Mossberg Maverick 88 Unbox/Breakdown & First Shots. Opsol Minishell Adapter. What Ammo Shortage?

Mossberg Maverick 88 Unbox/Breakdown & First Shots. Opsol Minishell Adapter. What Ammo Shortage?

Unboxing the Maverick 88. Range testing using full size shells and the Opsol minishell adapter.

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50 Comments

  1. Mark Clark on July 11, 2023 at 5:22 am

    Great review. I just picked mine up today and can’t wait to shoot it.



  2. Johnny Loveful on July 11, 2023 at 5:23 am

    A great kiss shotgun, keep it simple stupid 🍻 excellent video of intelligence πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ



  3. Joey Phillips on July 11, 2023 at 5:23 am

    Sold my g26 to get one of these and some ammo for different calibers been needing to step up my shotgun game



  4. Gerry Martinez on July 11, 2023 at 5:23 am

    Not sure why you didn’t get the combat version with the extended magazine tube. You missed out…



  5. E Smith on July 11, 2023 at 5:25 am

    And my dumb @$$ will be at the gun smith with earplugs in so I don’t hear him laughing at me. Gotta really practice.



  6. villafish1 on July 11, 2023 at 5:27 am

    I bought a Mossberg 88 last year for home defense after the bad guys came through our neighborhood rattling door knobs. I have the longer barrel and I might just buy the short one for ease of handling. The guy at the gun store didn’t hesitate to recommend this shotgun. I paid less than $300 out the door and it is really great quality. Where I live, with all of the home invasions, I’ll use the full-size shells.



  7. Richard Gonzales on July 11, 2023 at 5:27 am

    That Bad Puppy has been keeping Us working class folks homes well defended for almost 40 years!



  8. Gregg Wonder on July 11, 2023 at 5:28 am

    πŸ‘I own two. I have several shotguns also. Never had any issues with Mossberg. Bought the Shockwave which is a 590, you definitely need to spend time with it. The Maveric is made in Maverick Texas USA. You can swap out any 500 barrels. Made one 88 a slug one with rifled barrel, works for me. Liked the video.✌



  9. Rolly Marasigan Reyes on July 11, 2023 at 5:29 am

    Nice shooting 😊😊😊 i like Mossberg 😊😊😊



  10. KnowledgeNerd on July 11, 2023 at 5:30 am

    This dude is the last true American



  11. Omnihil777 on July 11, 2023 at 5:31 am

    219 bucks? That’s a steal. Nice sturdy firearm you got there.



  12. Smakula on July 11, 2023 at 5:33 am

    quick question, does the maverick 88 come with time reversing spells or does that come from a certain shell type? or maybe you are some kind of chronomage or time wizard?



  13. Proplytiri on July 11, 2023 at 5:35 am

    Great video, picking mine up in a few days. They’re roundabout $250 now which is a bummer but it is what it is.



  14. Michael six on July 11, 2023 at 5:36 am

    Bought mine in Houston for 169.00 at Academy, still unfired, but it’s really well made and rugged, fine gun for the price



  15. William Armstrong on July 11, 2023 at 5:38 am

    The maverick is the best value on the market. That review was very informative. Thank you my friend !!



  16. The Zec on July 11, 2023 at 5:38 am

    I have an 18.5” Mossy 590 with a 4.25” tube extension, it holds 7+1 standard sized shells.



  17. D R on July 11, 2023 at 5:38 am

    Brother, when you said "all that jazz" you shot me back to the 70-80s. I haven’t heard that phrase in a long time.



  18. Vladpryde on July 11, 2023 at 5:39 am

    I’m so glad Boomhauer finally found his calling. πŸ˜‚ Dang ol’ whoop mayne!

    Awesome video dude! I just got my first combat shotgun, a 18.5" 590A1 with the bead front sight, so I’m looking for good Mossberg shotgun videos. Glad I found this one. I’m subscribed!



  19. J R on July 11, 2023 at 5:41 am

    Genuinely helpful video. Thanks!



