Maverick 88 20g tactical/HD

SARuger · July 26, 2015, 09:45 AM

I picked up a cheap 20g model 88 and would like to turn it into a HD gun. Heck I only have $75 in it!

Not so much worried about extended mag tubes and rails etc, just a shorter barrel, pistol grip butt stock, shell carrier and maybe a light or pointer. Not all tricked out for show, i want this to be easy for my girlfriend to operate and she can't shoulder a firearm due to a bad shoulder(car crash). She only shoots handguns now. I think she can handle a 20g from the hip.

Any ideas of sources for the barrel and stock? I'm searching with no luck!

Tombstonejim · July 26, 2015, 09:52 AM

Hmmmm Bad sholder. My thoughs. Adding any thing adds weight makes it harder to use. Might not be able to work the slide. So she has a one shot weapon. A good pistol might be a better defense weapon.

SARuger · July 26, 2015, 10:04 AM

Her LCR .38 hammerless is with her all the time.

She can work the slide, just doesn't like pressure against her right shoulder

I just want something here in the house that can be handled in tight areas, in the dark, that doesn't require exact precision. We both wear contacts/glasses. We are not blind as a bat and can shoot center mass without correction but a shotgun would be less challenging.

I doubt a BG will give us time to find our glasses in the middle of the night.

I think the Mossburg 500 stocks and barrels will fit the model 88. Is my thinking correct?

I know more about Remingtons, nothing about Mossys

bspillman · July 26, 2015, 10:44 AM

I'll reccommend the Pheonix Technologies Kicklite stock. It reduces recoil by 50 percent. I love all of mine. I use them on all of my Shotguns. They are great and really do work. Check them out.

SARuger · July 26, 2015, 10:48 AM

I like those!

Now to find a barrel. It looks like tactical barrels are not made for the 20g so I will have to cut a ribbed barrel down. No big deal. I can use a saddle mount scope mount for a light.

I think I can do this on the cheap

FITASC · July 26, 2015, 01:05 PM

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I think she can handle a 20g from the hip.

Not practical

HEAVIEST gun is going to tame recoil better than a lighter one and 20s typically run about 1 pound lighter. Lightest load that can do the job in the heaviest gun she can handle gives the lightest recoil (actual); the gun that fits her the best will result in the least perceived recoil.

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We both wear contacts/glasses. We are not blind as a bat and can shoot center mass without correction but a shotgun would be less challenging.

At HD distances, not really. Those differences are usually measured in FEET, not yards

T. O'Heir · July 26, 2015, 02:05 PM

A 20 gauge pump or anything else from the hip is unsafe and inaccurate. Patterns at close range are tiny.
However, a Maverick 88 is a Mossberg M500. Uses the same barrels. There's a 20" and an 18.5" you can buy from Mossberg.

Buzzard Bait · July 26, 2015, 05:18 PM

Could she switch sides?
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SARuger · July 26, 2015, 11:37 PM

All good points! Rethinking my direction on this gun......

SARuger · July 28, 2015, 09:59 PM

I'm going to keep the gun as is and go with a shorter barrel. Maverick has a 18.5" 20g smooth bore part # 90035.

Calling to order tomorrow.

My plan is to keep it short but with a full size but stock and maybe a way to mount a light on it of some sort

FITASC · July 29, 2015, 07:12 AM

Mounting a light can be good or bad - it can dramatically change the weight/balance of the gun - which might be a good or bad thing - that's a personal choice.

SARuger · July 30, 2015, 08:51 PM

The barrel is on the way, $66 and some shipping from Mossburg.

Can anyone give me any ideas on lights/mounts?

July 26, 2015, 09:45 AM	#1
SARuger Senior Member Join Date: October 11, 2014 Location: Blue Ridge Mountains of VA Posts: 954	Maverick 88 20g tactical/HD I picked up a cheap 20g model 88 and would like to turn it into a HD gun. Heck I only have $75 in it! Not so much worried about extended mag tubes and rails etc, just a shorter barrel, pistol grip butt stock, shell carrier and maybe a light or pointer. Not all tricked out for show, i want this to be easy for my girlfriend to operate and she can't shoulder a firearm due to a bad shoulder(car crash). She only shoots handguns now. I think she can handle a 20g from the hip. Any ideas of sources for the barrel and stock? I'm searching with no luck!

