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John L. Smith · July 10, 2011, 01:46 PM

Consider the Maverick 88 pump, it is the same as a Mossberg 500 with the exception of the location of the safety. On the 88 the safety is located on the trigger guard where the 500's is on top of stock( my personal preference ). It will handle both 2 3/4 and 3" shells. I just bought one for my son a couple of months ago at my local Walmart, $ 200 and change out the door.
The heavier the gun the less it will kick you. As an example a couple of years ago I bought a Chas. Daley youth 20 ga pump for my 11 year old grandson. About 6 months ago he got up nerve enough to shoot my Maverick. His comments were" It doesn't kick as hard as my 20 ga". As a result I now own a Mossberg 535. He doesn't flinch when shootin 3" 00 Buck while hog hunting.
With any shotgun if you think it kicks to much, try adding 6 or 8 oz of weight inside the stock. That is what I did with my 535 which weighs 12 oz less that the Maverick 88. Made a big difference.
Also Maverick Arms Co. makes all of Mossberg's shotguns except for the O/U.

July 10, 2011, 01:46 PM	#6
John L. Smith Member Join Date: March 3, 2010 Posts: 40	Look at a Maverick 88 Consider the Maverick 88 pump, it is the same as a Mossberg 500 with the exception of the location of the safety. On the 88 the safety is located on the trigger guard where the 500's is on top of stock( my personal preference ). It will handle both 2 3/4 and 3" shells. I just bought one for my son a couple of months ago at my local Walmart, $ 200 and change out the door. The heavier the gun the less it will kick you. As an example a couple of years ago I bought a Chas. Daley youth 20 ga pump for my 11 year old grandson. About 6 months ago he got up nerve enough to shoot my Maverick. His comments were" It doesn't kick as hard as my 20 ga". As a result I now own a Mossberg 535. He doesn't flinch when shootin 3" 00 Buck while hog hunting. With any shotgun if you think it kicks to much, try adding 6 or 8 oz of weight inside the stock. That is what I did with my 535 which weighs 12 oz less that the Maverick 88. Made a big difference. Also Maverick Arms Co. makes all of Mossberg's shotguns except for the O/U.