Wally world Mossberg - Page 2

ShelbyV8 · February 1, 2006, 08:43 PM

My pot metal Remington 1100 will out shoot a lot of iron Remington 870's. The steel bolt locks up in the steel barrel.

Quickdraw Limpsalot · February 1, 2006, 11:55 PM

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That's impossible. There's no way a "pot metal" shotgun can outshoot a 870.

You must be lying.

'Zat sarcasm? Heh. All I know is what works for me. Apparently, pot metal works for me in pump shotguns.

Davis · February 5, 2006, 04:18 PM

I have both the 870 and two Mossy 500's (one is a Western Field). All three are chambered for 3 inch mag. Honestly, I have no preference. My Mossberg's have a better finish than the 870 express, which rusts pretty easily. However, I do like the steel of the 870 over the alloy Mossberg. If the 500 came with a steel reciever, I probably wouldn't own an 870 at all.

Davis

SCCop · February 5, 2006, 05:57 PM

I've never owned a Maverick, but our issue trunk guns are 500's and I own an 835 for hunting and skeet. The dept also owns some 870's but they stay in the armory. We even have a 500 in a bull-pup config. Come to think of it, I'm not sure why? But it does look cool.

I'll have to post some pics.

Love&Hate12 · February 5, 2006, 06:47 PM

The Maverick is not the best shotgun but I bust clay pigeons with Slugs out of it at 100 - 150 yards and also do near bullseye shots at the same range. It has a nice tight pattern also.

Can't beat it for a cheap home defense 12 Gauge.

DonR101395 · February 5, 2006, 07:18 PM

I've been shooting my 500 for 26 years now it's never failed me. Wish I could say the same for my 1100.

russcomp · February 7, 2006, 01:52 PM

are the barrels the same for the Mav. and the 500 ????

delzo · February 7, 2006, 05:29 PM

Maverick is the name I was trying to remember in another thread. I found a Maverick in a pawn shop and got away with a like new pump for $125. Excuse the lack of proper part names,,,,, but I found out the Maverick has ONE arm on the pump mechanism instead of two like a true Mossberg does. This "arm" is what connects the hand-grip on the pump to the action (running along side the magazine tube) I noticed that under stress I was using too much force to cycle the action and twisting the forearm, allowing the action to bind up. With TWO "arms" or whatever they are, it will not bind. I chunked it and got a Winchester.

Please,, someone decipher my uneducated explanation!

rwking · February 7, 2006, 05:41 PM

i have a maverick, it has two arms on the pump mech. and the only differences between the mossberg and maverick is: when you purchase a 500 you get two barrels and the safety on the 500 hundred is infront of stock and the maverick is infront of trigger. i have had not had any problems with mine, killed alot of animals with it. i payed 132.00 from academy for it and i figure if it breaks down after a year of hunting i will purchase something else after i got my money out of it.

foghornl · February 10, 2006, 09:10 AM

I have "owned and operated" a Maverick 88 for 16 years.

Only issue I ever had was after I slipped once on some rocks, and it got "dunked in the drink". Took me a while to get the mag tube off to clean that out.

lil_bro · February 10, 2006, 11:17 PM

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Originally Posted by foghornl

Took me a while to get the mag tube off to clean that out.

I have been trying to get that off of my Maverick and I can't how did you get it out?

Thanks.
Michael.

Optical Serenity · February 11, 2006, 01:00 AM

How can you go wrong with a $150 pump scatter gun?

cma g21 · February 11, 2006, 09:12 AM

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Maverick is the name I was trying to remember in another thread. I found a Maverick in a pawn shop and got away with a like new pump for $125. Excuse the lack of proper part names,,,,, but I found out the Maverick has ONE arm on the pump mechanism instead of two like a true Mossberg does. This "arm" is what connects the hand-grip on the pump to the action (running along side the magazine tube) I noticed that under stress I was using too much force to cycle the action and twisting the forearm, allowing the action to bind up. With TWO "arms" or whatever they are, it will not bind. I chunked it and got a Winchester

IIRC early Mavericks came with a single action slide bar.
The first Mossberg 500's also came with a single action slide bar (my son has one).
Mossberg changed to twin action slide bars decades ago.
I don't know when they changed the Mavericks, but they also come with twin action slide bars now.
Having fired both, the twin action slide bars do make for a more reliable action, IMHO.

