Brought home my new Mav 88 today.  But, they didnt have the 18.5" barrel model in stock so i grabbed the 28" field model figuring i can simply buy the home defense barrel and keep the field barrel for hunting.  However, I cant seem to find the 18.5" barrel anywhere?  They are listed on the Mossberg website for around $80 bucks but not in stock there and I had zero luck anywhere else.  Does anyone know where i can find one?

I believe the 500 barrel will work

I believe the 500 barrel will work

 

Sorry, I should have said that I was looking for either the 88 or the 500 18.5" barrel.  No luck finding either.  Hopefully I'm simply looking in the wrong places.

Congrats on your purchase. The 88 is an awesome shotgun, I have two of them.

 

Any Mossberg 500 barrel will fit the Maverick 88. Actually, about 95% of 500 parts will fit the 88.

 

Check ebay, gunbroker, etc. I think the 18.5'' barrel will run around $100.

sold out of most places but here

 

https://www.gunpartscorp.com/ad/67590.htm#67590A

Here are a few sites:

 

$99 at Cabelas:

http://www.cabelas.com/product/Mossberg-Replacement-Shotgun-Barrels/705661.uts

 

$80 at Midway:

 

http://www.midwayusa.com/product/748383/mossberg-barrel-mossberg-500-12-gauge-3-18-1-2-cylinder-bore-with-bead-sight-steel-blue

 

$82 at Mossberg:

 

https://www.mossberg.com/cgi-bin/commerce.exe?preadd=action&key=90015&reference=/cgi-bin/commerce.exe%3Fsearch%3Daction%26keywords%3D%26searchstart%3D0%26template%3DPDGCommTemplates\BW-Center\SearchResult.html%26category%3DB500

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mossberg-500-Security-Barrel-12-GA-18-5-In-Brand-New-Never-Fired-SKU-90015-/151174264042

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mossberg-500-12ga-Police-Home-Defense-Barrel-18-5-New-in-Package-/231100526315

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mossberg-500-12ga-Police-Home-Defense-Barrel-18-5-New-in-Package-/231101560778

 

 

 

 

looks like you have a good start for finding the 18.5 barrel... 

Congrats on the 88...  I too have one.   Enjoy!

Congrats. I have a field 88 I use for turkey/upland game. Think you're gonna enjoy it.

I just picked up a youth model 20ga for the bedroom.

Bring it to the Clinton shootout this Saturday to try it out...

Congrats on the pickup. I had hoped to pick one up as well, but my local store (Paramus) was sold out by the time I could there on Monday night

Congrats on the pickup. I had hoped to pick one up as well, but my local store (Paramus) was sold out by the time I could there on Monday night

 

If your crazy, Dick's has the 88 for like $170 for black friday. That line is gonna be huge though.

If your crazy, Dick's has the 88 for like $170 for black friday. That line is gonna be huge though.

 

They're on sale right now.  Go find another Dick's that has it in stock.

If your crazy, Dick's has the 88 for like $170 for black friday. That line is gonna be huge though.

Dick's in Easton Pa is sold out of Mav 88s. I was there today to buy one. Only 1 pardner pump as well. Stuff was flying off the shelves in the 30 minutes I was there. The only items they would not honor Black Friday prices was on ammo.

Dicks Burlington has one in stock. Pre blackfriday sale price too. Go buy it

I tried to get the remington 770 but no go with blackfriday price. Shucks

Woohoo, just got back from the Dick's in Union and picked up one there

Woohoo, just got back from the Dick's in Union and picked up one there

 

 

Did they have more?

They told me they had "plenty", both with 18" and 28" barrels. I'm surprised because the Paramus store told me they were sold out Monday night.

I looked at the maverick at the Dick's in Depford on monday, and decided to pass.  I did discuss the second barrel with the sales clerk - he did NOT have any 'extra' barrels, but his suggestion was - at this price - buy TWO - one with the short barrel and one with the long barrel!  Think of it this way - a new barrel is probably going to cost $120-140 anyway; so for another $30-50 you have TWO whole shotguns.

 

My opinion on the maverick?  From what I saw in the shop, I like it better than the Remington 870 express.

I looked at the maverick at the Dick's in Depford on monday, and decided to pass. I did discuss the second barrel with the sales clerk - he did NOT have any 'extra' barrels, but his suggestion was - at this price - buy TWO - one with the short barrel and one with the long barrel! Think of it this way - a new barrel is probably going to cost $120-140 anyway; so for another $30-50 you have TWO whole shotguns.

 

My opinion on the maverick? From what I saw in the shop, I like it better than the Remington 870 express.

Agreed,a second at this price is way more cost effective than a second barrel

I have had a Maverick for the last 10 years, great shotgun, barrels are interchangable with the 500.

Don't look on Mossbergs web site they never update it, if you call them they will probably have it. I had been checking there web store for months they never changed so I called them looking for a 930 barrel and they had one. I am waiting to get it now should be a few more days. So call them!!!

I just picked up a maverick 88 over the weekend $213 out the door from Dicks. Its my first shot gun I am hopping to take it out this up comming weekend. Do you guys think I will have any problems shooting skeet with a 24" barrel? Below is a really crappy cell phone pick of it. Up next two pistols one for me and one for the wife.

Not a skeet shooter myself, but I have two 88s- 26" & 20" bbls- and they're both great.

Congrats and enjoy!