NEF pardner shotguns...whats the story?

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I bought an old 12-ga. Topper at my local gun shop for something like 70 bucks...I think it's from the '70s but not sure.Anyway, it was pretty scruffy looking and the stock is beat up but the bore looked like a new gun so I got it.Locks up tight as a bank vault and is tons of fun to shoot!!With a holstered .45 and a pocket full of 00 Buck I feel pretty well defended!!!Am actually thinking about making it a little more handy sometime soon...
 
Love the NEF shotty, hate the bruising...

I got my Pardner Protector, pre-rush, for $159 at Dick's Sporting Goods. Tell me I scored a deal!

I finally got a chance to pattern it last week using 7 1/2 target loads, #4 shot, rifled slugs, and 00 buck, all 2.75". And all fired from 10 yards at cardboard cutouts. I was most interested in the 00 since that's the prefered defensive load. Well, the Protector left a nice round pattern less than six inches in diameter. Yep, that'll leave a mark. Inside of 10 yards, in a hallway or living room, I'd say the Pardner Protector gets the job done.

Now the bad news: this Chinese Dragon gun beat the crap outta me! It's born in the Land of Mao so, I guess that's the Dragon's Tail smacking me around. All told, I fired only six shots. SIX. And it took me two days to get over the pain.

I wanna shoot tactical clays, but with all that recoil, I'm afraid I might have to fritter away my ammo allowance on the chiropractor. Not good.

Other commenters have mentioned the heavy recoil so I'm glad I'm not the only one bruised and battered. What's the solution? I was at Sportsman's Warehouse today and saw a bunch of recoil pads. Limbsavers. Pachmayrs. Grind-to-fit pads and slip-ons. The most expensive solution would be the Knoxx SpecOps Stock, but first I would call NEF to make sure it would fit.

Any suggestions?
 
They want to fit the barrel to the gun so they only sell barrels when people ship their guns back to them to let them put the barrel on. Go figure.
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What makes no sense is the barrels don't need to be fitted. They are a drop in fit. If the barrel rings were in the same place on the barrels the 870 barrels would be a drop in fit.

My Protector has the recoil pad with holes and it works well. The early HAWK 982 shotguns had the same design but the rubber was harder which took away from it's effectiveness to lesson the felt recoil. The newer 982 shotguns have the same stock and forend as the Protector.

The stock and forend is carbon fiber dipped. It says so on the website. The receiver is parkerized.

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Mine has the ventilated recoil pad and it doesn't absorb the shock much at all. Kind of a hardish rubber, little if no give. Like I said, six shots. I could've shot more but I didn't want to. Firing the slugs left me wincing. I'm not exactly large-framed either so, I feel the jolt even more. I can see this affecting my accuracy big time. I don't doubt what you're saying, Ghidora, just that my shoulder would disagree. I haven't felt this sore since my karate days.

Folks on another forum were lauding the Knoxx stock but I see that it costs almost as much as I paid for the Pardner. The Knoxx website claims their stocks cut down on 94% of the recoil. Who knows. I saw a lot of pads at the store today but grind-to-fit means I'd have to find a gunsmith as I don't have the tools or equipment. The slip-on seems to be the cheapest way to go.

BTW I would try to get a long barrel for shooting clays. The short barrels on the Protectors aren't going to give you great results shooting clays.
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This guy rocked out with a shorty.
 
Correction: the slugs I fired were at 25 yards and they went exactly where I wanted them to go. Next time I'll try the slugs at 50 yds and see what happens, but so far (other than the bruising which *will* be corrected), I'm very happy with this shotgun.
 
The Pardner Protector I bought has the best recoil pad on it that I've ever seen. Apparently it's new for this year...
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Maybe that's it. I bought mine last November. I assume you bought your Pardner this year, and it came with the newer (and better) pad.

Note to self: call NEF on Monday and see if they'll send you one.:D
 
If you look close at the picture you can see the stock has a fiber pattern on it. My standard Protector doesn't have a carbon fiber pattern on it like the one in the picture. They also told you that the barrels need to be fitted which is wrong.

I own two of the H&R Excell Auto 5 shotguns. They are very reliable and nice low cost semi autos. They are excellent for the money.


