My new defense shotgun(new toy)

PONTIACDM · 06-03-2008, 10:23 PM

I got laid off last Friday so I decided to cash in all my vacation days. I then decided I deserved a new gun. It's amazing how easy it was to talk myself into that .LOL! For $169.00 brand new you can't beat it. I'll keep it in the corner of my bedroom for emergency use. I plan to put a tactical light and a clip on the side to hold extra shells, money allowing. If you have a Dicks Sporting Goods near by go check one out for yourself. Oh ya it's a NEF Pardner.

LiveToShoot · 06-03-2008, 10:26 PM

Great way to celebrate, or make the transition go smoother, by buying a new gun...maybe even better than getting drunk and throwing/pissing the money down a pipe?

Been in a Dicks Sporting Goods in MN...what a store.

Seabeescotty · 06-03-2008, 10:29 PM

Heck, I just got a used Win. 1300, and paid $250 for it! But I like Winchester, and it came with three chokes, and the tool, and it shoots three inch mags, and I got some three inch double ought to go with it, so watch out, bad guys! Don't come sniffin' around here!

LiveToShoot · 06-03-2008, 10:34 PM

Or...you'll blow their sniffer off, and anything else closely connected.

Sounds like a good buy on the Win 1300. I'd like to find a deal like that.

GlockMeister · 06-03-2008, 10:46 PM

Sorry to hear you got laid off PontiacDM. Congrats on the new home defense toy though. May as well get it now, before your or rather just in case your situation gets worse before it gets better ya' know. I hope you bounce back on your feet real quick and won't be out of work too long..

ArkansasHunter · 06-03-2008, 10:50 PM

Hey Pont are you as Impressed as I was when you bought a Pardner Pump ?
I bought the 20ga. adult size with wood stocks and it seems to be very well made.

On your's supposibly everything that will adapt to the Remington 870 will adapt to the Pardner.

Sure can't beat that price and Congrats . I like it !...A.H

PONTIACDM · 06-03-2008, 11:01 PM

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Originally Posted by GlockMeister

Sorry to hear you got laid off PontiacDM. Congrats on the new home defense toy though. May as well get it now, before your or rather just in case your situation gets worse before it gets better ya' know. I hope you bounce back on your feet real quick and won't be out of work too long..

Thanks for the concern but I think I'll be ok. You'll know if things get real bad I'll be selling instead of buying. Hey you just gave me an idea for a new post!

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Originally Posted by ArkansasHunter

Hey Pont are you as Impressed as I was when you bought a Pardner Pump ?
I bought the 20ga. adult size with wood stocks and it seems to be very well made.

On your's supposibly everything that will adapt to the Remington 870 will adapt to the Pardner.

Sure can't beat that price and Congrats . I like it !...A.H

I haven't shot it yet but it looks well made. The trigger seems to break clean. Thanks for the 870 tip, I was wondering about that.

Seabeescotty · 06-03-2008, 11:10 PM

Well, that's a good thing, you can get 870 goodies, about anywhere! Hopefully the layoff is short, and temporary.

AH, good to see you're up and about! Thought maybe all that cake would weigh ya down, and put ya to sleep. Which is where I'm going, had a long day.

Ya'll take care, and I'll see ya tomorrow!

GlockMeister · 06-03-2008, 11:19 PM

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Originally Posted by PONTIACDM

Hey you just gave me an idea for a new post!

What might that idea have been? lol

PONTIACDM · 06-03-2008, 11:29 PM

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Originally Posted by GlockMeister

What might that idea have been? lol

I should have said you reminded me about a post I forgot about. click here
http://www.gunandgame.com/forums/pow...tml#post526704 (Guns you've signed for and sold?)

GlockMeister · 06-03-2008, 11:35 PM

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Originally Posted by PONTIACDM

I should have said you reminded me about a post I forgot about. click here
http://www.gunandgame.com/forums/pow...tml#post526704 (Guns you've signed for and sold?)

