastic trigger, which feels cheap. The trigger has two action bars which ensures reliable cycles and an anti-jam elevator.
This gun has a high level of reliability. It was flawless through 250 mixed birdshot shots, several buckshots, two slugs as well as Estate as well as Fiocchi Buck Shot. It also handled really nasty mud without any issues.
It’s a bit messy for disassembling. Though it’s not nearly the same as disassembling an AR-15, Glock or AR-15, this process will not be suitable for people who are weak-hearted. It’s a good thing that once you’ve taken the gun apart, you don’t need frequently do it in the long run.
Specifications
Mossberg Maverick shotguns are a stable and durable weapon in the woods as well as for defense at home. These are popular with novice shooters. This is a gun that pumps, and is inexpensive and durable. The shotgun has the advantage of a vented barrel as well as the all-weather black synthetic stock. The gun is available with six or eight shot capacity with a bead-mounted sight.
Maverick has one of the least expensive 12-gauge pump-action shotguns that are on the market. Mossberg is the oldest owned by a family in the US as well as having a an established reputation of making quality firearms. This shotgun features the exact operating mechanisms as that of Mossberg 500, however it is much cheaper. It comes in two gauges, 20 and 12, and can accept shells of 2 3/4″ and 3″ shells.
It is supplied with a 1″ Accu-II choke Modified. It is simple to adjust and fits well to the pistol. The Maverick also comes with a sturdy grip that is ergonomic and has a pistol-style forearm that allows the Maverick very comfortable for shooting and holding. It is ideal for hunting geese, turkey as well as at the range for shooting clays.
The shotgun offers a fantastic value for beginners or for anybody looking for a simple inexpensive pump-action shotgun to use to defend their home. It is easily modified by adding different furniture and barrels. It is possible to make it a slug gun equipped with a rifled barrel one that is a clays gun after installing the right barrel and furniture. It is not recommended for the use in competitions with 3 guns, however.
The only downside is the removal process which could be difficult and time-consuming. Additionally, it doesn’t include sling studs at the rear of the stock. It is possible to fix this by fixing a Uncle Mike’s 25200 stud for wood stocks into the stud on the buttstock or by using a machine screw on the inside of the receiver to connect an to a sling. It also doesn’t come with an ambidextrous safety, like the 500, but it isn’t an issue. If you’re looking for an affordable, good quality, solid shotgun take a look at the Maverick.
Product Specifications
Mossberg, a family-owned gun maker in America is well-known for its pump action shotguns. Most well-known Mossberg models is the 500. It has a wide range of options and configurations with a price that is reasonable. The Maverick is a great choice for people looking to buy an affordable home-defense gun, that doesn’t cost a lot of money. It’s a similar model to the 500 and offers similar characteristics at a significantly lower price.
The Maverick 88 is built to last and is low-maintenance. It features dual extractors, dual action bars and a lock-up that is steel-to-steel, and an anti-jam elevator. The top-mounted safety is user-friendly and it is fully customizable. This is a great shotgun for people who wish to understand firearms or for those who do not have the necessary time to learn about larger model.
Apart from being a straightforward shotgun it also has a great aftermarket. Maverick 88 also has an excellent aftermarket to support it. There are several issues in the bead and stock sights that come from the factory. There is an abundance of replacement parts that can be used to correct the issues. Like, for instance, a Hogue stock is a common option on this particular model. You can also replace the factory bead sight with a higher-quality one, for instance, one made by Bradley bead, or an the XS front sight.
The Maverick 88 is ideal for home defense, and it’s an ideal choice for 3-gun contests too. There is one drawback, however: the Maverick’s capacity cannot be readily extended. However, this isn’t a major issue when compared to the overall high-end and value of the firearm.
Final Said Words
The Maverick 88 is the cheaper version of a Mossberg 500. The Maverick uses the same receiver but cheaper parts from outside and an updated shell interrupter. The 88 has a crossbolt safety instead of the thumb safety, which could be beneficial for shooters with a right hand using pistol grips. However, the Maverick isn’t able to use the same type of forend as the 500. This means it’s less flexible.
The Maverick is a great choice If you don’t have any concerns about the long and gruelling assembly. If you’re looking to cut costs the money you spend, MossbergFoSsale then I would recommend the 590T or 910T.