kiwihunter

Mossberg Maverick O/U Tactical,
Maverick Over & Under Shotgun ,been thinking of one of these at my local GS ,there a pretty cool little O/U shotgun...they look like a lot of fun and there pretty well built,i have a good selection of other shottys from o/u Mirokus to Ithaca 37 and Winchester pumps and a Tactical Mossberg 930 for Zombie day so its more a "just for fun" shotty...any thoughts or experiences with these Gentlemen.

18.5 inch barrel
Barrel selector safety
Single extractor bar
Synthetic furniture
Hi vis front sight / Rear sight is also a picatinny rail
Under barrel front tactical rail
3 inch chamber
Both barrels fixed choke. 1/4.

Amishman44

I've read up on those...I would be interested in getting one myself! Nice and simple 12 GA without many moving parts!

kiwihunter

Hey Amishman,your right not much to go wrong,probably an excellent "bug out" choice if Zombie day ever goes down.

fungun

I sure wish they offered a coach gun

kiwihunter

Unfortunately missed out on it at auction ....i guess someone wanted it more than me.

MarkB

18.5" barrel and no receiver length like a bolt, pump or auto! Sounds short to me and easy to handle. Only two shots though.

BlkHawk73

Personally I think it's hideous. I just am one that sees all this "tactical" stuff and quite silly on most applications. Paint it black add a clothesline, errr pick-a-tinny rail, and taadaa - its "tactical". :roll eyes: Like the Mossburg "tactical lever gun, it's taken a rather nice classic style and completely destroyed it. Just my opinion.

kiwihunter

For the most part i agree with you they are a little ugly and i am not that much of a "tacticool guy",the attraction of this shotty would have been length ,being an over and under with 18.5 " barrels means its still a good 7-8" shorter than my 18.5 " Mossberg 930 and is equipped with 1/4 chokes(imp cyl),thus making a very very short swingable little shotty,perfect for brush or HD applications if i want "looks" i would pick up my High grade Miroku /Browning O/U ,my High grade Winchester 1300 or my Ithaca m37 DeerSlayer.

moonpie

I can understand why people are turned away by the whole tacticool idea. it does get overblown sometimes . but with the wide selection of standardized sights and optics available today that sight rail is damned appealing to trifocaled eyes. afterall you can't hit what you can't see.

KKBMTGG/go army

I tend to agree with ya but then again, this thing has an odd appeal to it.
Something very basic about it kinda like a hammer or baseball bat. A very simple tool but I could still do without the tommy tactical rails.

fungun

Gotta have a place for the laser sight so you can shoot from the hip

Mikeyd555

I have a Maverick 88 "Security". It's ok, you get what you pay for...or in this case don't pay for. It's "almost" a Mossberg 500 (my Security model that is).

IMO that O/U "tactical" jobbie is 100% inspired by Call of Duty. There's a "tactical" Winchester 1887 in that game. Complete with rails and all. If it's mainly for fun, go for it. I for one wouldn't refuse to shoot it. Not something I would personally spend money on though.

Catman

I agree ...IMO it looks like a 'solution' waiting for a 'problem'. I honestly see no reason or need for something like this.

The Maverick was a great buy when Academy was running them for $129 with a free locking aluminum double gun case (reg $69 IIRC). Now with them selling for $199 there is no way in HADES I'd touch one ....considering I have several Remington 870s and haven't paid over $185 for any of them.



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Amishman44

If you've ever watched the video on the comparison between an 870 and an O/U shotgun...in the long run, with a competent loader, the O/U gets more shots off than the 870 because the 870 takes so long to reload after you've emptied the tubular magazine! The O/U just cruises through the reload cycle.

Neon Horse

Are these o/u's still made? Am I missing it on the Maverick website?