LOL, I just got done posting in that one having seen it from the front/home page. lol

twisterx44 · 06-04-2008, 12:07 AM

How do you like it so far? Anyone else have anything to say? I live very near a Dicks, and after seeing how cheap this shotgun was, I am seriously considering buying one tomorrow. Should i wait and get a used 870?

ArkansasHunter · 06-04-2008, 12:49 AM

twisterx44 You can't beat them and I'm sorry to say an independent test was done on a Pardner 12ga, and an 870 and the Pardner was equal to better than the 870.
As far as the steel in the gun and workmanship.

You can probably find the report by typeing in Pardner Pump range report.

Andrew Cockran another member here bought one and was very Impressed with his.

Regards ...A.H

twisterx44 · 06-04-2008, 12:51 AM

thanks AH..i figure what the hell, 180 bucks, why not? Will be my first shotgun.

Let me ask you this: would you trust your life to it?

PONTIACDM · 06-04-2008, 07:45 AM

Twister44 Dick's also gave me a coupon to fill out an online survey. If you fill it out you get $10.00 off of your next purchase of $50.00 or more. So if you bought $51.00 worth of ammo you get it for$41.00. Not bad if you ask me.

twisterx44 · 06-04-2008, 11:19 AM

Yeah, I go to dicks a lot, its where i usually buy my .223 and some other ammo too. They have some point system where after you recieve 300pts, which isn't hard to do, you get a 10.00 off coupon. I use em all the time, it really helps.

I'm new to the shotgun world, but know the 870 and moss500 are two widely known and trusted shotguns. As far as chokes, I believe, (thats the keyword haha) that they control the spread of the pellets? Could someone tell me what a few standard loads were, if there are any? How many pellets, what the 00 means, I know there are apparantly different length shells since I've heard about at least 2.5" and 3". Just trying to get up to speed on all this. I know my rifles and pretty decently handguns. Time to learn the scattergun!

Also, what would be a good skeet shooting load, a good plinking load (target shooting I guess?) and home defense load?

Thanks.

EDIT: Just got off the phone with dicks, Pardner Pump is for 189 but its the 24" barrel; I'd want the 18.5"

How hard is it to reduce it myself?

PONTIACDM · 07-16-2008, 08:50 PM

Well I finally got to shoot it today and I love it! I think my brother is going to buy one tomorrow. He loved it also. I put a slug, oo buck, and some cheap clay target rounds through it. All fired really well.

06-03-2008, 10:26 PM	#2
LiveToShoot Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Northwest USA Posts: 1,776 Trader Rating: (0)	Great way to celebrate, or make the transition go smoother, by buying a new gun...maybe even better than getting drunk and throwing/pissing the money down a pipe? Been in a Dicks Sporting Goods in MN...what a store. __________________ "Happiness is not the absence of conflict, but the ability to cope with it." -Unknown

06-03-2008, 10:29 PM	#3
Seabeescotty Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Jay, Oklahoma, God's country. Posts: 3,699 Trader Rating: (0)	Heck, I just got a used Win. 1300, and paid $250 for it! But I like Winchester, and it came with three chokes, and the tool, and it shoots three inch mags, and I got some three inch double ought to go with it, so watch out, bad guys! Don't come sniffin' around here! __________________ Adapt, improvise, overcome.-Gysgt Highway, Heartbreak Ridge

06-03-2008, 10:34 PM	#4
LiveToShoot Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Northwest USA Posts: 1,776 Trader Rating: (0)	Or...you'll blow their sniffer off, and anything else closely connected. Sounds like a good buy on the Win 1300. I'd like to find a deal like that. __________________ "Happiness is not the absence of conflict, but the ability to cope with it." -Unknown

06-03-2008, 10:46 PM	#5
GlockMeister Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Northern Illinois Posts: 4,923 Trader Rating: (0)	Sorry to hear you got laid off PontiacDM. Congrats on the new home defense toy though. May as well get it now, before your or rather just in case your situation gets worse before it gets better ya' know. I hope you bounce back on your feet real quick and won't be out of work too long.. __________________ I'd rather be tried by 12 than carried by 6!

