If a friend asked for your advise

K80Geoff has it right. Quality tools are worth much more in the long run. Mavericks are ok when brand new and would saw the one branch down, but in 5 yrs he may need to use it again and would probably wind up buying another then. He'd then be paying the same price or more after the second purchase. Pay twice as much now and get ten times the gun, last forever.

There's nothing worse than thinking you have a tool on the shelf, needing it and finding out that you really don't have a tool on the shelf (anymore).

Remingtom 870 in any configuration.
 
Get The Maverick!!!!!

I paid 140 dollars brand new for mine and I could have paid less but I liked the ribbed fore-end. the money you save on not buying a 200+ dollar gun can go to getting ammo to practise with, or things like a side folding stock (the 88 is a bit long at 4 feet). Personally I have never short shucked a shell, The action was a bit stiff when it was brand new but that has been fixed. It may not be the most expensive gun but I would trust my life to it in a HD scenario. Also I was amazed at how simple it was, taking it apart and cleaning it is no sweat. Oh and in case you were wondering, the maverick 88 is a cost effective version of the mossy 500, the safety is on the trigger guard which will probably be more familliar to you anyway. Yes, it is a plastic safety but it is durable enough (i don't plan on banging the safety on a rock anytime soon). Or if you want a true evil HD gun you can buy the Mav and order the 18.5 inch barrel from mossberg and put a PG or folding stock on it. All for less than the cost of an 870. (I think, barrel:75, PG:15, Folder:40)
 
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