Mossberg Issues Product Recall On Some Maverick Hunter Shotguns

By Tom Knighton

Mossberg is known for making quality shotguns. Most of their products are incredibly reliable, and that has made a major impact on the company’s reputation. Yet even the best companies can hit a speed bump from time to time.

The venerable firearms company has issued a recall for some of their Maverick Hunter Over/Under shotguns.

Maverick Arms, Inc. Product Safety Warning and Recall Notice

Description of Issue

Maverick Arms has discovered that a small number of Maverick Hunter™ Over/Under 12-gauge shotguns (SKU 75445) have been marked incorrectly. The chamber marking indicates that these shotguns are chambered for 3 ½” shells, however, the chambers are manufactured for 2 ¾” and 3” shells.
All Maverick Hunter™ shotguns are manufactured with 3” chambers, not 3 ½” chambers. Firing 3 ½” shot shells through these shotguns may cause an increase in chamber pressure, which may result in damage to your shotgun and/or severe personal injury if a barrel should rupture as a result of excess pressure.

How to Determine if Your Maverick Over/Under is Affected

Each Maverick Hunter™ shotgun is marked with a chamber designation on the right side of the barrel, just below the safety warning. If your shotgun marking reads “12 Ga 3 ½” Maverick Hunter” …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms