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RiverRat wrote: I got the same gun with the 28" barrel. Do you have a good (cheap) source for the 18.5"? Thought it might be cheap way to go both ways......house and bird hunting. Just remember to put the plug back in.

Nobody really beats maverickarms' price so you might as well get it from them. Prolly ~$90 shipped. I plan on getting one in a month or so.
http://www.maverickarms.com/pages/barrels.htm

GrayHawk wrote:I agree with your point regarding pistol vs shotgun for home defense. For hunting and skeet, I personally like a SXS or OU in 12 ga or 20. Pumps are kind of difficult for quick follow up shots.....

If you shoot skeet, trap, or sporting clays. Follow up shots will come natrually. It is definately good practice, by the end of the day pulling the trigger then pumping the action was very natrual.

I just recently bought a Mossberg Maverick 88 12ga.(28" Barrel), and am very happy with it. The barrel and stock is interchangable with the mossberg 500, as well as most of the 500 assesories. You can get an additional 18.5" barrel for home defense and have an adequate 12ga for both sporting and HD purposes.

Bought it for ~$160 at Academy.

I shot sporting clays with it last weekend and it did very well. First time ever shooting a shotgun and got 27 out of 50 clays.