the maverick 88 is just a plain jane version of the mosberg 500. they work great.... they will accept mossberg 500 barrels and the only real difference is it has a crossbolt safety,one sliderail versus 2 on the 500, and you cant replace to forearm with a tactiacl model like on on the 500 ... great gun that you wont be dissappointed with, also accepts all standard stocks that fit a model 500