February 5, 2006, 05:57 PM	#29
SCCop Senior Member Join Date: June 15, 2005 Posts: 239	I love the Mossy I've never owned a Maverick, but our issue trunk guns are 500's and I own an 835 for hunting and skeet. The dept also owns some 870's but they stay in the armory. We even have a 500 in a bull-pup config. Come to think of it, I'm not sure why? But it does look cool. I'll have to post some pics. __________________ "Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much, because they live in the gray twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat." Teddy Roosevelt

February 7, 2006, 05:41 PM	#34
rwking Member Join Date: November 22, 2005 Location: dfw area Posts: 62	maverick i have a maverick, it has two arms on the pump mech. and the only differences between the mossberg and maverick is: when you purchase a 500 you get two barrels and the safety on the 500 hundred is infront of stock and the maverick is infront of trigger. i have had not had any problems with mine, killed alot of animals with it. i payed 132.00 from academy for it and i figure if it breaks down after a year of hunting i will purchase something else after i got my money out of it.

February 10, 2006, 09:10 AM	#35
foghornl Senior Member Join Date: March 18, 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,354	I have "owned and operated" a Maverick 88 for 16 years. Only issue I ever had was after I slipped once on some rocks, and it got "dunked in the drink". Took me a while to get the mag tube off to clean that out. __________________ Load your weapons and 'Stand Ready'. It will be a bumpy ride.

February 1, 2006, 08:43 PM	#26
ShelbyV8 Senior Member Join Date: July 19, 2005 Location: Killeen, TX Posts: 373	My pot metal Remington 1100 will out shoot a lot of iron Remington 870's. The steel bolt locks up in the steel barrel.

February 5, 2006, 04:18 PM	#28
Davis Junior member Join Date: January 8, 2002 Posts: 675	I have both the 870 and two Mossy 500's (one is a Western Field). All three are chambered for 3 inch mag. Honestly, I have no preference. My Mossberg's have a better finish than the 870 express, which rusts pretty easily. However, I do like the steel of the 870 over the alloy Mossberg. If the 500 came with a steel reciever, I probably wouldn't own an 870 at all. Davis

February 5, 2006, 06:47 PM	#30
Love&Hate12 Senior Member Join Date: October 13, 2005 Posts: 452	The Maverick is not the best shotgun but I bust clay pigeons with Slugs out of it at 100 - 150 yards and also do near bullseye shots at the same range. It has a nice tight pattern also. Can't beat it for a cheap home defense 12 Gauge.

February 5, 2006, 07:18 PM	#31
DonR101395 Senior Member Join Date: October 30, 2005 Location: NWFL Posts: 3,031	I've been shooting my 500 for 26 years now it's never failed me. Wish I could say the same for my 1100.

February 7, 2006, 01:52 PM	#32
russcomp Member Join Date: February 7, 2006 Location: In.,,,,USA Posts: 15	are the barrels the same for the Mav. and the 500 ????

February 7, 2006, 05:29 PM	#33
delzo Senior Member Join Date: March 30, 2005 Location: Knee deep in Galveston Bay Posts: 144	Maverick is the name I was trying to remember in another thread. I found a Maverick in a pawn shop and got away with a like new pump for $125. Excuse the lack of proper part names,,,,, but I found out the Maverick has ONE arm on the pump mechanism instead of two like a true Mossberg does. This "arm" is what connects the hand-grip on the pump to the action (running along side the magazine tube) I noticed that under stress I was using too much force to cycle the action and twisting the forearm, allowing the action to bind up. With TWO "arms" or whatever they are, it will not bind. I chunked it and got a Winchester. Please,, someone decipher my uneducated explanation!

February 11, 2006, 01:00 AM	#37
Optical Serenity Senior Member Join Date: June 23, 2005 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 513	How can you go wrong with a $150 pump scatter gun?