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Turkey Guns & Shooting => Turkey Guns => Topic started by: 3" 870 Shell Shucker on February 14, 2011, 08:47:01 AM

Title: I Need to Bend the Barrel on an NEF Pardner?
Post by: 3" 870 Shell Shucker on February 14, 2011, 08:47:01 AM
I have a 3" Chamber, 27 1/2" Modified Choked Barrel, NEF 12 Gauge Pardner.

Update:
The NEF throws a nice Modified Pattern with #7.5's, but at 15 Yards it's Low and to the Left.  The whole pattern at 15 Yards misses the bullseye.  I temporarily mounted an adjustable rear sight, but even the windage adjustment on the rear sight couldn't fully correct the problem.

I realize that the barrel will have to be bent.  I want to do it myself, but I don't have a shop vise to place it in.  
Title: Re: Simple, Cheap Rear Sight for an NEF Pardner?
Post by: S.C.C on February 14, 2011, 08:55:39 AM
use a round file to file a groove in the center top of the receiver add some cold blue when finished.
have/do it yourself.....bend the brl. to adjust poa/poi....works great for me on any of the old or new
single shots....
Title: Re: Simple, Cheap Rear Sight for an NEF Pardner?
Post by: 3" 870 Shell Shucker on February 18, 2011, 10:09:50 AM
Update:
The NEF throws a nice Modified Pattern with #7.5's, but at 15 Yards it's Low and to the Left.  The whole pattern at 15 Yards misses the bullseye.  I temporarily mounted an adjustable rear sight, but even the windage adjustment on the rear sight couldn't fully correct the problem.

I realize that the barrel will have to be bent.  I want to do it myself, but I don't have a shop vise to place it in.  
Title: Re: I Need to Bend the Barrel on an NEF Pardner?
Post by: SR1 on February 18, 2011, 12:08:45 PM
Find a tree stick the barrel in a crotch thats strong and start bending.......
Title: Re: I Need to Bend the Barrel on an NEF Pardner?
Post by: R AJ on February 18, 2011, 01:30:50 PM
A gunsmith has the right tools to do this . It doesn't take much bending to make a lot of difference and it is best to do a little at a time instead of overdoing it.

They do not put a barrel in a vice either.
Title: Re: I Need to Bend the Barrel on an NEF Pardner?
Post by: hookedspur on February 18, 2011, 01:56:28 PM
Quote from: RAJ on February 18, 2011, 01:30:50 PM
A gunsmith has the right tools to do this . It doesn't take much bending to make a lot of difference and it is best to do a little at a time instead of overdoing it.

They do not put a barrel in a vice either.
:agreed:
Title: Re: I Need to Bend the Barrel on an NEF Pardner?
Post by: yella yelper on February 18, 2011, 03:34:57 PM
I do a lot of things myself, but this would not be one of them!
Title: Re: I Need to Bend the Barrel on an NEF Pardner?
Post by: gatrkyhntr70 on February 18, 2011, 04:02:14 PM
Quote from: SR1 on February 18, 2011, 12:08:45 PM
Find a tree stick the barrel in a crotch thats strong and start bending.......

:TooFunny: :TooFunny:
Title: Re: I Need to Bend the Barrel on an NEF Pardner?
Post by: WyoHunter on February 18, 2011, 04:39:19 PM
Quote from: yella yelper on February 18, 2011, 03:34:57 PM
I do a lot of things myself, but this would not be one of them!
Me neither!  :cowboy:
Title: Re: I Need to Bend the Barrel on an NEF Pardner?
Post by: BigPeck215 on February 18, 2011, 05:46:16 PM
is it a new pardner?, if it is sent it back to remington and they will fix it free of charge and and send u a packing slip to send it to them free of cost, but if you try to fix it your self and "beak it worse" they will not fix it
Title: Re: I Need to Bend the Barrel on an NEF Pardner?
Post by: VAHUNTER on February 18, 2011, 06:56:18 PM
i have seen a couple barrels bent  using wooden blocks attached to a shed and a bottle jack. looked scary but it worked
Title: Re: I Need to Bend the Barrel on an NEF Pardner?
Post by: S.C.C on February 18, 2011, 07:30:11 PM
3" do you have access to an 8" or larger C/clamp if so I will show you how to do it.I have a simple jig made just for this
purpose.it works very well and is safe for most brl's.It will not work on brl's made to shoot steel shot though as most of those are made of harder steel.Here's is a pic. of the rear site filed into the receiver on one.


