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What are the weak points of the Maverick 88 shotgun?
Can they be upgraded with parts from the Model 500?
Can they be upgraded with parts from the Model 500?
I own both and prefer the Maverick's safety.But you can't change the safety to the 500 type tang safety.
The magazine tube problem is endemic to all Mossber 500 shotguns as well. Only the Mossberg 590 series have conventional magazine caps for ease of magazine tube cleaning.They seem to be pretty solid guns, all things considered.
The only real weak point IMHO is the magazine tube. I prefer a magazine cap that gives access to the tube instead of a barrel nut that just retains the barrel.
Even that's not a serious drawback unless you use the gun really hard. You can unscrew the magazine tube from the receiver if you need to clean it, change a magazine spring etc. Upgrade? Just buy a 590 to start with... .