Wally world Mossberg

I've had my Mossburg 500a for about 7 years now.. It's great, modified it to a tactical wrig.. A lot of parts are available for it... I haven't had jams or had problems with the safety. No problems at all. I clean it after shooting.. Just take care of it. It'll last. I like the Mossburgs.
 
I also like my Mossberg 500A, great gun for SD or target shooting. As mentioned before, tons of accessories for this model. I've had the gun for over ten years and not a single problem. Every time I've pulled the trigger it goes BANG!:)
 
just fyi regarding the mav 88 vs. moss 500: essentially the same gun except for (crossbolt safety on mav vs. tang safety on moss) and cheaper forend on mav (one piece so you can't change out the forend). receivers the same except for the etching on them (mav by moss vs. moss 500). to get a moss 500 forend tube assembly and put it on with forend of your choice saves you about $30 over just buying a moss 500, and if you put any kind of stock with a pistol grip, whether full length or just pistol grip, or one of the various knoxx types, the crossbolt is easier to reach than the tang safety. the tang safety only comes into play if keeping the stock on it that it comes with out of the box. so i guess what i'm saying is, consider the mav 88 if you like the moss receiver and plan on customizing.
 
why pay the same money for a cast pieceof pot metal when for hte same money you can buy a 870 express out of forged and machined steel.

Skip the mossy and the maverick and by an Express or an H&R knockoff.
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Why? Because I shoot my maverick better than any other shotgun I've owned or shot, including a couple of 870's. That's all the reason I need.
 
Why? Because I shoot my maverick better than any other shotgun I've owned or shot, including a couple of 870's. That's all the reason I need.
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That's impossible. There's no way a "pot metal" shotgun can outshoot a 870. :rolleyes:

You must be lying. ;)
 
My pot metal Remington 1100 will out shoot a lot of iron Remington 870's. The steel bolt locks up in the steel barrel.
 
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
 
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. :cool: I'll have to post some pics.
 
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.
 
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!
 
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.
 
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.
 
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
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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.
 
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