Mossberg Maverick 88

[deputy tom]

Thrifty individual that I am,I chose the Maverick.Not alot of money and the safety is where I like it.YMMV.tom.

 

[AcceptableUserName]

used is the way to go if youre ona budget. There are lots of budget goodies like Mossberg 500milspec, 500atp and Remington 870p trade-ins cheaper than all these lower-end guns you listed new. honestly the only shotgun I'll buy new is one thats heavily sale priced and veyr hard to find otherwise. Go used if you're on a budget.

 

[hwp]

I don't like the Maverick. If you use it like 99.9999999999999% of people that buy them (shoot it rarely) it will last forever. I think the maverick is lower quality compared to the 500 and miles and miles behind the 870. Compare the maverick to the other two side by side and the quality difference is easy to see.

I see used Mossberg 500's all the time for under $150 and would buy that over a maverick anyday.

 

[BullitHolz]

Like I said earlier in this thread the 500 and the 88 are exactly the same gun, except for the furniture and the safety, if you equate quality with wood then the 500 has the edge on the 88.

 

[hwp]

The forearm and rails are different between the maverick and the 500.

The maverick is made in mexico and the 500 is US made.

 

[BullitHolz]

Early 88's had one action bar but the current one's have 2, just like the 500 does. The forarm and rails on the current production guns are the same except for the differences to accomodate the plastic vs. wood forends.

Call Mossberg and they will tell you that these are made in Texas, not Mexico.

Like I said earlier I had one of each apart on the bench and cleaned them both at the same time. Except for the 2 differences notes above the 2 guns I had in my hands were identical, right down to the tool marks on the parts. I would be willing to bet I could toss all of the parts in a box and mix them up and not be able to tell which went in what gun.

 

[hwp]

It was in Meheeco at one time. They may have moved to tejas but I would be willing to bet the south texas "labor" is no different than what they used in mexico.

Given a choice would you prefer your shotgun be made in the USA or mexico?

 

[MCgunner]

I would choose the New England Pardner vs the Mav 88. Again both are great buys and more than capable to do the job.

I'll take "Made in Texas" over China. However, I prefer the tang safety of the Mossberg due to my left handed shooting habit.

 

[INMY01TA]

I'll take "Made in Texas" over China.

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