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BigBL87 · March 27, 2014, 05:38 PM

I recently bought an HD shotgun, went with a Mossberg 500. I got the Home/Field combo with a 28" barrel and 18.5" barrel so it can do double duty between clays/hunting and HD. If you happen to prefer a crossbolt safety you can go with a Maverick 88, which is the "budget" version of a 500. Almost identical except for a crossbolt safety instead of a tang safety, even takes Mossberg 500 barrels. I think the pump parts are slightly different too, but its not much different than the 500.

March 27, 2014, 05:38 PM	#9
BigBL87 Senior Member Join Date: March 13, 2014 Location: Tonica, IL Posts: 473	I recently bought an HD shotgun, went with a Mossberg 500. I got the Home/Field combo with a 28" barrel and 18.5" barrel so it can do double duty between clays/hunting and HD. If you happen to prefer a crossbolt safety you can go with a Maverick 88, which is the "budget" version of a 500. Almost identical except for a crossbolt safety instead of a tang safety, even takes Mossberg 500 barrels. I think the pump parts are slightly different too, but its not much different than the 500.