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mossberg 88 shotguns: Any good?
kissgoodnight
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What are the pros and cons? The price is good, thats all I know.
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Those shotguns are a cheapened version(if there is such a thing as one) of a Mossberg 500. I believe that is when the polymer trigger group housings started being used, and if memory serves me, they also had a crossbolt safety, rather than a tang type. Otherwise, they pretty much function the same as the 500.
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The mavrick is also made in Mexico and assembled in Texas. Thus driving down production cost for a cheaper product.
What are the pros and cons? The price is good, thats all I know.
The Maverick shotguns were specifically designed by Mossberg to compete in the marketplace with the low end $200 Chinese/import shotguns.
They're similar to the 500 series guns, but the parts are made in Mexico to save costs. They also have a pushbutton/crossbolt safety rather than the tang/slide safety of the 500s. Many (but not all) of the parts will interchange with Mossberg 500 series guns, I believe including the barrels.
These aren't winners in terms of smoothness or appearance, but they're actually functional and tough guns. If you're looking for a basic inexpensive "beater" defensive or hunting shotgun, this will work fine.