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I have bought parts from NEF and found them super nice to deal with.
I own one of their 45 Long Colt carbine models which I bought for about $335.00
on Gunbroker brand new. By the way it is one of my favorite guns to shoot at the range
it has a Williams Reciever sight I put on and it is deadly accurate with my Contender only
300 grain handloads I am going to rechamber it to 454 casull someday.
What I bought from them was a replacement buttstock (i broke mine)
Nice checkered Walnut about $65.00 I thoght that was a very fair price and I believe
forearm which is also checkered was about $35.00 A great way to dress up a rugged inexpensive singleshot that has a lot of possibilities in my mind.
 
I bought a NEF Pardner .20 gauge yesterday. I pick it up Monday, but it seems like a well built gun. It's has a 21" barrel with screw in chokes and a nice "National Turkey Hunting Federation" logo engraved into the stock.

Does anyone know if they come with a tool to change the chokes?
 
If it's like my Youth Pardner, the tool specified in the instruction manual is a quarter. I looked on the 'Net and found a number of other tubes are compatible. Can't find the link right now, but perhaps someone else can help.

All my best,
Dirty Bob
 
Thanks folks, if I understand some 'net research I did, they take any Mossberg, Winchester, Browning or any Invector style choke.
 
The guy said it wouldnt fire 5000 rounds, huh. I see no reason why it wouldnt fire many more than that. Maybe replace the mag spring in it.

Mine is built like a tank.
 
Yeah he's a international man of mystery and an expert in the arms industry.
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Working at Gander Mountain is just a quiet cover until things cool off so he can go back to his big deals....
 
King Ghidora: Did you get your shell carrier fixed on your Protector?

My Breacher Protector. Recoil is very low with the King Amory Muzzle Brake and the pistol grip stock. It's a joy to shoot. The action is smooth as butter after I did an action job on it and it will cycle any low cost shells. It has one of my 7+1 tube extension on it and I applied a non rust ceramic finish over the parkerized finish; no more rust worries. I know it is little much for some.

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Update: Looks like I actually have a 5 year warranty. I guess I just glanced at the warranty card before. I just looked at it closer.
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You should mail in that card if you haven't already. I believe I sent mine in right after purchase.

Recoil is very low with the King Amory Muzzle Brake and the pistol grip stock. It's a joy to shoot.
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I'm Googling this item as I write. There's some info at the Saiga forum. I'd be interested in the *pistol grip stock* especially if it reduces the kick on this Dragon. Did you get it through King Armory and how much did you pay for it, if you don't mind me asking?

Btw, I really like what you've done with your shotty :D
 
In college I bought the single shot 12 ga Turkey model that shoots 3 1'2" magnums. It will rattle your teeth worse than any gun I have ever shot, but it will hold a great pattern out to 45 yards. I paid $90 brand new. Some of the best money I ever spent.

I've since bought a 870 Supermag that I use now for turkeys, but the NEF is great to loan to a new hunter or if you don't feel like lugging around the extra weight of the pump.
 
I cannot see in the OP where the pump is mentioned. The single shot is all American, been around forever. I have the 10 gauge Turkey and it's tough as nails. I bought a modified choke tube for it and goose hunt with it using 10 gauge 3.5" steel T shot. I had a 20 gauge for the kid, danged thing was light. My 10 gauge is 9 lbs and recoil ain't that bad, but that 20 wasn't five pounds I don't think and kicked worse than my 12s with 2 3/4" loads. Definitely not a good gun for a small kid. A 28 gauge would work better, or a .410. They're tough, though, be hard to break one and will last literally for generations. Many of 'em have been in families already for generations.

The pump is a Chinese gun and I've heard yea and nay on it, but i suspect it's a good gun for the money and probably would hold up fine. I can tell ya, don't worry over the single shot. They're tough as nails.
 
I was a kid people would buy 8 ga. shotguns and I even saw a 6 ga. once. People would shoot the 8 ga.'s but no one wanted anything to do with that 6 ga.. I wouldn't either.
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I may be wrong, but I think the 6 gauge was first popular in Scotland back in the black powder days.
I don't think I would want to eat a bird with half a pound of lead in it though.

I like the meat/lead ratio to be in the meats favor. lol.
 
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