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This post on The Highroad has an interesting comparison review of the 870 and Pardner pump--even down to a comparison of the metallurgy.

None that I've ever heard of. It was done in an effort to lower the manufacturing costs but I'm sure it works just as well. It's odd that you hear people on the various forums lambaste these guns because they are made in China, yet they are actually made the way the 870 used to be made. Another example is the extractor: Modern 870s use an aluminum one; the H&R/Norinco uses one made of forged steel.

I'm not sure. I've read a few posts about it on various shotgun forums, but I didn't pay too much attention because it's not a mod I plan to do. I just remember modifications were necessary to make it work.

Just to clarify, even though the H&R uses the "older" 870 action, it's not subject to the jamming issues from a shell that slips past the shell stop that plagued older 870s. Remington's fix for this was to mill out recess in the bolt and put a "tab" in the carrier so that even if a shell slips past the stop it won't jam the action and it can still be cycled. The H&R/Norinco solution is much more simple and elegant: They recontoured the carrier so a shell that slips can only go so far, and can't go far enough to jam up against the bottom of the bolt. Makes you wonder why Remington took the more complicated route. And by way of further clarification, I was in error calling this a "licensed" copy of the 870. The original 870 patent has expired, but Remington's patent on the "flexitab" carrier and related mods to the bolt and slide to fix the aforementioned problem has not expired. That's why the makers of the H&R/Norinco had to come up with their own solution.

Not without modification to the mag tube.

I commented before on how the H&R Pardner pump is a licensed copy of the 870 action. It's actually a copy of the OLDER 870 action (pre "Flex-tab"). On the new 870 the slide assembly is made from two pieces of steel that are brazed together. However, the slide assembly on the Pardner is machined from a solid block of steel! Here's the 2-piece 870 slide:

E-RPC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Remington, and (I think) was created solely for the purpose of marketing and promoting their 1911. Why they did this is open to speculation, but could have been done for liability and/or tax reasons.

If I were in the market for a 1911, and this was within my budget, I'd give it a try.

Don't get sucked into the "1911's below $1000 are crap" nonsense.

Do they own RIAs and/or have experience with them, or are these "1911 snobs"?

You'd be much better off getting one of these.

I sold mine last year. Keep in mind that these are NOT 1911 clones, so 1911 parts (with the possible exception of SOME magazines) will not interchange. Even if the gun is like new, never been fired, don't pay over $250.

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Elmer preferred it for taming the recoil of his 44 Special loads that were as hot as modern 44 Magnum loads.

The Vaquero was Ruger's first real "clone" of the Colt SAA. The Blackhawk was patterned after Elmer Keith's No. 5. And a new Blackhawk with a Bisley grip frame is very close indeed.

Yeah, but which one? And I literally mean "one."

Looks good, Pablo. Here's some trivia for you: What gun was Bill Ruger trying to emulate when he introduced the Blackhawk in 1955.

I just wonder if the new P210 will be finished to the same level inside and out as the old one. The original P210 was not a product of SIG-Sauer but SIG and I don't even think SIG has any gun production facilities in Switzerland any longer. I'm not even sure they still exist.

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The Rossi can be slicked up. Most of 'em are rough out of the box, but you can tear 'em down and polish and hone and transform the action.

C'mon now. The P225 is a sweet shooter. This was the first 8 round I fired through mine:

If I were doing the full-blow tactical shotgun part of the class, I would have. But since the only thing I will use this gun for is home defense, I did not do that part of the class.

Me doing the "walking backward, shooting, and taking cover" exercise:

Here's a pic from the class today. That's me with the big gut and black shirt.