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Thanks for typing all that,Lee. Quite informative.

I had some experience with the 97 back in the day. The 870 is a better design for the reasons Lee gave. And, one that's worn in a bit shucks lots smoother than any 97 I've met.
 
Well my 982 came in.

The Good: Very solid, my first norinco buy, will buy again.

The Bad: Sometimes the last shell in the tube dosent pop out, maybe its the magazine spring, ..any ideas 870 gurus?
 
stealth:

I'm far from an 870 guru, but on mine, I checked the free spring length (was OK) and I took some fine sandpaper and removed some of the casting flash from my follower.

This slicked things up a bit. It would be cheap insurance to put in a good mag spring, i.e. Wolff or ISMI and a good aftermarket 870 follower.
 
Dealer says my 982 has arrived, but I'm waiting for a Mossbeg 590 transfer to come in as well before I go pick it up.

stealth, be sure you give it a good cleaning too. The 981 I got had a bunch of packing grease in the magazine tube and everywhere else that took a little work to get out. I use WD-40 as a degreaser, it seems to work OK.

Please share any other user reports as time goes on...

Thanks,

lpl
 
John Browning

I think it is interesting that John Browning's military designs were so easy to take apart and his civilian designs seemed to be deliberately made to discourage disassembly.

RMc
 
Umm.

Ever field strip a BAR? :D

lpl ("blanket parties" with a BAR, a Garand and a 1911A1 all field stripped and the parts tumbled in an Army blanket, with timed teams to reassemble... and they used to call that FUN... I'm not quite THAT old, and never did any active duty time, but they did that on 'fun days' where I used to work from time to time)
 
First post here, long time lurker...

Max directed me over here after I read a review he did on another site which helped sway my in the direction of the IAC 982. After reading Lee's review, I'm definitely thinking this is a good base gun to build an HD gun.
 
I have been sorely tempted to try out a 982, this thread has augmented that desire. Thanks for the write up. I look forward to reading your impressions upon shooting them.
 
A couple more obsevations:

1) Last round has only stuck when not pumping authoratively.

2) Mag tube fits 5 (2 3/4") and to my surprise 5 (3") too!

3) Half inch rub mark where my forestock barely touches the barrel, no big deal this is a workin gun.

stay tuned for more obsevations :D


Thank you to Radjxf and Lee Lapin for your suggestions
 
stealth,

I had to center up the forearm on the barrel on the Pardner Pump I got too- it was rubbing the barrel back at the chamber where the barrel OD tapers out. Since I got the gun slightly used, I don't know if the problem originated at the factory or was induced by the prior owner. A good shotgun fore-end tool is worth having if you mess with shotguns a lot - http://www.midwayusa.com:80/viewProduct/?productNumber=616835 .

Have to watch out for little things like proper forearm fit, they can cause issues running the gun.

lpl
 
A slight follow up, Last round hasent hung up on me since.

Shoots great, But I still have yet to devise a way to keep the forearm from rubbing the barrel its 1) starting to make a mark 2) increases friction, lee lapin's right about forearm fit essential to operation.

I still havent fully made up my mind about the ghost rings, I like them, but I also really like rifle sights, Either way having adjustable sights is a must for me. I need more time running the gun to develop more confidence in hits and swing. I'm considering painting a white dot on the front site post and a horizontal line through the rear aperture.

Also, still pondering a +2(7) extension, I'd like to have one, as long as its as reliable as the factory 5 tube.

BTW, It has digested everything thus far. I'm on a hunt for something to stock up on (buckshot or slugs).

More Obsevations:
My rear aperture sights external circle (like the circle you look through but on the outside edge not the inside circle) appears round on the right side and more cut straight on the left side, I dont think it has interfered with my sight picture because the difference would be small, also if it were altering my sight plane I could always adjust them too.

I'd take some pictures if THR allowed straight uploading, I don't like using 3rd party sites such as flickr, photobucket, ect.
 
^ Hey Stealth, I don't like those sites either. I use tinypic.com. No account required, just upload and it gives you a link. Put the link in your message and your all set. Couldn't be easier to use.


