The Maverick 88 Security is a plain pump-action 12 gauge: 18.5-inch cylinder-bore barrel, fixed synthetic stock, 3-inch chamber and a 5+1 magazine. It is 39.5 inches long with a 14.5-inch length of pull and weighs 6.25 pounds. The metal is blued, the sight is a single bead, and the manual safety is a cross-bolt button.

This is the configuration Maverick builds for home defense, security work and general utility, and for a Connecticut household that is its first job. Loaded with single projectiles it also falls within the state's private-land deer rule for 12 gauge shotguns during the November 18 to December 8 season, and it is the kind of gun state land allows in that window, where only shotguns and muzzleloaders may be used. A fixed stock and a bead keep it simple to run, and the synthetic furniture shrugs off rough handling and weather.

Key features

• Pump-action 12 gauge, 5+1 capacity
• 18.5-inch cylinder-bore barrel, 3-inch chamber
• Fixed synthetic stock, 14.5-inch length of pull
• Cross-bolt manual safety, bead sight
• Blued finish, 6.25 pounds

The Maverick 88 ships to a Connecticut FFL dealer you name when ordering, who completes the background check before you pick it up.