(http://i498.photobucket.com/albums/rr348/smokeyscustomcalls/HnRsite001.jpg)
Title: Re: I Need to Bend the Barrel on an NEF Pardner?
Post by: SR1 on February 18, 2011, 08:31:38 PM
I was jokeing earlier about the tree if you dont have the right jig to bend it with take it to a smith they will be able to do it for you and shouldnt charge much.
Title: Re: I Need to Bend the Barrel on an NEF Pardner?
Post by: 3" 870 Shell Shucker on February 19, 2011, 11:51:05 AM
I appreciate the good replies.  I really do.
Title: Re: I Need to Bend the Barrel on an NEF Pardner?
Post by: Tom Foolery on February 19, 2011, 11:54:26 AM
No idea if it works, but I have heard of people plugging the barrel and filling with sand and plugging the breech.  Heat the barrel/sand and then smack it on a post and it will bend.
Title: Re: I Need to Bend the Barrel on an NEF Pardner?
Post by: longspur on February 19, 2011, 07:50:01 PM
I had one a few years ago that shot way low also. I drilled a small shallow hole in receiver and put a pin in it then filed it down till the elevation was right.
Title: Re: I Need to Bend the Barrel on an NEF Pardner?
Post by: OLE RASPY on February 19, 2011, 08:37:13 PM
Quote from: BigPeck215 on February 18, 2011, 05:46:16 PM
is it a new pardner?, if it is sent it back to remington and they will fix it free of charge and and send u a packing slip to send it to them free of cost, but if you try to fix it your self and "beak it worse" they will not fix it
Yeah good luck with that.They really fixed mine.Just had to vent alittle not toward u though.
Title: Re: I Need to Bend the Barrel on an NEF Pardner?
Post by: BigPeck215 on February 19, 2011, 11:37:33 PM
sorry to hear about the poor customer service from rem, i bought a nef/ h&r 30-06 last fall and the chamber was cut to deep and the headspace was all wrong, i sent it back to them and received a new gun in the mail about 3 weeks later
Title: Re: I Need to Bend the Barrel on an NEF Pardner?
Post by: 3" 870 Shell Shucker on February 19, 2011, 11:39:59 PM
QuoteFind a tree stick the barrel in a crotch that's strong and start bending.......

This worked.  Although, I can see the bend when sighting down the barrel, and also slightly when looking down the bore.......but,

The gun now shoots to POA at 15 Yards.  The last 3 targets verified this.  This gun will mainly be fed 1 to 1 1/8 Ounce 2 3/4" bird shot, and maybe occasionally some high brass 1 1/4 Ounce bird shot.  Maybe some 2 3/4" #4 Buckshot if the world goes to crap?  No slugs at all though.

Now I need to back up to 25 Yards and see what the overall pattern looks like.  I wanted a yard gun.  I hunted with a single shot as a kid, and I never even heard of anyone patterning a shotgun until I was well into adulthood.

I think this gun had been in stock for a while at a small local store.  The ones I saw at Wal-Mart had different writing on the barrel.  
Title: Re: I Need to Bend the Barrel on an NEF Pardner?
Post by: S.C.C on February 20, 2011, 05:41:56 AM
They bend allot easier than people think! No use hav'in one if it doesn't hit where you point it. :icon_thumright:
Does yard gun=Neighbors cat gun?  :lol:
Title: Re: I Need to Bend the Barrel on an NEF Pardner?
Post by: 3" 870 Shell Shucker on February 20, 2011, 09:32:46 AM
QuoteThey bend allot easier than people think! No use hav'in one if it doesn't hit where you point it.

QuoteDoes yard gun=Neighbors cat gun?

No.  Cats don't bother me at all.  I have several myself.  But I live in the country, in the middle of a big thicket, so there are always some critters about.
Title: Re: I Need to Bend the Barrel on an NEF Pardner?
Post by: Reloader on February 21, 2011, 10:45:30 AM
I have a NEF that shoots center windage wise, but about 10" high.  Going to put the groove in the rear as suggested for a better aiming system as well as bring the POI down a bit.  It's a 410 and makes a dandy squirrel slayer, but I'm alittle tired of aiming well under the little rascals.

I know a guy that bent his 1187SM bbl btwn two trees as the windage was off.  I thought it was funny that he'd even do such a thing. The gun shot dead on with the bead after the bend BTW.  Seemed like one of those moments that required alot of cold beverages.
Title: Re: I Need to Bend the Barrel on an NEF Pardner?
Post by: paladin on February 21, 2011, 11:34:27 AM
My Nef is a 10 gauge and I don't think the barrel can be bent on that hoss.
I have seen slimmer "cheater pipes" in tire shops.
Title: Re: I Need to Bend the Barrel on an NEF Pardner?
Post by: S.C.C on February 22, 2011, 06:25:28 AM
Quote from: paladin on February 21, 2011, 11:34:27 AM
My Nef is a 10 gauge and I don't think the barrel can be bent on that hoss.
I have seen slimmer "cheater pipes" in tire shops.
Its amazing what alittle heat and a cold wet rag will do!!In the Pipe Fittin Trade its called stress relieving. :icon_thumright:
Title: Re: I Need to Bend the Barrel on an NEF Pardner?
Post by: Boomstick on February 23, 2011, 02:17:02 PM

Its amazing what alittle heat and a cold wet rag will do!!In the Pipe Fittin Trade its called stress relieving. :icon_thumright:
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relieving stress for me usually involves either a punching bag or my 308 and shotgun shells at 100 yards...  :z-guntootsmiley: