And just for fun, a pic of it with the Knoxx stock, and the barrel covered to where it will be cut.

Right now keep it loaded up with 5 Winchester 3" 1450fps #00 12 pellet shells in the tube.

 

Welcome!
LOL, a wiener dog named "Frank"...

 

Thanks.

It fits him perfectly and for how perfectly it fits his personality, I think it's funny that I had the name picked when I put the deposit down for pick of the litter, which was a few days before he was even conceived (at the time it was an easy pick, frank - frankfurter). I'm beyond happy I went with a dachshund, there really isn't another breed of dog that compares; picked him up at 8 weeks to the day a little over 2 years ago, and have had a better friend than I thought possible. When we move to a bigger house I'm going back to the same breeder (which was a 13 hour drive each way from our house) for a second.

/tangent over, although he actually is one of the most important features of my shotgun, he only barks when its someone he doesn't know walking up to his house(I have no idea how he knows, it doesn't matter if I know someone's coming over or not, he knows), and for a relatively small dog, he has a full size hound bark.

EDIT: I found a long flat head screwdriver, going to throw on the Knoxx furniture in the morning. It's killing me not cutting the barrel down, but know that waiting until I have a good setup with a vice and clamps is the only real option.

QUESTION: When I cut the barrel or grind the mag dimples off, or whatever that results in raw metal, what's the best product to use to refinish it? That cold blue stuff that's ~$10? Is any brand significantly better than the others?

 

To start, I am glad I am not the only one who thinks that the vent rib look is cool. I bought a pardner pump just like yours about a year ago. I cannot do the picture thing at the moment. But imagine if you will. I cut the barrel to about 19", that allowed me to end on a rib at the end of the barrel. I installed a Hi-Viz fiber optic vent rib front sight. I ground the dimples out of the magazine tube with my dremel and slicked up the action. Slicked up the magazine tube and used a Choate brand tube to make a magazine extension flush with the end of the barrel and it gives me 7+1 capacity. (Very similar to the type that MAX100, used to sell.) I cut the factory butt stock to 13" LOP, (I don't care for pistol grips on my shotgun), and added a piece of rail to the underside of the forend to attache my surefire pistol light to. I have done most of these modifications to my truck gun. That is an IAC Hawk 982.

For all of the exposed metal I do recommend the cold blue. It is super easy to apply and touch up if necessary. I have done it to both of the guns where needed. It is not anywhere near as good as one of the various Kote products. But great for a home gunsmith.

I use the Birchwood Casey cold blue, Walmart carries it. I prefer the super blue to the permablue. It does stain a bit deeper, and lasts longer.

Other than that, have fun with the project. I have had hours of enjoyment and really know my gun inside and out now. It is a great feeling.

 

I also forgot to mention. I just finished a project involving the A5's cousin the Remington model 11. It was a lot of fun and came out great. Should be a wonderful and reliable "old school'' tactical shotgun. I would jump on the A5 if you are even a little interested.

 

Which extension did you get that works with the barrel cut to the first rib past 18" that makes it 7+1? I was just going to grab a cheap +1 cap, but if there's one that will make it hold 7 in the tube I'm all for it.

 

Knoxx furniture installed. Forearm went on with zero problems; for the nut thing on the forearm I used a Leatherman Blast which worked surprisingly well.

Now the barrel needs to get sawed off ASAP.

 

Which extension did you get that works with the barrel cut to the first rib past 18" that makes it 7+1? I was just going to grab a cheap +1 cap, but if there's one that will make it hold 7 in the tube I'm all for it.

read my post about the 7+1 extension:
viewtopic.php?f=7&t=293287&p=2613278#p2613278

the choate mag extension you need for the norinco 870 clone has OAL=3.5". this will give you the idea of where to cut your barrel. hope this help.

 

Good deal, thank you. I'm assuming its 7+1 with 2.75" and 6+1 with 3"?

Looks like 3.5" will be perfect to make a cut that lines up with a rib. Little project is coming together nicely.

 

I don't know about anybody else but I really like the Pardner Pump's aesthetics. The humpback design reminds me a lot of some Browning designs.

 

Yeah, it does look like its got a little A5 in it. I wish the back was more like the IAC version, but that's only for mounting a 870 style optic. It's a nice looking gun for $190 out the door, and it's a nice looking gun period. Aside from a Marine Magnum, I really can't see myself ever getting a 870 or Remington for that matter. But a M4 H2O would knock both a "normal" autoloader and a Ni shotgun off my list. Although I could probably get an 870MM and a 11-87 for less than that M4 would cost lol.

I almost want to pick up another 28" Pardner just because I can't see them staying $200 that much longer; maybe keep the barrel at ~24", put on a +4 extension, and keep it loaded with slugs. But even if I do end up grabbing another it wouldn't get any money thrown at it until I'm completely finished with this HD build. And I still want to get a Glock 30 (if I'm only going to be able to have a 10 round mag, why not be 10 rounds of 10mm lol), but I'll admit the G30 is rather low on the list.

 

Maybe it's just a bit of irony here regarding the Pardner Pump. It's basically a ripoff/clone of the Remington 870 and we all know that. But according to talk on Remington shotguns I've heard the humpbacked Browning A5/Remington Model 11 was streamlined into the Model 48, which was redesigned into the Remington 1100, which was the basis for the Remington 870 prototype and features 80% parts commonality. If that's rue then here comes the Pardner Pump 870 clone that features the humpback design of John Browning who started it all.

