Anyone have experience with the Norinco HP-9?

[TheCanuck]

A friend is looking for a new shotgun. Told him I'd check with people who own one first.

 

[hp9]

The HP9 Norinco shotguns are 870 clones. You can pretty much interchange most parts, chokes excluded. They're about 2lbs heavier than a Remington.

 

[bearkilr]

Think cheap version of an 870 Express.
I'd scour the EE for an old Remington 870 Wingmaster or such. It won't cost much more and he'd have a much better shotgun. Whatever you do, DO NOT buy the Norinco 780 Homeland Security

 

[TheCanuck]

Do they have known problems?

 

[bearkilr]

I had no issues with mine, they're just crude and clunky with poor parkerizing/bluing, but so are the newer 870 Express.

 

[Jonny_Cannon]

Why are the 8.5" Dominion Arms mag-feeds $50 more than the 12's lol.

Cannon

 

[Jonny_Cannon]

Wolverine has a Mossberg Maverick 88 on sale right now for $259. It ain't a Remmy, but it's probably better than a Norc.

Cannon

 

[Taumaz]

The HP9 Norinco shotguns are 870 clones. You can pretty much interchange most parts, chokes excluded. They're about 2lbs heavier than a Remington.

That 2lbs makes a huge difference, I picked one up and couldnt belive it!

 

[Ceska]

The HP-9 is a great little shotgun. The finish leaves something to be desired, but it is a tank and runs great.

As with any norinco product I want to handle them before I buy, but for $300 you can't go wrong.

I pick it over an express or a maverick any day.

 

[Jonny_Cannon]

Just scooped a Remington 870 Synthetic Express for $450, delivered & taxes-in.

Can't go wrong for that price.

Cannon

 

[REM3200]

Bought a HP9 of the EE a couple years ago without a barrel. Sold off the tactical stock that was on it and added Remington wood and a 24" REM choked barrel.

Several hundred rounds through that HP9 receiver and no issues at all.

 

[medvedqc]

i have one and convinced me despite the weight im keeping it.

and wont sale it.

it s a 870 clone and working great despite the weather conditions we have here..

 

[SoBored]

I have 2 mossbergs, 1 Wingmaster, an Winchester 1897, a poly clone 1897 and an HP9. The HP9 holds up fine in that company. Not as light as the Mossberg 500s, not as smooth as the wingmaster, but it's still a good shotgun that goes boom when I want it to, and I don't worry about slapping it onto a table, or dumping it into a barrel at a match.

 

[Expendable Nate]

Do they have known problems?

Well mine exploded if you concider that one lol

 

[Chemist]

The HP9 Norinco shotguns are 870 clones. You can pretty much interchange most parts, chokes excluded. They're about 2lbs heavier than a Remington.

Most of the extra weight is in the stock as it's a solid stock not a hollow one like the Remington's. We sell a lot if collapsing M4 style stocks for them.

 

[Jeepguy]

Don't have one but I'd buy one of those over the 870 express