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I've been scoping 1300s at on-line actions for a few weeks.
Seems that a good condition used one can be had for $200 to $250.
Several listed in the $300 range that don't seem to get bids.
While up at camp over the holiday, I swung by the local Wally World and made a quick pass by the gun desk to see if they had anything different at this store, than at the ones near my home.
And they did....
a 1300 with a matt black finish and ugly looking wood furniture (some tints of green in the very pronounced face grain....Aspen if I had to guess) The receiver had "speed pump" engraved on the right side. Price $255.
I figured that since it's been a couple months now since they shut down the Connecticut plant that made the 1300s, this must have been haunting the display case for a some time. Also, I've been told at four Walmarts that every store in NH is slated to lose their gun desk, so I figure this has been marked down. When I asked the clerk (who actually seemed to know something about firearms....what a concept) he responded that they were still getting 1300s and that he thought they were making them overseas now.
Anybody have any information on imported 1300's?
I've not seen the "speed pump" engraving before.....is this new?
I'm stumped....because I was about to pull the trigger on a NIB 1300, gloss finnish (Winchester # is 15619) online for $270 (+ ship and FFL).
Advice is appreciated.
edited to add:
the guy with the NIB 1300, online says the gun is bright, but looks dull in the photo because it still has factory coat of cosmoline. Do they really ship from the factory with cosmoline?
Seems that a good condition used one can be had for $200 to $250.
Several listed in the $300 range that don't seem to get bids.
While up at camp over the holiday, I swung by the local Wally World and made a quick pass by the gun desk to see if they had anything different at this store, than at the ones near my home.
And they did....
a 1300 with a matt black finish and ugly looking wood furniture (some tints of green in the very pronounced face grain....Aspen if I had to guess) The receiver had "speed pump" engraved on the right side. Price $255.
I figured that since it's been a couple months now since they shut down the Connecticut plant that made the 1300s, this must have been haunting the display case for a some time. Also, I've been told at four Walmarts that every store in NH is slated to lose their gun desk, so I figure this has been marked down. When I asked the clerk (who actually seemed to know something about firearms....what a concept) he responded that they were still getting 1300s and that he thought they were making them overseas now.
Anybody have any information on imported 1300's?
I've not seen the "speed pump" engraving before.....is this new?
I'm stumped....because I was about to pull the trigger on a NIB 1300, gloss finnish (Winchester # is 15619) online for $270 (+ ship and FFL).
Advice is appreciated.
edited to add:
the guy with the NIB 1300, online says the gun is bright, but looks dull in the photo because it still has factory coat of cosmoline. Do they really ship from the factory with cosmoline?