thomas125

Is this a good shotgun? There really cheap at Academy Sports(156).

m.t.hands

first off welcome to the site, not familiar with the maverick but to me it looks about like the mossberg 500, the only mossberg i have ever owned is an 835, i bought it used from a guy that needed money, and i got a good deal, didn't really need the gun, but thats beside the point. i have handled a few 500's and they also appear to be a well built and designed gun.

with all that being said, i'll say this, i don't really like buying anything that is a new design until i have seen or heard some field reports, for not much more money you could get the 835 or a remington 870, both of which have stood the test of time, i know up front it looks like a lot of "extra" money but if your spread it out over the lifetime of the gun there isn't much difference, save up a little longer and buy what you really want, i assure you the 835 or the 870 will last you 3 lifetimes, not saying the maverick won't just not familiar with it.

bigmatty65

the maverick 88 is just a plain jane version of the mosberg 500. they work great.... they will accept mossberg 500 barrels and the only real difference is it has a crossbolt safety,one sliderail versus 2 on the 500, and you cant replace to forearm with a tactiacl model like on on the 500 ... great gun that you wont be dissappointed with, also accepts all standard stocks that fit a model 500

PAhunter86

I have one. For the money, they are a great gun.
Nothing fancy, but they get the job done.