Shotgun Legal Tips Needed

[lilcrazykev]

Hi, I am about to purchase an Mossberg Maverick 88 Home Defense version and I'm 18 years old. I was wondering if I purchase a third party tactical kit (which includes a fore-end, 6-Position Stock, and a Pistol Grip), am I allowed to purchase and install the kit on the Mossberg Maverick 88, even though I am 18 years old?

 

[chad]

Hi, I am about to purchase an Mossberg Maverick 88 Home Defense version and I'm 18 years old. I was wondering if I purchase a third party tactical kit (which includes a fore-end, 6-Position Stock, and a Pistol Grip), am I allowed to purchase and install the kit on the Mossberg Maverick 88, even though I am 18 years old?

Yes, as long as you aren't cutting the barrel down to less than 18 inches it's fine. (That would make it a SBS-short barreled shotgun and would require a tax stamp for being an NFA item) At 18 you can legally possess a rifle or handgun. You can purchase long guns from an FFL but handguns must be acquired through private sellers until you are 21.

 

[SpeedRacer]

Perfectly legal.

Personally though...use the money you'd spend on the aftermarket stuff and buy a Remington 870 instead.

 

[chad]

Perfectly legal.

Personally though...use the money you'd spend on the aftermarket stuff and buy a Remington 870 instead.

Very sound advice. That's the first gun I ever bought myself. Got it on my 18th birthday.

 

[Isaac-1]

I think the correct answer here is most likely legal, I think there is a minimum barrel length and a minimum total gun length, but I think most / all the commercial pistol grips make for a legal length gun.with any legal barrel ON a technicality if you remove the stock from some shotguns without first removing the barrel while working on it you may be breaking the Short barrel shotgun law.

 

[lilcrazykev]

Ok, but why is it that I must be 21 to purchase a shotgun with a pistol grip, but yet I could get the aftermarket parts with no problems?

 

[aherring1983]

18.5 inches is the minimum lenth, and I second buying the 870 over the maverick

 

[Scott.Thornton]

Ok, but why is it that I must be 21 to purchase a shotgun with a pistol grip, but yet I could get the aftermarket parts with no problems?

You don't have to be 21 for any shotgun, no matter what stock it has. Just handguns. A pistol grip does not make it a pistol.

 

[edman87k5]

What are the mavericks selling for nowdays? When I bought mine a few years back( it was under $140), it was half the cost of an 870. Mine has had 0 issues and was bought as a bang around gun and has had cases thru it, maybe cleaned twice.
I will say that if I were going to trick a shotgun out such as you say, the aftermarket has a lot more available for the 870 and some others.
Kind of like the ruger 1022 not really being the best .22 rifle you can get, but the aftermarket makes it a good choice for customizing- there are better out of the box .22s out there and they cost less than a 1022.
Really though, it is all in what YOU want.

 

[jgreco15]

Ok, but why is it that I must be 21 to purchase a shotgun with a pistol grip, but yet I could get the aftermarket parts with no problems?

Some companies have stupid policies not to sell "tactical" rifles (read: AR or AK) and pistol grip shotguns to persons under 21 even though it is perfectly legal. Uninformed employees will pass these policies off as "law" because they don't know any better.

 

[Cheesy Lasagna]

Howdy,

Just something you should know about the 88 Maverick.
It is made in Mexico and distributed by Mossberg.
It does not accept regular Mossberg accessories so be certain you can actually modify it the way you intend before you buy it.
I believe the forearm (pump part) is not replaceable.
Same for the stock.
That said, they are great shotguns for little money.
Quite reliable.
Hope this helps.

 

[Cheesy Lasagna]

Here's an old thread that discusses forearm modification on an 88.
Let us know how it goes for you should you decide to do it.

http://www.shotgunworld.com/bbs/viewtopic.php?t=39506&view=previous

 

[luv1979]

Howdy,

Just something you should know about the 88 Maverick.
It is made in Mexico and distributed by Mossberg.
It does not accept regular Mossberg accessories so be certain you can actually modify it the way you intend before you buy it.
I believe the forearm (pump part) is not replaceable.
Same for the stock.
That said, they are great shotguns for little money.
Quite reliable.
Hope this helps.

I was looking at the Maverick 88 as a cheep home defense gun but opted to look elsewhere because I read the same stuff. From what I read SOME but not all of the accessories for a Mossberg 500 will fit the Maverick 88 but the deal killer for me is that I read, like you stated above, the forearm can't be replaced with anything aftermarket.

 

[Dishonored]

I had the 88. It was a nice gun. Bought it from academy and got the pistol grip from Hebert's. I bought the standard mossberg pistol grip and it fit right on no problems. You just can't really Change the forend.... But I didn't intend to do no problem and money saved.

 

[DS727]

A used 870 or 500A > New 88 IMHO.