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The low-budget Chinese copy of the Remington 870. Kind of depressing to see that it surpasses the 870 Express in some respects:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCUN-WuhafA
Overall I've heard good things about them. There was a thread on here about them a few years ago which convinced me to buy one. For some reason the action on mine is pretty stiff. I've gone through and cleaned all the grease or cosmoline or whatever they used to protect it from rusting out and even spend considerable time hitting parts with sandpaper and rubbing compound. It had gotten much better but it's still a long ways from how smooth a Mossberg or Remington is out of the box.
it feels very solid and I've shot it a fair amount. I've had one spent shell get stuck in the chamber that I had to mortar out, but it was cheap wal-mart birdshot so who knows what the actual cause was. Didn't see anything abnormal with the case and the gun went through another 15 or 20 rounds without issue.
I don't know what they go for these days but when I got mine they were right at $200 and the Mossberg and Remington offerings with GRS were around $500 and not very common, so that was (and still is) the only selling point to me. One of these days I'll get a 590 with ghost rings and I don't know what I'll do with the 982.
As far as I know the only parts that won't interchange with an 870 are barrels and that's only because the tube is longer on a 982 than an 870. I have seen people use a spacer to adapt an 870 barrel to the 982. Also because the tube in longer 870 +2 mag extensions stick out past the barrel, but they thread on. +1 extensions work fine as do all other 870 accessories and parts I'm pretty sure.
Figured I'd roll the dice and pick one up. After transfer fee, the total came to $200 (Bud's online). Seems pretty solid and maybe a bit heavier than a Remmy 870.:
http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss158/5757_photos/002_zps36716511.jpg (http://s571.photobucket.com/user/5757_photos/media/002_zps36716511.jpg.html)
plouffedaddy
10-17-14, 21:25
The low-budget Chinese copy of the Remington 870. Kind of depressing to see that it surpasses the 870 Express in some respects:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCUN-WuhafA
Embedded it for you:
http://youtu.be/eCUN-WuhafA
What are some sling options for these? I noticed that the stock is already threaded for a swivel but the mag tube doesn't seem to have any provisions for an attachment.
hlpressley
11-01-14, 23:55
Loving my 982 so far!
We had some of these in Africa on an anti-piracy thing I did. They were pieces of shit and one of them had a broken shell latch.
We had some of these in Africa on an anti-piracy thing I did. They were pieces of shit and one of them had a broken shell latch.
Judging by the seemingly large numbers of folks who like theirs, maybe the US-exported ones are a bit better? At any rate, it's a little discouraging to hear that the Chicoms can make a better 870 Express than Remington.
plouffedaddy
11-02-14, 17:15
Judging by the seemingly large numbers of folks who like theirs, maybe the US-exported ones are a bit better? At any rate, it's a little discouraging to hear that the Chicoms can make a better 870 Express than Remington.
First thing I thought too. Odd....
They were imported into the U.S and then exported to Kenya.
Judging by the seemingly large numbers of folks who like theirs, maybe the US-exported ones are a bit better? At any rate, it's a little discouraging to hear that the Chicoms can make a better 870 Express than Remington.
plouffedaddy
11-03-14, 10:08
They were imported into the U.S and then exported to Kenya.
Good info. Thanks.
I ended up not being able to find a hawk but picked up a h&r pardner pump for 150 bucks used on local gun forum.. I mainly did it to see if the internet rumors were true about parts exchange ability was true or not.
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500 bottom
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I've got a Hawk that's several years old now. I picked up an H&R Pardner, which is the same gun, about a year ago. Both have been very good shotguns, though the newer one has only a few hundred shells through it. I recommend them all the time, and no one has ever regretted buying one that I'm aware of.
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Mine has been good.
No provision for front sling mount. Work out/buy what you like. Uses 870 parts so plenty of choices.
Only minor issues is that like all guns, screws need loctite. In this case it's the rear sight ring. It sits on a bevel with a set screw to secure it. Mine started walking forward. Luckily I caught it before it slid off the front.
