barrel interchangeability

[glock4life]

I have a scoped rifled barrel from mossberg that fits my rem 870 12 gauge. Will this barrel fit the maverick 88 12 gauge?

[win67]

No. The 88 is a Mossberg-designed gun that uses barrels originally designed for either it or the Mossberg 500. The 870 is a totally unrelated gun that Mossberg makes barrels for, in much the same way you can buy AC Delco parts for Ford trucks.

[glock4life]

Thanks for the info. I wasn't sure what to do with the extra barrel. Converted my 870 to strictly home defense. Need a reliable deer taker. Thought the 88 with that barrel would make me as happy as it did on the 870. I'm thinking the 88 with the sighted slug barrel may be the way to go.