Proud Noob(H&R Pardner Tactical project)

This may be my first post, but I have a dare-to-be-different project I wish to share.

I picked up an H&R Pardner Pump at a pawn shop for $98. I used to be a proud and stubborn Remington 870 fan, but the price was too good to pass up. I quickly realized it was just a clone, and a rather tough one at that.

I also have had a thing for tactical shotguns, trench brooms, and the like. So I put my Pardner Pump on the slab and started asking around. The first gunsmith I talked to more or less called me an idiot for what I wanted to do(needless to say he didn't nor will he ever get my business), so I decided to hit the internet and see what I could dig up.

I picked up a 2-inch mag extension(looking back I could've gotten a 3-shot mag extension since the barrel is long enough), shell holder for the stock, heat shield, and a remington 870 saddle-style scope mount, for a cheapy Tasco red-dot sight I picked up for cheap enough.

The installation of the mag extension and the shell holder went by flawlessly, but the heatshield required a rather careful hackjob to remove most of the vent rib. This is more of a badass yet cheap HD shotgun instead of a bird gun, anyway.

The Scope mount has turned into a pain in my backside. We're in the process of milling it to fit the slightly wider reciever.

Pictures will be posted once its completed, and I do plan on shooting this thing asap.

Well, the rear hole lines up perfectly, but the front hole is JUUUST out of reach. About 2/32s of an inch too high, if that. I've tried filing it down, but it just doesn't get the job done, so out came the dremel.

At least someone's had the same problem I'm having. I'll pick up some fresh stones for my dremel and get started on that in the morning.

and Pictures are due to come, don't worry about that!

Pictures were promised, and I will not fail to deliver.



I apologize for the cruddy picture quality, but the only camera I have is my phone.



Here's a closeup on the heat shield and the newly modified to fit Remington 870 rail mount.

Overall, I'm proud of it. 7+1 Capacity, with 5 more on the side, new red dot sight, and a heat shield that's more there to make me smile than anything else. She put on some weight, but I think its good weight. I'll take it down to the creekbed tomorrow and take some shots at some coffee cans full of water and see how she handles.

Doesn't help this shotgun was missing the bead sight to begin with. It was pretty much staring down the rail and hoping for the best.

I dunno, I got it online and it said it would fit a Remington 870, H&R Pardner Pump, and the Norinco 98.

I took it to the creekbed and devastated a Maxwell House can at 20 paces. There wasn't enough of a target left after two shots to keep shooting, but I proved to myself that my modifications didn't hinder the performance any....

Though the mag spring didn't seem to feed properly at first. It may have hung up on something or maybe its just not used to the strain of 7 shells, but I'll figure it out.

Nice shotgun, by the way. I'm glad to see there's someone out there that doesn't believe the Pardner Pump is just a cheap 870 knockoff that'll blow up in my hands.