If the screws associated with the rear sight won't come loose when new don't try too hard. Do some shooting and check them now and then. If they ever get loose, remove, clean, blue loctite and reinstall. No big deal.
lawusmc0844
10-11-16, 21:02
I ordered one from gallery of guns and had it shipped to my work/FFL dealer. I picked it up earlier today and took it out to the desert to test. I had a mix of Estate, Walmart special Winchester and Federal bird shot and Remington buckshot totaling 400 rounds. My 982 is heavy, but well built, no MIM steel anywhere. Definitely would be great as a melee weapon if it comes down to that. Even the stock plastic buttstock and forend felt very solid compared to the 870s I've handled. All 400 rounds functioned, only issue was the Winchester Universal birdshit constantly got stuck on extraction, very annoying but then again its the cheap crap from Walmart. Everything else ejected without issue, including the Walmart Federal birdshot.
So far Im very impressed with my 982, especially for about $250 OTD. Better than the murican made trash from Remington I've used and seen. The stock and forend are again good to go but I may go with Magpul since the I prefer a shorter LOP and a more modular forend.
I've had mine for a few years and it's not bad for the money, but as others here have touched on, it's not as good as an 870 (which I have 3). The action is still stiff, the shell ejector is slightly deformed which causes a sticking point so it NEEDS to be racked hard into battery, and the sights leave a lot to be desired (i.e the front post looks uneven, the rear needs extreme windage and elevation). Would I buy it again? Probably not.
mulatosnarf
01-29-18, 20:55
500 rounds....100 slugs mix o bird and buck shit. It's awesome. Not bad for 200. Mine is the t 982t model. Only thing of contention is the rear sight fell off...luckily it fell off in my safe not the field. Put on some blue loctite....all good. Planning on getting another basic one to leave in trunk
500 rounds....100 slugs mix o bird and buck shit. It's awesome. Not bad for 200. Mine is the t 982t model. Only thing of contention is the rear sight fell off...luckily it fell off in my safe not the field. Put on some blue loctite....all good. Planning on getting another basic one to leave in trunk
The rear sight on mine got really loose. Used loctite. The screws later sheered in half. They are very, very soft. Replace them with screws from the hardware store. I used stainless steel ones and painted them black to match the gun. Then blue loctite. Been fine since.
You'll also want the ribbed washer thingy for under the magazine screw cap or you'll have to keep checking it.
I haven't fired mine in a while and next time I take it out it's going to be ran hard. Mind you 25% of my shooting is low-brass birdshot, 70% low-recoil buckshot and slugs, and 5% standard power buckshot/slugs.
These are a great value.
(edited. Update in post below! And forget what I said)
Took the 982 out with about 150 rnds to fire, mostly Fiocchi 7/8 oz slugs.
We hadn't fired much yet and my shooting partner seemed to having a hard time working the action. I made some comment about "man up/don't be gentile with it". He thought it could use a cleaning/lubing but it was clean and lightly lubed already.
I could tell myself the action was a bit stiff, then really stiff, then it seized up and we had to break it down and get it unloaded.
When I got it home I found the flat piece that rides the inner rails in the receiver had a couple spots that looked a bit galled up. When I checked the corresponding rail milled/part of the inner receiver it was really messed up. Like the edge of a sword you'd hacked at with another sword if that makes sense. Worn away/shredded/ground unevenly though much of it's length.
There is nothing to be done about that. So I salvaged the major components I could, smashed up the receiver with a big hammer, and tossed it in the trash. So this time it looks like my $200 got me a shotgun that lasted (very roughly) about 700 rnds. Mostly buckshot and slugs though I don't think it matters.
Ah, well. The ARX 100 is the HD long gun for the meantime.
http://i65.tinypic.com/2gwuqoj.jpg
A larger image shows how bad the rail is. It's shiny and carved up really bad. Like I said, I guess it wasn't heat treated properly.
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