Posted by Jason Brumett
The Super X Pump is the latest version of Winchester’s Model 1300 “Speed Pump,†which hasn’t been made since 2005. Introduced in 1978, the 1300 was an improved Model 1200, which was the notorious low-cost 1964 replacement of the legendary Model 12. While both the 1200 and 1300 suffer in comparison to one of the greatest shotguns ever made, they were a good value, finding a niche competing with the Mossberg 500 and the Remington 870 Express. The 1200 and the 1300 both feature a rotary bolt that unlocks and opens very quickly and is the secret to the action’s speed.
The 1300 was made in the New Haven, Conn., Winchester plant until it closed in January 2006. At the time, Winchester management agreed with the union not to make the 1300 for three years. Winchester re-engineered the gun, renamed it, and found a Turkish vendor to produce it. Those guns are coming into the country now in 3-inch, 12-gauge, both as an 18-inch, cylinder-bored Defender model and a field gun with a 26- or 28-inch barrel. My test gun was a field model with a 28-inch barrel.
Make: Winchester Model: Super X Pump Defender Shotgun Caliber: 12 gauge
Easy to pack and carry, the Winchester Super X Pump Defender handles buckshot or rifled slugs efficiently. Fully chrome plated, 18" fixed cylinder choked barrel prevents constricti...(more)
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Make: Winchester Model: 1885 Traditional Sporter — Case Hardened Caliber: 38-55 Win., 45-70, 45-90, 40-65
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Make: Remington Model: SP-10 Caliber: 10 Designed By: Remington Make Year: 2000
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