July 26, 2015, 02:05 PM	#7
T. O'Heir Senior Member Join Date: February 13, 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 12,453	A 20 gauge pump or anything else from the hip is unsafe and inaccurate. Patterns at close range are tiny. However, a Maverick 88 is a Mossberg M500. Uses the same barrels. There's a 20" and an 18.5" you can buy from Mossberg. __________________ Spelling and grammar count!

July 26, 2015, 05:18 PM	#8
Buzzard Bait Senior Member Join Date: June 25, 2008 Location: Republic of Texas Posts: 502	switch Could she switch sides? bb

July 29, 2015, 07:12 AM	#11
FITASC Senior Member Join Date: December 6, 2014 Posts: 6,446	Mounting a light can be good or bad - it can dramatically change the weight/balance of the gun - which might be a good or bad thing - that's a personal choice. __________________ "I believe that people have a right to decide their own destinies; people own themselves. I also believe that, in a democracy, government exists because (and only so long as) individual citizens give it a 'temporary license to exist'—in exchange for a promise that it will behave itself. In a democracy, you own the government—it doesn't own you."- Frank Zappa

July 26, 2015, 09:52 AM	#2
Tombstonejim Senior Member Join Date: October 22, 2007 Location: Tombstone Az Posts: 202	Hmmmm Bad sholder. My thoughs. Adding any thing adds weight makes it harder to use. Might not be able to work the slide. So she has a one shot weapon. A good pistol might be a better defense weapon.

July 26, 2015, 10:04 AM	#3
SARuger Senior Member Join Date: October 11, 2014 Location: Blue Ridge Mountains of VA Posts: 954	Her LCR .38 hammerless is with her all the time. She can work the slide, just doesn't like pressure against her right shoulder I just want something here in the house that can be handled in tight areas, in the dark, that doesn't require exact precision. We both wear contacts/glasses. We are not blind as a bat and can shoot center mass without correction but a shotgun would be less challenging. I doubt a BG will give us time to find our glasses in the middle of the night. I think the Mossburg 500 stocks and barrels will fit the model 88. Is my thinking correct? I know more about Remingtons, nothing about Mossys

July 26, 2015, 10:44 AM	#4
bspillman Senior Member Join Date: October 28, 2011 Posts: 559	I'll reccommend the Pheonix Technologies Kicklite stock. It reduces recoil by 50 percent. I love all of mine. I use them on all of my Shotguns. They are great and really do work. Check them out.

July 26, 2015, 10:48 AM	#5
SARuger Senior Member Join Date: October 11, 2014 Location: Blue Ridge Mountains of VA Posts: 954	I like those! Now to find a barrel. It looks like tactical barrels are not made for the 20g so I will have to cut a ribbed barrel down. No big deal. I can use a saddle mount scope mount for a light. I think I can do this on the cheap

July 26, 2015, 11:37 PM	#9
SARuger Senior Member Join Date: October 11, 2014 Location: Blue Ridge Mountains of VA Posts: 954	All good points! Rethinking my direction on this gun......

July 28, 2015, 09:59 PM	#10
SARuger Senior Member Join Date: October 11, 2014 Location: Blue Ridge Mountains of VA Posts: 954	I'm going to keep the gun as is and go with a shorter barrel. Maverick has a 18.5" 20g smooth bore part # 90035. Calling to order tomorrow. My plan is to keep it short but with a full size but stock and maybe a way to mount a light on it of some sort

July 30, 2015, 08:51 PM	#12
SARuger Senior Member Join Date: October 11, 2014 Location: Blue Ridge Mountains of VA Posts: 954	The barrel is on the way, $66 and some shipping from Mossburg. Can anyone give me any ideas on lights/mounts?