Scott7891
Love those Combloc guns
My dad bought one 3 years ago. Bought it for $220 NIB. Good shotgun for the value. I shoot it more than he does.....
Maverick 88
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Les Gawlik
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From Yahoo Answers. Maybe they changed the thread.
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Is the Maverick 88 really any less nice than the Mossberg 500 (quality-wise)?
As a multi-purpose gun (target, fun, skeet, home defense, hunting, etc. etc.).
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they are similar .....IF and only IF u want to leave both guns stock ...........
what i mean is the parts are the same just the 88 is made in a plant in mexico and assembled in the US...whereas the 500 is made here assembled here....
differences are the model 88 don't come tapped and drilled for any of mossbergs accessories......so if u want to add a scope or ever a side mount shell holder the 500 would actually b cheaper than the 889 since u would have to pay a gunsmith or machine shop to tap and drill mounting holes and such...
** also on the 88 model the screw that holds the stock is metric thread and the 500 its sae.....meaning u will have to hunt down a bolt to use if u want to add a standard mossberg pistol grip....since they don't make near as many specifically for the 88 and are harder to find...
** yea older model 88's only had a bar on one side so had issues......all the newer ones are fine tho...
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finish quality isn't quite as nice on the 88 vrs the 500 but its the base model so to be expected...
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Is the Maverick 88 really any less nice than the Mossberg 500 (quality-wise)?
As a multi-purpose gun (target, fun, skeet, home defense, hunting, etc. etc.).
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they are similar .....IF and only IF u want to leave both guns stock ...........
what i mean is the parts are the same just the 88 is made in a plant in mexico and assembled in the US...whereas the 500 is made here assembled here....
differences are the model 88 don't come tapped and drilled for any of mossbergs accessories......so if u want to add a scope or ever a side mount shell holder the 500 would actually b cheaper than the 889 since u would have to pay a gunsmith or machine shop to tap and drill mounting holes and such...
** also on the 88 model the screw that holds the stock is metric thread and the 500 its sae.....meaning u will have to hunt down a bolt to use if u want to add a standard mossberg pistol grip....since they don't make near as many specifically for the 88 and are harder to find...
** yea older model 88's only had a bar on one side so had issues......all the newer ones are fine tho...
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finish quality isn't quite as nice on the 88 vrs the 500 but its the base model so to be expected...
NateTheShake
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That's what I've heard (and heard echoed here) but maybe the more recent ones are different. The bolt from my 500 threaded right in to the receiver of my 88. I tried it without the stock, just to try the fitment. It worked equally well using the 88 bolt on the 500 receiver. Threaded in smooth by hand.
The 88 also used to only have a single transfer bar on the slide, but it now has two just like the 500. Again, maybe a later design change. I got mine in 2001.
chippeddler
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This is good to know. I just purchased one last weekend at the gun show in york. Got mine for $229 NIB.
Les Gawlik
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The two 88's I got for the boys were about that price ($220) from White Marsh Guns. I think they're a great value.
chippeddler
I Have A Shotgun Fetish
I broke mine in today at the Fall Shoot at Mardela Springs. Between myself, my buddy Erik( EWO ) and a couple other guys, we put about 50 rounds of #8 Winchester trap loads through it. Ran flawlessly, I couldn't be happier.
littlebr4d
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I'm trying to find one used, under $200. 18.5".
OP, did you buy the one you referred to in your post?
OP, did you buy the one you referred to in your post?
bbguns
Defend the Constitution
Yes, I went back and got it this week. Came with 3 different stocks and was either rarely fired or cleaned incredibly well so $200 OTD was good enough for me. My oldest son has already claimed it...
chippeddler
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Sounds like a bargain! Good score!
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