Winchester 1300 Defender Info

[walton6467]

Hey all, I've found a used winchester 1300 defender in a pawn shop for $239. What can go wrong with these guns? What should I look for as far as issues? From what I can tell so far, the gun hasn't been shot much because the paint/bluing is still there on the loading port and ejection port. There is a spot of rust about this big ~> O on the end of the barrel where it looks like it was leaned against a wall at some point. There are some minor wear marks, but otherwise the gun appears to be in good shape. Some shotgun genius give me the run down on these guns.

School me.

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[Mdunntn]

I'm not a shotgun guru but I have a defender and have never had any problems with it at all. It will shoot longer then your shoulder can stand it I can tell you that much. I have even shot clay pigeons with mine. From what i've heard mechanical replacement parts are very hard to find, but I've never had to replace anything.

[walton6467]

I'm finding the same thing. Brownells and Cheaper than Dirt neither one sell any replacement parts other than stocks for these guns.

[Mdunntn]

Yeah but like I said mine has been beat on and beat on without a problem. I prefer it over any of the mossberg home defender type shotguns. It's all up to what your comfortable with.

[Guest Guy N. Cognito]

I have one of these as a SD shotgun. Under stress, it is possible to rack the slide to fast and induce a double feed. Don't ask how it happens, but I did it twice in a Shotgun defense class, and the instructor said he's seen it all the time with that brand

[dralarms]

I have one of these as a SD shotgun. Under stress, it is possible to rack the slide to fast and induce a double feed. Don't ask how it happens, but I did it twice in a Shotgun defense class, and the instructor said he's seen it all the time with that brand

and I thought it was me all this time. LOL.

I have one also, eats anything I feed it including the aquilla "short shells".

[Guest strelcevina]

I have 1300 Ranger model in last 12 years shoot a lot of rounds . And never had any problems ..not even single one ..

But I did got 10+ round extension witch comes with new much longer spring ,

Spring have enough tension to feed ammo but not enough to doublefeed.

And there is no more new 1300 being made