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ok i was browsing the monthly Ad for a local gun shop..
i was'nt looking for one but i noticed they had a NEF Pardner Pump Protector
5shot capacity, 18.5in barrel, synthetic stock, 159.99
*at the very bottom*
http://www.hr1871.com/Firearms/Shotguns/pardnerPump.aspx
ok so i've heard of NEF.. dont know much about them other then they make single shots.. not liking single shots i never paid much mind to them.
Anyhow, little google research and it appears NEF was bought by H&R which was then bought by Marlin, and i believe i Marlin was recently bought by Remington who is now owned by someone else i can't remember.. *confused*
ok well anyway apparently these shotguns are actually made in china
but what is'nt these days right?
What little i could find on these shotguns is that they are decently made and apparently are extremely close copy to the Remington 870 with mostly minor differences.. reportedly the stocks are fully compatible.. and quality wise is suppose to be similar to the express.
so that leads me to my question.. who has one? who's held one? who's fired one? and is it worth the money? i've heard they go for as little as 130 but the shop near by has them for 160.
I dont have a shotgun yet i been meaning to get one but every time i goto a gun shop the pistols always seem to mug me.
I was thinking of getting a mossy 500 or a rem 870 but if it's true the NEF is a close relative to the 870 this would be a good thing IMO cause i could dress it up and it's about half the cost of either the mossy or the rem.
I have some other guns i wanna get and if i could pick up a scatter gun for cheap of decent quality that would be a good thing.
can anyone add to this or has any opinions?
i was'nt looking for one but i noticed they had a NEF Pardner Pump Protector
5shot capacity, 18.5in barrel, synthetic stock, 159.99
*at the very bottom*
http://www.hr1871.com/Firearms/Shotguns/pardnerPump.aspx
ok so i've heard of NEF.. dont know much about them other then they make single shots.. not liking single shots i never paid much mind to them.
Anyhow, little google research and it appears NEF was bought by H&R which was then bought by Marlin, and i believe i Marlin was recently bought by Remington who is now owned by someone else i can't remember.. *confused*
ok well anyway apparently these shotguns are actually made in china
What little i could find on these shotguns is that they are decently made and apparently are extremely close copy to the Remington 870 with mostly minor differences.. reportedly the stocks are fully compatible.. and quality wise is suppose to be similar to the express.
so that leads me to my question.. who has one? who's held one? who's fired one? and is it worth the money? i've heard they go for as little as 130 but the shop near by has them for 160.
I dont have a shotgun yet i been meaning to get one but every time i goto a gun shop the pistols always seem to mug me.
I was thinking of getting a mossy 500 or a rem 870 but if it's true the NEF is a close relative to the 870 this would be a good thing IMO cause i could dress it up and it's about half the cost of either the mossy or the rem.
I have some other guns i wanna get and if i could pick up a scatter gun for cheap of decent quality that would be a good thing.
can anyone add to this or has any opinions?