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: A400 Model: Competition Caliber: 12 Guage Make Year: 2011
This shotgun has expanded my shooting by adding skeet and trap and eventually upland game. The recoil absorbing technology in the butt stock makes the difference.
Make: Beretta Model: DT10 Trident Trap Bottom Single Caliber: 12 gauge
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Make: Beretta Model: 687 EELL Diamond Pigeon Sporting Caliber: 12, 20, 28, .410
It combines style and classic engraving with unsurpassed performance. Strong enough to withstand countless days of serious competition, this elegant gun facilitates the rapid targe...(more)
Make: Winchester Model: 70 Ultimate Shadow Caliber: 243 Win., 7mm-08 Rem., 308 Win.
The Model 70 Ultimate Shadow by Winchester Repeating Arms is a semi aggressive black synthetic rubberized rifle that is a nice bolt action rifle to add to any collection. Beca...(more)
Make: Beretta Model: DT10 Trident Skeet Caliber: 12 gauge
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