  20. Tim H on July 11, 2023 at 5:42 am

    I have a 7+1 with a 28 inch barrel



  21. Ethan O'Neall on July 11, 2023 at 5:42 am

    thank you for this video. I just bought one yesterday for $240 (it was $50 off). But I have to wait 10 days since I’m from California haha. I’m excited to take it out to the range and hopefully take it out to the desert one day



  22. GreedyGunz on July 11, 2023 at 5:42 am

    This was fun to watch, I currently have this shotgun in my cart ready to purchase



  23. James Lalley on July 11, 2023 at 5:43 am

    Just received mine and you are right about it being oily lol ! Broke it down and swabbed it out and it’s a sweet little pump ! Rigged with a flashlight it will do the job for me!



  24. Gary Hoffmann on July 11, 2023 at 5:43 am

    Yeah, you need the OPSOL adapter. Critical Defense has a different version that is permanently installed and allows you to load mini shells or 2ΒΎ" without removing it.



  25. gleneckert1 on July 11, 2023 at 5:47 am

    Thanks for a fun videoπŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ˜



  26. Robert Gonzales on July 11, 2023 at 5:47 am

    Appreciate the video this is my first firearm I purchased and it really helped me become familiar with it



  27. 1880 Prospectors Ghost on July 11, 2023 at 5:49 am

    And it’s on the list, and is even listed in the list as one of the exempted and acceptible weapons of which people can still own and use in the latest "2022 Assault Weapons Ban" bills being put through the House in 2023 by the Anti-Gun/More Gun Control activists and politicians. I’ve had mine for over 5 years and it still functions just fine and I bought it used from a pawn shop. It has the full length 28 inch barrel on it, where as the Security model has a shorter length barrel on it.

    The one of the things I’m not happy with is the fact that I have shorter arms and it is uncomfortable to reach the pump action in a fast mode quick action during a self-defense mode without removing it from my shoulder and wish it had a slightly shorter butt stock on it. But unfortunately I have to deal with it as the butt stock is a hollow core plastic (composite), stock and probably can’t be cut off to a shorter length to accomodate my shorter arms and shorter reach of which a wooden butt stock could be done.

    Another thing I sort of don’t like about it is that you have to keep it tilted about 90 degrees to the left during a rechamber and do a quick, fast, pump action with the pump action to chamber the next round, otherwise, the next round being chambered from the magazine will either fall out of the bottom, or fall out of the ejector port.

    But still, I’m happy with it over-all, and it has won me a few thanksgiving turkeys at different turkey shoot contests since I’ve owned it.

    I never bought it for self-defense purposes. I just simply bought it for going bird (pheasant), hunting with, and it did have good reviews on different YouTube videos.

    In fact, I didn’t even know it would accept 3 inch shells until a friend of mine tried to give me a box of 3 inch shells and I turned them down. Then I looked on the barrel after I got back home, and it said it would take both 2 3/4 inch and 3 inch shells. By then he had given that box of 3 inch shells to another friend.

    When I bought it from the pawn shop it did not have an owners manual with it because it was just sitting in a rack of used guns, and I never bothered to look at the barrel and read the printing on the barrel afterward (even during all the cleaning I did on it after firing it), that is until the subject came up about being given a box of 3 inch shells. Oh well, my loss, and I’m not complaining, but I did learn somthing new about my used shotgun, and thats all that matters and counts. Live and learn. And you just taught me something else new pertaining to the short mini-shells. Thanks for your own great review.



  28. Minimania on July 11, 2023 at 5:51 am

    0:44 "Got your NRA propaganda" lol



  29. Geraldine1950 on July 11, 2023 at 5:53 am

    9 plus 1



  30. Vernon Bruce on July 11, 2023 at 5:54 am

    I love the sound of a pump racking!



  31. nexxterra on July 11, 2023 at 5:56 am

    So far after many hours of research on this gun the worst thing I have found is that it is NEVER available anywhere! I want one!



