I eded up replacing the mag tube on this gun because I put the fore grip from the Maverick 88 on it, and I was rather disappointed when I got the mag tube I purchased off ebay- The ad said "Very good used condition" and had a picture of a mag tube with no bluing wear or any visible damage... What I received was a mag tube with a ton of bluing wear, and was very greasy... I usually have pretty good luck with stuff off ebay.
I emailed the seller, showed pics of what the one I received looked like, and haven't seen a response yet- I plan to follow up with a "item not as described" claim if I don't hear back.
In the meantime, I wanted to get my gun back together, and decided to try my hand at re-bluing something, and the mag tube seemed a good place to start. And regardless of whether or not I did a good job rebluing it, I am still rather unhappy about the amount of wear in this tube, and feel that issue needs to be rectified...
So here is what I received...
In my opinion, this should never be described as "Good used condition" Is it just me, or does this look like it was misrepresented???? FInish is severely worn, and there is actually a ridge in the tube where the fore grip ended motion when in forward position.
After I reblued it, this is what I have... It looks better after I oiled it with my CLP, and I am still not 100% happy with it, but, we'll see what happens. . I forgot to get assembled pics with the Maverick 88 stock and grip on it, but holy buttery smooth action Batman! This gun runs so fast and smooth now! It was good before, but now, wow!!