I'm a newbie - just picked up a brand new Maverick 88 20 gauge youth model with 21 inch barrel. Looking forward to shooting this thing. Previous shotgun experience has been an Remington 1100 20 gauge "heavy", so Mossberg is a significant change for me.
Why the youth model? After all, "youth" is way off in the distance of my rearview. Well, I'm a 5'7" with stubby arms. So the shorter length of pull felt right to me. And the primary purpose will be home defense - I wanted the maneuverability that comes with the smaller gun.
Brought the Maverick home and ran through the basics: pulled the plug, broke it down cleaned it up and reassembled. And I've been working through snap caps to both loosen up the spring and smooth out the pump. Planning for the first trip to the range to test reliability and pattern this weekend.
Anyway, just wanted to check in and tell you all that I'm glad to be amongst you. As you can probably tell, I'm pretty excited... Would appreciate any advice or guidance for a newbie.
Why the youth model? After all, "youth" is way off in the distance of my rearview. Well, I'm a 5'7" with stubby arms. So the shorter length of pull felt right to me. And the primary purpose will be home defense - I wanted the maneuverability that comes with the smaller gun.
Brought the Maverick home and ran through the basics: pulled the plug, broke it down cleaned it up and reassembled. And I've been working through snap caps to both loosen up the spring and smooth out the pump. Planning for the first trip to the range to test reliability and pattern this weekend.
Anyway, just wanted to check in and tell you all that I'm glad to be amongst you. As you can probably tell, I'm pretty excited... Would appreciate any advice or guidance for a newbie.