Pardner Single shot

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frank parker

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Hello im thinking of purchasing a Harrington and Richardson Pardner single shot. Just wondering if there was anything bad about its features that I should know about before purchasing it. And also anyone that really dislikes this gun and why. thanks everyone!:D
 
Good little utility shotguns for a good price. I wouldn't want to be restricted to just a single-shot H&R, but I do like having a couple in the inventory.
 
I like H&R's myself, own 3 of them. The two things I think owner's have problems with consist mostly of misuse/abuse. 1st. The firing pin gets damaged by consistant dry-fire. 2nd. Action gets loose when you slam the action shut excessively hard(over a period of time).
 
I've had maybe a half dozen assorted models over the years. Mostly all very good results, but one exception was this: I bought one model with the sighting rib that looked like a good entry level gun to get started with in trap shooting. After the first 5 shells or so, the hammer locked up. When looking at it, a metal part fell out and I had to search the grass to find it. Gun went back to my dealer and I never saw it again or sold it after repair.
 
Only one problem with the guns,,,

They are so lightweight,,,
They kick like mules.

Other than that they are fine affordable shotguns.

I own two H&R guns,,,
I love em both.

Aarond
 
I have one in 20 ga. and recoil isn't too bad. I'd maybe worry a little about getting one in 12 ga. if I planned to shoot much, but I can't say for sure.

Mine didn't have quite as much drop at the heel as I'd like, and the plastic butt plate has a rather pointy toe that tended to jab me. I made a sort of make-shift shim to drop the stock little more, and I put on a limbsaver slip-on recoil pad. That helped.

Personally, I miss having a vent rib, and I have a little harder time getting a consistent sight picture without it.

I also have an H&R Topper that does have a vent rib. That stock also fits me better and comes with a recoil pad. I like that gun better. Of course, it also cost almost twice as much.
 
These posts bring back some memories. I've always had a fondness for the low cost H&R / NEF singles and have had a good variety in 410, 20, as well as 12. All the way from the old cheap ones to the modern.
They make wonderful gifts. As an example: I liked my first 20 gauge so much I bought one for my brother as a gift and he loved it just as much. Apart from that, I overheard a conversation one night about a pesky woodchuck raiding the garden. I bought my sister-in-law the 410 model to keep "behind the kitchen door at the farm". In one earlier experience, I bought a 12 gauge for deer hunting. It didn't fit well with heavy clothing and didn't carry well in the snow. I cut an inch off the stock and several inches off the barrel. Made it look pretty decent with filing, bluing, and minor rework. Sold that gun to a relative later on that did not have much money, and he did take some nice deer with it.
 
My 20 gauge has no recoil pad and kicks like a 30-30 with light loads. It doesn't bother me at all but it would be no big deal to add a recoil pad. For the price I paid which was about $120, I thought I would treat it like a rental but it's earned my respect and I treat it pretty well. If it ever gets dinged up,I won't loose sleep but I'm going to try and not let that happen.
 
I've fired a 12 gauge H&R Topper model. The light weight and hard plastic buttplate on that one (it was an older model) made it downright nasty to shoot. Nice to carry, though.
 
My knock on them... They kick like a mule and you are limited by the fixed choke (full on most of them)... For what you can get a used mossberg 500 for these days they don't make sense to me personally..
 
I have 2, and I love 'em both. My 12 gauge pardner kicks hard, especially with slugs- just spend $15 and add a recoil pad. It's a mod choke and fun to shoot.

The other is an older Topper Model 158 .410. GREAT gun for cottontail. 3 shots so far this season- 3 kills. One was at over 40 yards which really impressed me for such a small bore shotgun<<< has a full choke which I think really helps with the longer shots.
 
I agree, add a but pad. That's the only downside but even then, it's not all that bad. There's a reason you don't see too many of them on the used market.
 
Vast possibilities

I’ve got a 20ga and what every you get you can take and remove the barrel and forearm, send the forearm and receiver in to H&R Barrel Accessory Program and get multiple barrels for it relatively cheep.

Like I’m getting a fully rifled 12ga barrel for mine and its only costing me $75 +shipping there. To me that’s not bad. And with the newer SB2 receivers you have more options if you wanted to get a rifle first and get other shotgun/rifle/muzzle loader.

Check out their website
Accessory Program

and you can get barrels with screwing chokes from them and the chokes are relatively cheep.

ATI stocks also makes a great aftermarket stock for it.
 
was my first gun at age 12... still have it.. still love it.. killed allot of my first animals with it and still do.. the barrel accessorie program is amazing also!!! highly recomended:D:D:D:D:D
 
I realize this is sort of a resurrected thread, but I thought I'd comment on the barrel exchange program. I tried this last summer, (after the Remington take-over) and my Topper Deluxe Classic came back with gouges on the the stock where they had probably clamped it in a vice. The new barrel also had a pretty poor finish (much worse than the one that came with the gun). The gun and barrel work fine, but overall, I was a bit disappointed with the experience.
 
idek, did you contact Remington and let them know about the problems they caused with your shotgun? I would. Their CS isn't going to improve if they don't hear about the problems. I don't have a bit of problem returning any item back to the factory if it had an added problem caused by the factory's work. I personally don't know what kind of work you asked for but, I'd assume you didn't pay for any added problems to your shotgun so why except it? Let Remington know about the problems and also exactly what you expect to receive when you get your shotgun back. It's not nit picking or being anal, it's getting what you paid for, nothing more and nothing less. By telling them the problems they caused on your shotgun, it may stop them from doing the same thing to the next person's shotgun when they know it's not going to pass the customer's expectations.
 
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