  32. David Denson on July 11, 2023 at 5:56 am

    When you said "Wipe it down" I was like "NO!! leave the oil on it!!!" LOL because as you for sure know by now on these Maverick 88s – they rust up like a mug if you don’t keep oil on all the metal surfaces. I’m in Texas so maybe it has to do with your environment but none of my other guns will get any rust on them as quick as the 88. Must be some cheaper bluing on the 88 I guess. But aside of that it’s a damn good shotgun. No regrets buying it and would hang my life on it if need be.



  33. MDR6531 on July 11, 2023 at 5:57 am

    I’m sure those mini shells are fun on the range, but I wouldn’t trust my life on them. Give me some 2 3/4” 00 buck for home defense any day.



  34. Lee Brando on July 11, 2023 at 5:57 am

    great shotgun, got mine 3 years ago, love it



  35. Jim Sanders on July 11, 2023 at 5:58 am

    I have a Maverick88 I picked up for $190.00 at Academy Sports a few years back (They’ve since gone up in $$ along with everything else). Haven’t tried the "mini" shells, yet, but I have the Opsol adapter just in case. I’ve heard that the adapter is there to limit travel when the slide is racked to load the next round so as not to try to "double feed" the mini shells. Not sure if that’s the case or not, but it sounded good to me!! 🀣🀣



  36. alegroman on July 11, 2023 at 6:01 am

    I am new to shotgun. Why is it the Mossberg or Maverick 88 have no coil spring of any sort upon field stripping? I have seen remington 870 has a spring system. Is it just the way it’s designed?



  37. Chris on July 11, 2023 at 6:01 am

    First time gun owner here, just bought this gun. Do you recommend disassembling completely and cleaning before use? Or were you just demonstrating how to do it in the beginning of this video?



  38. James Shavers on July 11, 2023 at 6:02 am

    I never see anyone oil their guns right out the box I must be the only one πŸ˜‚ I mean brand new out the box I still oil every component



  39. svtcontour on July 11, 2023 at 6:02 am

    I’m a noob and just ordered mine. I am working on finding a local range/club so I can learn the ropes. Just wanted to say thank you for the awesome and clear video. I’m subbing because excellent material.



  40. Tyran Saffold Jr on July 11, 2023 at 6:02 am

    Do you have to dissemble every new shotgun in the beginning? Or were you just showing us how it’s done? Never owned a shotty before and I’m looking to grab this one.



  41. Philippe FRATER on July 11, 2023 at 6:05 am

    Got one. Keep it…
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  42. Hector Lebron on July 11, 2023 at 6:06 am

    Hey bro, can you put a adapter inside a cylinder pump sleeve like a 22 long or 380 ACP adapters? Can you give me a video a video on that thank you notes possible I know they do have it on the shotgun single shot adapters but I was wonder if it would do the same thing with the pump thank you kindly



  43. Vernon Bruce on July 11, 2023 at 6:08 am

    I put an ATI tactical stock and a 20" ribbed barrel on mine. I also took the magazine plug out and added a flashlight with a remote switch. It shoots very well. I patterned it and it likes the 3" #1 buck the best.



  44. Bill Green on July 11, 2023 at 6:12 am

    I could listen to him talk all day!



  45. John Blackwood on July 11, 2023 at 6:12 am

    I just about Mount one of those Maverick 88’s about a year ago. I can’t remember why I didn’t. If it’s like everything else of might have been low on funds. Great video!



  46. Ray Bodie on July 11, 2023 at 6:12 am

    Love them boom booms. Nice to see you running those minis.



  47. David W on July 11, 2023 at 6:15 am

    Thanks brother. Just bought the 88. Hitting on the links up here in Boston! Be safe.



  48. Seantell on July 11, 2023 at 6:16 am

    Would love to see a jelly test on mini buck and slugs. This channel is an asset to the 2a community. I’m going to use your Amazon link now



  49. Nicklis Family Adventures on July 11, 2023 at 6:17 am

    Good video I got one in a 20g. Great shotgun when I’m feeling better ill do a review on mine too



  50. Random Russ on July 11, 2023 at 6:19 am

    Dang it I’ve had mine 20 years and I never could break it down to clean but now I know.