Thread: Mossberg Maverick 88 - any good?

Originally Posted by tommygun

The 500s have an aluminium receiver too, not that that's a downside, ARs have aluminium receivers and they run 5.56mm just fine despite 5.56/223 being loaded to about 5 times the pressure at 12 gauge

correct the 500"s are alloy receiver , plastic trigger group and plastic safety - the safety being the weak point i n my opinion as they split as mine has done but can be replaced with aftermarket alloy switch which mine is about to be . The plastic trigger group is also rumoured to be able to break the rear section off at the back that pokes into the receiver to locate it but I have not seen that happen personally .
The 590a1 is the mil spec version with metal trigger group , metal safety switch and heavy walled barrel . Rumoured to be the only shotgun tested by the military to pass all tests with virtual %100 score . Dropped from aircraft etc and still cycled something like 3000 rounds with only a couple of stoppages supposedly .