Bargain Home Defense shotgun

by Warhawk, Hot Springs, Arkansas, Monday, August 25, 2014, 14:25 (3732 days ago)

Bud's Gun Shop has the NEF Pardner pump, home defense model, on sale for $155

http://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog/product_info.php/cPath/955/products_id/16597/Recent+...

I have one of these, it's a Chinese clone of an 870, mine works like a champ.

I have the turkey gun version, 21" barrel with optical bead

by stonewalrus, Monday, August 25, 2014, 15:19 (3732 days ago) @ Warhawk

Front sight. Doubles as a great home defense gun just by changing out the choke. I have been quite pleased with mine. Walmart often has them in the $180 range. Mine has a youth model 20 gauge I have also debated on buying for general family use and my 7 yr old to grow into.

Bargain Home Defense shotgun

by Slow Hand ⌂ @, Indiana, Monday, August 25, 2014, 18:12 (3732 days ago) @ Warhawk

I'm pretty sure Fatboy (Bob M) had one and had issues with it.

I'm all for a bargain but when it comes to my family's defensive needs, I hate to scrimp!

That bummed me out......

by Otony, Monday, August 25, 2014, 22:26 (3732 days ago) @ Slow Hand

.....cause I sold it to him. I wish he had said something, I woulda made it right.

Otony

Not quite an 870 or 500, but...

by Sarge ⌂ @, Central Misery, Monday, August 25, 2014, 20:04 (3732 days ago) @ Warhawk

"My impression was that the Pardner is a pretty decent shotgun for the money. It could stand a little refinement; the trigger was gritty as hell and the base of the sight bead just barely protruded into the bore, perhaps enough to queer the patterns a little. None of these are problems for the hobbyist gunsmith. I am tempted to buy one, clean up the rough spots and have a set of choke tubes installed."

http://www.thesixgunjournal.net/hrs-pardner-pump-protector/

In my limited experience I would take a Pardner over a

by stonewalrus, Monday, August 25, 2014, 20:20 (3732 days ago) @ Warhawk

Mossberg YMMV.

The 500 is beautifully easy to rebuild...

by Sarge ⌂ @, Central Misery, Tuesday, August 26, 2014, 10:15 (3731 days ago) @ stonewalrus

when it finally does need work and that's a positive attribute, from the perspective of a old gun mechanic.

I already rebuilt one - wasn't real impressed with the

by stonewalrus, Tuesday, August 26, 2014, 11:00 (3731 days ago) @ Sarge

Quality of the parts. Mine literally fell apart sitting in the gun safe. I guess from leaving it loaded. Hammer broke and the lifters fatigued.

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