Originally Posted by ONMILO
I own a Maverick 88.
I replaced the action tube/forend assembly with a Mossberg 500 set-up, never had a problem there and I never wanted one so I changed the parts out...
It is good to be a gunsmith and have parts boxes full of stuff just lying around waiting for a project,,,,
Don't shoot any kind of buckshot through an extra full choke tube.
My recommendation for turkey is 3" #5 copperplated shot load through a plain old full choke, tube or otherwise.
If your firing pin stopped working, check to see if the barrel is fully bottomed into the receiver recess and screwed on tight.
Mossberg and Mavericks are not noted as unreliable guns if everything is installed properly.