H&R Pardner Waterfowl

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I've done some digging around on my local sporting goods store's website, and came across the H&R Pardner Waterfowl 10 gauge... and that got me thinking.

I've kinda wanted a 10 gauge, just for the sake of having one for awhile now. I've also been wanting to work myself up to big bore rifles, but would hate to blow a few thousand on one just to find out I never want to shoot it more than once.

The Pardner would definitely be much cheaper... is its recoil comparable to the big boomer rifles? Or is 10 gauge in a 5 or 6 pound single shot (that's the weight the websight lists it as anyway) unreasonably murderous? Or is it unadvisable for other reasons?
 
If you are talking the single shot with a 32" barrel that gun weighs 9 lbs I feel It is less punishing than 3 1/2" 12 ga loads out of an 835 mossberg It is more push than the sharp jab of heavy 12 loads Mine will hammer a goose at 45 yards with remington steel bb's only shot 4 but was 4 shots 4 birds all around 45-50 yards
Roy
 
This one says it has a 28 inch barrel, and says "5-6 lbs" - I feel it's a poorly put together website though, and wouldn't be surprised if there was an error.

It describes it as follows:

Features: 10 gauge • 3.5" chamber • Single shot, break-open action • Side lever release • Automatic ejection • Transfer bar system • Bead front sight • American hardwood with a walnut finish pistol grip stock • Ventilated recoil pad • Colour case hardened finished receivers • L.O.P.: 14.25" • Wt.: 5-6 lbs. • Drop: 1.5" (comb); 2" (heel).
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http://www.wholesalesports.com/onlinestore/control/category/~category_id=10312/~pcategory=10120011
 
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I frankly could not even imagine firing a 10ga Pardner. The 20ga I had was enough for me.
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For anyone who's shot the Pardners, would a Cooey single shot be a good comparison? Within the same gauge of course. I've got a Cooey single shot in 12 gauge, and it's definitely more brisk than my Mossberg 500.
 
I've got a older( 30s) 10 ga dbl barreled fowler...I've only hunted with it once... I've often wondered who got hurt worse, me or the ducks.

a 6 lb 10 ga... you could not pay me to shoot it.
 
I'm with Brister. He said that a proper 10 would weigh at least 10 lbs, and he'd prefer 11.

He also stated from experience that shooting any 10 other than the Mag Ten from Ithaca was like being in a car wreck.

I'd pass on the NEF.
 
Plumberroy is right. The 10 ga. Pardner Waterfowl weighs more like 9 pounds, not six. The standard Pardner 12 gauge weighs six.
 
It just kills me that people that shoot 3 1/2 " 12 ga loads or high preformance slugs out of a 7lbs pump guns worry about the recoil of a 10 ga in a 9 lbs single shot I have shot 3 1/2" 12 ga turkey shells out of an 870 remington and a mossberg 835 and 3 1/2 " 10 ga turkey loads out of my 10 are not nearly as bad do get me wrong It does kick but where a heavy 12 ga load is like being hit in the shoulder by a boxer the 10 ga is more of a shove
Roy
 
I think I'll go down to the store in the next 2 or 3 weeks... and verify that this isn't some 5 or 6 pound variety of the normal Pardner Waterfowl. If it's 9 pounds or more, I'll probably pick it up. Heaviest recoilers I've shot so far are 3 inch 12 gauge rounds in a Cooey single shot, and .338 win mags out of my Tikka T3 Light... I think I'll have fun going heavier, but at least this way, if I've miscalculated my recoil tolerance, I'm only out a couple hundred bucks instead of a lot more!

Thanks for the input guys!
 
my prediction= pain
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You may very well be right - but I've gotta try it :D And no, I won't try saying I wasn't warned.

If I get it I'll try to get a better recoil pad for it too... and I won't just be t-shirting it like I do with my .338... if it's not too painful for me, I'll keep using it - if it is, I'll use it to inflict pain on anyone who tries bragging themselves up - I'll make them try it! :evil:

If I do well with it - does that mean I'm ready to start looking at things like 416 Rigbys and 458 Win Mags? Or are those in a different world yet?
 
I and a friend were shooting hand-thrown clays using my H&R Topper with light trap & skeet loads one afternoon..

So to be a funny guy, when my friend wasn't looking, i slipped a 3" magnum buckshot into the H&R for his next shot :cool:.
He calls "pull", i sling the clay pigeon, **!BOOM!** -
the recoil knocked his sunglasses off his head and he nearly dropped the gun - LoL

he thought the gun blew up or something
 
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You are going to be disappointed There isn't A whole lot of difference in the 338 and the single shot 10 ga with 2 1/4 oz lead loads I have a 338 win mag and the 10 ga there are 12 gauge loads that kick worse. 3 1/2 inch 12 gauge turkey loads are way worse than that 10 If you want recoil try one of the pardner 12 ga guns that will chamber it with a 3 1/2 load, those are brutal
Roy
 
Thanks Plumberroy... I'll have to keep that in mind. I think my local shop has some of those at a good price too... I think I might still have to get a 10 gauge at some point in time just for the sake of having one... I know it's irrational - but I just want one - and I'm not married yet, so I might as well get the guns I want while I can! :D
 
I might still have to get a 10 gauge at some point in time just for the sake of having one... I know it's irrational - but I just want one - and I'm not married yet, so I might as well get the guns I want while I can!
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Thats the most rational statement I've heard today. Go for the 10ga. It has a Macho factor of 10+ (even though they really aren't that bad);)
 
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