I'm loving my Pardner Protector. Countless rounds through the thing now and it hasn't given me one problem. Perfect HD shotgun.
Though to be honest, I kind of wish I would have waited about a month and gotten the 982. At the time I bought my Protector every single place was sold out of 982's with no word on when the next shipment was going to come in. Not two weeks after I got my Protector in my hands, the 982 boat came to shore and they were everywhere again.
No problems at all with my purchase, it just would have been nice to get ghost ring sites for free.
 
I'd take some pictures if THR allowed straight uploading, I don't like using 3rd party sites such as flickr, photobucket, ect.
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982 barrel rub

Well, I've been brainstorming a way to get rid of the barrel rub from the forestock. Since I dont have any specialized tools, or a new (and straight) forestock, I think im going to have to shave or sand a peice down where it is rubbing.

I figure I'd ask here first before I do anything dumb, is there a better way?

.. oh, and something to cover up the rub mark.. some form of high temp black paint?
 
stealth,

It isn't that the forearm is crooked- it's just rotated out of proper alignment on the fore-end tube. All that's necessary is to loosen the fore-end tube nut enough to rotate the forearm a little, and then re-tighten the nut.

If you field strip the gun and pull out the bolt/bolt slide/action bar assembly, you can get to the nut pretty easily via the front of the forearm. A piece of flat metal stock about 1/8" thick, shaped to fit down inside the forearm, will work. SureFire used to send this sort of tool out with all their forearms, but the ones I had here are long gone or I'd offer to mail you one.

Some people report being able to use a pair of needle nosed pliers as a makeshift spanner, but I also hear tales of scratched up guns, broken-out wood forearms etc. with that approach. It's just so much easier to do with the right tool.

If you take off the forearm by field-stripping the gun, it's pretty easy to remove some material off the inside of the forearm where it rubs on the barrel. And that may be the least dangerous way to go about fixing it after all.

hth,

lpl
 
You posted while I was taking some pictures, anyway here they are.

Thanks for offering the tool, Its the thought that counts. =)
I'll have to monkey about with it to see what I can accomplish, Thank you for your help and instruction, LeeLapin.
 

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I'm about to take the plunge on a 982. Hoping to place it on trunk gun duty. As long as it can get it to put slugs into a cranium size area at 50 yards it will be perfect.

No crying if it gets scratched, beat, rusted or (gasp) stolen.

Justin
 
I just got a 982 myself. Mine was used, owned by a young guy who has since shipped out to Iraq. It has the ghost ring rear sight and a fiber optic front. At $155., I just couldn't pass it up.
I was told that he used to shoot water bottles and pop cans with it on a friend's farm. I may have to try that myself soon.
 
I'm looking for a 982 but as soon as they hit the shelves, they are gone.

Must be a good gun as people are scarfing them up

But it seems folks are scarfing up everything they can around here do to the"ahem" political climate as of late.
 
Isn't Norinco wholly owned by the People's Liberation Army? I have no desire to support them, however good and cheap their guns may be.

I also wonder if the patents on the 1897 and the 870 have expired, or if Norinco is paying patent fees or just bootlegging. I know the Chinese military has made illicit copies of other guns in the past, such as the broomhandle Mauser.
 
Isn't Norinco wholly owned by the People's Liberation Army? I have no desire to support them, however good and cheap their guns may be.

I also wonder if the patents on the 1897 and the 870 have expired, or if Norinco is paying patent fees or just bootlegging. I know the Chinese military has made illicit copies of other guns in the past, such as the broomhandle Mauser.
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You might want to ask Remington.
I believe they just recently bought Marlin, which owns H&R and NEF and apparently Remington is now selling the crap outta the Pardner Pumps imported by NEF.
 
i just got a hawk 982 and after a good cleaning and lube the gun is smooth as silk. other than the stock being to skinny and hard everything seems fine. i plan to put this http://www.combathunting.com/product...&product=13335 on and get a light and im good to go. now i just need to go shoot it so i can see how it handles.
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The stock on the 982 is the same size as the speedFeed LE stocks but the 982 stock isn't thin & hollow like the SF stocks. It's a thicker and more durable polymer.


GC
 
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