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SamNavy · November 17, 2011, 02:57 PM

I recently purchased 2 Mossberg Maverick 88's in 18.5". They were $206ea shipped from Buds. My FFL has a $10ea fee for more than 1 gun. Total for 2x 12ga pure home defense 5+1 shotguns... $432.

I bought a Hogue pistol grip for the one that will stay in the bedroom. Over this past weekend, I put about 50rds of various ammo through each of them with zero fail to anything.

They are currently cleaned, loaded, and ready for use. I'll take them out once or twice a year and give them a good inspection and cycle the actions, then back in their place. I'll shoot them every couple years just for ****s and grins... but their only job is HD.

I did a lot of homework on my choice of HD shotgun. The Mossberg 500 and Remington 870 enjoy well-deserved reputations as benchmarks of multi-use pump shotguns, and are arguably some of the best bargains in firearms. In the end, the fact that the Mav88 is basically a Mossberg 500 with bolt-safety for about 1/2 price was the winner.

I have zero doubt that both these guns will go bang when I need them to.

November 17, 2011, 02:57 PM	#30
SamNavy Senior Member Join Date: August 28, 2011 Location: Virginia Beach, VA Posts: 433	I recently purchased 2 Mossberg Maverick 88's in 18.5". They were $206ea shipped from Buds. My FFL has a $10ea fee for more than 1 gun. Total for 2x 12ga pure home defense 5+1 shotguns... $432. I bought a Hogue pistol grip for the one that will stay in the bedroom. Over this past weekend, I put about 50rds of various ammo through each of them with zero fail to anything. They are currently cleaned, loaded, and ready for use. I'll take them out once or twice a year and give them a good inspection and cycle the actions, then back in their place. I'll shoot them every couple years just for ****s and grins... but their only job is HD. I did a lot of homework on my choice of HD shotgun. The Mossberg 500 and Remington 870 enjoy well-deserved reputations as benchmarks of multi-use pump shotguns, and are arguably some of the best bargains in firearms. In the end, the fact that the Mav88 is basically a Mossberg 500 with bolt-safety for about 1/2 price was the winner. I have zero doubt that both these guns will go bang when I need them to.