Mossberg 88 and Mossberg 500

[Emcm2]

Ok I'm looking into doing a tactical shotgun and see that there is a lot of afterMarket stuff for the mossbergs now my question is what is the differents between the 500 & the maverick 88 they are both black both pump and both 12 gauge can someone tell me the difference and which one would be a good or better tactical shotgun

 

[Gravity3694]

Mav 88 uses a crossbolt safety while the 500 uses a tang mounted safety.

Mav 88 has the forend and action bars molded into one piece. On the 500 they're separate pieces so you can swap the forend.

The Mav 88 is a good shotgun for the money. I had one for a few years and it was a good budget pump shotgun.

 

[shootnstarz]

Thanks for the enlightenment, you learn something everyday.

Rick

 

[FrankT]

I have an 88 that I put a 20" barrel on for home defense, great little gun.

 

[Seanpcola]

Mav 88 uses a crossbolt safety while the 500 uses a tang mounted safety.

Mav 88 has the forend and action bars molded into one piece. On the 500 they're separate pieces so you can swap the forend.

The Mav 88 is a good shotgun for the money. I had one for a few years and it was a good budget pump shotgun.

My Mossberg 500, purchased about 2 years ago has the molded fore end/action bar. Rick and I discovered that when I went to upgrade. No can do.