06-03-2008, 11:10 PM	#8
Seabeescotty Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Jay, Oklahoma, God's country. Posts: 3,699 Trader Rating: (0)	Well, that's a good thing, you can get 870 goodies, about anywhere! Hopefully the layoff is short, and temporary. AH, good to see you're up and about! Thought maybe all that cake would weigh ya down, and put ya to sleep. Which is where I'm going, had a long day. Ya'll take care, and I'll see ya tomorrow! __________________ Adapt, improvise, overcome.-Gysgt Highway, Heartbreak Ridge

06-03-2008, 10:50 PM	#6
ArkansasHunter Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: South Arkansas Posts: 10,504 Trader Rating: (0)	Hey Pont are you as Impressed as I was when you bought a Pardner Pump ? I bought the 20ga. adult size with wood stocks and it seems to be very well made. On your's supposibly everything that will adapt to the Remington 870 will adapt to the Pardner. Sure can't beat that price and Congrats . I like it !...A.H

06-04-2008, 12:07 AM	#12
twisterx44 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: (SW) Portland, OR Posts: 401 Trader Rating: (0)	How do you like it so far? Anyone else have anything to say? I live very near a Dicks, and after seeing how cheap this shotgun was, I am seriously considering buying one tomorrow. Should i wait and get a used 870?

06-04-2008, 12:49 AM	#13
ArkansasHunter Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: South Arkansas Posts: 10,504 Trader Rating: (0)	twisterx44 You can't beat them and I'm sorry to say an independent test was done on a Pardner 12ga, and an 870 and the Pardner was equal to better than the 870. As far as the steel in the gun and workmanship. You can probably find the report by typeing in Pardner Pump range report. Andrew Cockran another member here bought one and was very Impressed with his. Regards ...A.H

06-04-2008, 12:51 AM	#14
twisterx44 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: (SW) Portland, OR Posts: 401 Trader Rating: (0)	thanks AH..i figure what the hell, 180 bucks, why not? Will be my first shotgun. Let me ask you this: would you trust your life to it?

06-04-2008, 07:45 AM	#15
PONTIACDM Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: OHIO Posts: 546 Trader Rating: (0)	Twister44 Dick's also gave me a coupon to fill out an online survey. If you fill it out you get $10.00 off of your next purchase of $50.00 or more. So if you bought $51.00 worth of ammo you get it for$41.00. Not bad if you ask me. __________________ I'm Safe Inside My Helmet

06-04-2008, 11:19 AM	#16
twisterx44 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: (SW) Portland, OR Posts: 401 Trader Rating: (0)	Yeah, I go to dicks a lot, its where i usually buy my .223 and some other ammo too. They have some point system where after you recieve 300pts, which isn't hard to do, you get a 10.00 off coupon. I use em all the time, it really helps. I'm new to the shotgun world, but know the 870 and moss500 are two widely known and trusted shotguns. As far as chokes, I believe, (thats the keyword haha) that they control the spread of the pellets? Could someone tell me what a few standard loads were, if there are any? How many pellets, what the 00 means, I know there are apparantly different length shells since I've heard about at least 2.5" and 3". Just trying to get up to speed on all this. I know my rifles and pretty decently handguns. Time to learn the scattergun! Also, what would be a good skeet shooting load, a good plinking load (target shooting I guess?) and home defense load? Thanks. EDIT: Just got off the phone with dicks, Pardner Pump is for 189 but its the 24" barrel; I'd want the 18.5" How hard is it to reduce it myself? Last edited by twisterx44; 06-04-2008 at 12:30 PM.

07-16-2008, 08:50 PM	#17
PONTIACDM Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: OHIO Posts: 546 Trader Rating: (0)	Well I finally got to shoot it today and I love it! I think my brother is going to buy one tomorrow. He loved it also. I put a slug, oo buck, and some cheap clay target rounds through it. All fired really well. __________________ I'm Safe Inside My Helmet