So i was looking at shotguns online after posting Friday, and found a hell of a deal. The local Sportsman's Warehouse had a shotgun on sale for $99.99 20 ga. which is what i wanted, since i'll only be using it for pheasants and doves, maybe ducks. Never heard for the brand Pardner's shotgun it was labelled. Did a quick google search, turns out Pardner is made by H&R, who are owned by Remington. So i called my brother, asked him what he knew about them. Remington is a good name, no issues there, but an affiliation maybe be iffy, and an affiliation that is in China is really iffy. My go to for guns is my brother, he's an avid gun nut, he's probably forgotten more than i'll ever know about guns. Kinda his wheel house though, he's a firearms instructor for law enforcement agencies around here.
So i call him ask him about these Pardner shotguns and he says he's owned 2. loved them both, traded them in to upgrade for better though, but they're a damn fine starter shotgun. I ordered the shotgun online, picked it up saturday morning. Now i have 2 guns i have to go shoot
Online picture of the shotgun i just bought.
Simple, no frills, just pump point and shoot. perfect for what i'm going to use it for, and as rarely as i'll use it i didn't want to spend a ton. So i'm super happy with this one. a review of the 12 ga version sums it up very well -
https://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/2011/12/ralph/gun-review-hr-1871-pardner-pump-protector-12-gauge/