How's it going guys and welcome back to the pilot Patriot channel we got another
fun gun review for you guys today
this is the Mossberg maverick 88, This is my choice for the best budget home defense
or tactical shotgun
now for those of you that are on a budget maybe you're looking to get your
first home defense shotgun
this is the gun for you. The Maverick 88 can be found
pretty much any day of the week for around a hundred and eighty nine bucks
now don't let that price fool you,
this is a quality Mossberg shotgun made in Texas and basically it's the cheaper
version of the mossberg 500. I know pretty much everybody knows mossberg 500
one of the best shot guns out there and for any of you are Mossberg 500 fans,
maybe you want a 500 but you can't quite afford that higher price tag or maybe
you're planning on upgrading the gun that you're going to get and put some
tactical stocks or ammo carriers or whatever, but all those things are going
to significantly increase your overall cost so why not start with the Maverick 88
save that initial investment. Now, this is the security version of the maverick 88
it comes with the black synthetic stock, black foreend. This is a 20 inch barrel
they do have an 18-inch barrel but the 18-inch barrel only holds six shots the
20 inch barrel has an eight-shot capacity 7 in the tube, one in the chamber. It has a brass
bead site on the front and it is pretty much a mossberg 500 in every way except
for three main differences. one of the main differences is the safety on the
mossberg 500 the safety is going to be up here on the tang
on the maverick 88 you have it right here from the trigger guard, which for me
it's not a big deal
All my other shotguns have safety there in front of the trigger guards so unless you're
just really in love with that Mossberg tang safety
this is'nt gonna bother you bit. the next main difference is going to be up here
on top
It's not drilled for optics rail on top but really for home defense
shotgun
that's not very important only reason you would need objects is if you're
using this for turkey hunting or something like that
the third main difference is on the foreend grip. Now on the Mossberg 500
the foreend is separate from the action slide tube, and because of that it's easily
customizable you throw any foreend you want on there, all you have to do is
unscrew that castle nut on the front, slide on your your other foreend and
you're good to go. Its a little bit more difficult on the maverick 88. On the
maverick 88 it's molded to their so to replace that you have to replace the
action slide tube, it's going to cost you about 50 bucks but really for the home
defense shotgun the foreign that's on here is really nice good quality this
ribed design here lets you get a good grip on there and you really don't need
anything else like i said if you did want to change it you can. i'm actually a
big fan of the magpul foreend and I might end up getting that but for now i'm
happy with the way it is
this isn't a gun thats meant for hunting, you might take it to the range every now and
then have a little fun with it but primarily home defense shotgun is one
that is going to sit in a corner until you need it as long as it works as long
as it's well-built and it's going to go bang when you want to, then that's really
all that matters
and the maverick 88 is all of that. The Maverick 88 is a down-and-dirty, tough shotgun
it doesn't have any bells and whistles on it, now with that said, as good
the quality and as functional as this shotgun is, like a good Gun nut I'm gonna
have to put some gear on this bad boy. So stay tuned for the next video and
we're gonna throw some tactical upgrades on here