Winchester SXP "Trench"

Isn’t this a Turkish made gun? I know little about the design, but it certainly is... homely. The wood helps gussy it up a bit. I do agree it should have come with sling swivels, and a bayonet mount is mandatory for a proper “trench gun”.

The real question is how is reliability and durability. Will this hold up to the test of time? Turkey makes price point shotguns in a lot of cases, let’s be real here. But it could well be a good gun.

I applaud the tribute to the trench gun.

I wish the forend could have been shorter though since that is the longest corncob type forend I have ever seen. Trench gun or not.

Seems trench guns are getting some attention lately.

Mossberg recently introduced their “Retrograde” line featuring wood furniture, heat shields, and bayonet lugs:




Add a GI style web or M1907 leather sling and you’ve got something much closer to a “real” trench gun considering the 590 and 590A1 guns have actually been combat tested in use by the U.S. military. It’s a gun that is proven tough and would last the rest of your grandkid’s lives, has an 8-round capacity instead of just 5, is made in the USA, and is well... not Turkish.

Nice attempt by Winchester at a wood stocked riot gun but I think for a little more money I would go with the Mossberg 590 Retrograde.

If it aint got a bayonet lug, it aint a trench gun.

Still, Im sure itll be a fun boomer, OP. Congrats.

JCooperfan1911 said:

Seems trench guns are getting some attention lately.

Mossberg recently introduced their “Retrograde” line featuring wood furniture, heat shields, and bayonet lugs:

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Add a GI style web or M1907 leather sling and you’ve got something much closer to a “real” trench gun considering the 590 and 590A1 guns have actually been combat tested in use by the U.S. military. It’s a gun that is proven tough and would last the rest of your grandkid’s lives, has an 8-round capacity instead of just 5, is made in the USA, and is well... not Turkish.

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Maybe Im missing something, but it looks like you have to choose between a sling OR a bayo with that thing, based on the location of the swivel stud.....

NIGHTLORD40K said:

Maybe Im missing something, but it looks like you have to choose between a sling OR a bayo with that thing, based on the location of the swivel stud.....

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That’s not the case even though it does seem like that:



The guns come with a screw in stud that mounts to the back of the bayonet lug.

Ahhhh, gotcha.

JCooperfan1911 said:

That’s not the case even though it does seem like that:

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The guns come with a screw in stud that mounts to the back of the bayonet lug.

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What kind of bayonet is that? Is there such a thing as a "standard" bayonet, i.e. do all bayonets come with the same lug attachment fitting?

earlthegoat2 said:

I applaud the tribute to the trench gun.

I wish the forend could have been shorter though since that is the longest corncob type forend I have ever seen. Trench gun or not.

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Agree. I don’t like forends that override the receiver when retracted

Any word on how it has stood up? Very cool that FNH have done that.

upptick said:

What kind of bayonet is that? Is there such a thing as a "standard" bayonet, i.e. do all bayonets come with the same lug attachment fitting?

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It’s an M7 bayonet. The M590A1 is a U.S. milspec shotgun, so pretty much any M16 series bayonet should mount.

I think the Winchester SXP is the best Turkish-made pump action shotgun. This is being sold as a Winchester with their full backing and warranty so they seem to be keeping a close eye on quality. There are so many of these third-tier companies importing Turkish guns and slapping a different name on them. In a year or two the importer decides they aren't making a profit worth the effort so they stop importing and now you cannot get parts, etc. Panzer, GForce, Citadel, LKCI Omega, SDS, Escort, Hatfield, ATI, Akkar, Radikal, and who knows how many more. They come and go so fast you can't keep up with all the names. At least with the Winchester SXP they are committed to the model and you can have reasonable confidence of customer support in the future if you need it.