 

That's pretty funny.

I wonder what the reason is they have the hump on the Pardner but don't on the 981/982? It would have to be less expensive to stick with only one style.

 

Glad i'm not the only one...

Recently picked up the Pardner Protector and I liked it so much I swapped out the wood on my 23 year old dinged up 870 too. The Protector doesn't have the vent rib barrel which I found curious but then again its a very heavy 870 copy already so maybe that's a good thing and probably the biggest reason I'll pass on the mag extension. It works great and I can't find anything to complain about and its drilled/tapped for optics too :!:

I find it hard to knock a firearm unless I own one and I'm glad to say I can't knock these heathen chinee shotguns. Gonna have to try a Mex/Tex Maverick 88 next.

 

If I get another pump that isn't an 870 Police Marine Magnum, its going to be another Pardner. With how good it is for $200 I'm not going to gamble on an 88, along with having to learn another type of pump shotgun. When I find a gun I like I stick with it(like Glocks lol, once I get a subcompact 10mm I'm going to start working on the midsize, in this order 10mm, .40, 9mm, .357. Slightly addicted is an understatement).

I checked the price on auto loaders a little earlier and umm wow. I wish I had a time machine to go back and buy a Saiga (not to mention every AR I could find, but that's a different story), Versa-Max MSRP of ~$1300...Saiga is looking like a not bad option now if that's what a "normal" semi costs.

 

Knoxx Power Pack, good deal or pass? I'm thinking it might be something worth getting; I like the cheek riser thing, and I want a side saddle so it holding 5 shells is a plus (and that tube for junk too...), and being $25 doesn't hurt it either. Maybe kill two birds with one stone so I won't have to get a Mesa side saddle, or at least not so soon.

[The following is a total tangent about the possibility of buying an old Auto 5 and converting it to a tactical HD gun]

I'm really excited about getting the Pardner a friend I'm going this weekend to get the Auto-5 (just a basic A5, but in good-verygood shape) my girlfriends dad wants to unload. He doesn't want it at all and says the only thing it's good for is taking up a space in the safe a SxS or OU should be in, he said I can have it for free if I want it but I'm going to give him something just because I don't want to take it for nothing, it wouldn't ever feel like it's "mine." Say what you will about how I'm "ruining" a classic or whatever. I like modern black guns and technology. I'm not into strapping on needless junk but I'm also not into the whole KISS thing; I don't want a breaching choke with a pistol grip only, but I'm not against flashlights or optics or whatever. And aside from me looking at it a little while ago it hasn't been taken out of his safe, let alone it's case for many, many years; I think the gun gods would rather me modify it and shoot it all the time, guns shouldn't live in a safe. Only plan to shoot buck and some slugs at the range, no low brass bird/target loads; HD load will probably be Winchester DoubleX #00 in the tube and PDX1 segmented slugs on the side saddle. There's a chance it might live on my girlfriend's side of the bed if she wants something bigger than a Glock 26, in which case I'll probably load it Federal reduced recoil #00 and just have it set up to cycle it well and order a few cases of that Rio low recoil #00 for range work so it can keep the same recoil settings for range and HD.

Long term plan is, and not necessarily in this order: cut the barrel as short as can be reliable (hopefully 20" to 22", but not going to make it unreliable), get the longest mag extension that's reliable to run since it can't be clamped to the barrel, ideally figure out a way to fit an adjustable M4 style stock (Spec Ops or whatever) or a short LOP synthetic(again, with pistol grip, if possible), and in addition cut the wood stock down a good amount and put on a limb saver to have a standard stock, fit a 4-8 shot side saddle, install a tritium rifle sights, black it all out but not sure the best way to do this yet, and will figure out a clean mount for a light.

 

img] this is my h&r pardner protector with a custom made extension

 

 

Looks good.

I chopped my barrel down to ~21", since this was my first time cutting a barrel down I cut it one rib longer than 19" so I could try once before the final cut. Did it freehand with a hacksaw and a pos blade, then smoothed it out with a flat, round, and finishing file. For the next cut I'm for sure going to use a hose clamp and get a nice blade; the cut came out good enough, but I want it better.

 

 

Looks good.

I chopped my barrel down to ~21", since this was my first time cutting a barrel down I cut it one rib longer than 19" so I could try once before the final cut. Did it freehand with a hacksaw and a pos blade, then smoothed it out with a flat, round, and finishing file. For the next cut I'm for sure going to use a hose clamp and get a nice blade; the cut came out good enough, but I want it better.

I know what you mean. Nobody wants the muzzle of their shotgun to look like it could be used to skewer somebody.

 

Yep. I almost wish I had just cut at the 19" rib because five more minutes with a flat file then finishing it up would have it perfect, but it was relatively easy to cut so not that big of a deal. I was having second thoughts about not getting the 18" Protector, but now after cutting it I'm glad I went with the 28" vent rib: now I can install a +2 and I really like having the vent rib..

 

A +2 extension will likely have the extension protruding past a 19" barrel.

 

I had read here that a 3.25" extension will be the right length for the barrel and hold 7+1 with a short follower. Multiple people say if you take the spring retainer out the stock tube will hold 6 shells, so the extension doesn't have to be a "full" +2 I guess.

I'm going to double check all the measurements before I order anything, it isn't the end of the world if I can only fit 6+1, but having eshells loaded up would be nice.

 

dwburke811, the extension is actually 3.5". I will go back to correct my earlier post.
the typical +2 extension for 870 has 6" OAL.