There is frequently crud/debris in a newly manufactured gun unfortunately. The mag tube isn't very hard to remove, you just need to warm up the receiver where it threads in because they put Loctite or something similar on the threads. Any time we get a new gun in here, it's completely disassembled, cleaned, and lubed before being shelved or shot. Considering how easy this fix is, I would recommend taking it to a smith, would probably cost you less to fix it than the postage to ship it back to Mossberg. We carry S&J Hardware 20ga followers, haven't tried on in a Mossberg, but their followers work a lot more smoothly than any of the metal followers I've tried.

 

If you decide to tackle this yourself, give us a call and I'll fly you through the "how-to" stuff.

 

Thanks KJ. The guy at Dick's is going to take a look at it tomorrow, so I'll wait to see if he has any magic solutions. If not I'll give you a call.

 

I've only seen a couple of 88's but the machining was pretty rough. Sounds like the assembler slapped in a rough part and let it slide. Shouldn't be too hard to fix.

 

greystork; I had a similiar problem with my new Maverick 88, 20 ga. I could load shells in the magazine however, it took several try's to get the shell to insert and seat, I thought the problem would correct itself after a couple boxes of shells but it didn't at which time I contacted Maverick and they sent me an email with a "free" shipping label to return the gun to their repair service after a couple of weeks it returned and I have cycled several shells through the magazine and it seems to work better than before, although some shell don't insert into the magazine without several attempts. They never returned a synopsis of the work completed so I have no idea what they did to correct the problem. I haven't had it to the range yet but I will soon and I will let you know if the problem still exist.

You may wan't to contact Maverick service I believe they will help.