Well I picked up a new 1300 at a gunshow today. I was hoping to find an older gun, something that everybody and their brother doesn't already have. The ones I found interesting were either trashed or bringing a premium though. I think I got a fair deal, the synthetic 1300's are going for around $210-$220 around here in the shops and I got this wood stocked one for $225 out the door with 2 chokes and a wrench for it.
Course then I got outside in better light and found a couple rust spots, but overall I think I did ok. Probably not going to do the gunshow thing too often though. Too tough to look stuff over.
Anyway, I took the thing apart to give it a thorough cleaning and check for any more rust. It had some grease and oil that was starting to set up like laquer in it and I got all that cleaned out. I had some issues getting it apart and back together though, it doesn't seem to match the instruction manual that came with it.
First off, the ejector doesn't have a retaining pin, which they talk about in the manual. They say you pop the back end off the pin and slide the the ejector out through barrel ring. On this one there doesn't appear to be a pin, and the front of the ejector rides in a little coller screwed into the inside of the receiver, so that you can't just slide the thing straight out.
Second, there is no screw to hold the plate on the bottom of the bolt assembly. They call it a slide bridge and talk about taking some screw out before removing it. All I had to do was push the firing pin forward and the plate would lift right off. There are no holes in the bolt assembly or bridge plate where a screw could even go in that I noticed.
Are either of these differences a problem? The manual says it covers all models of winchester slide action shotguns, so I'm wondering if some of these steps aren't supposed to be ommited on the 1300. Anyone know for sure?
Also, does anyone know if its a problem to dry fire it? I'm not looking to do it as a regular practice, but I don't like leaving the hammer back when I'm storing it.
Appreciate any help
Course then I got outside in better light and found a couple rust spots, but overall I think I did ok. Probably not going to do the gunshow thing too often though. Too tough to look stuff over.
Anyway, I took the thing apart to give it a thorough cleaning and check for any more rust. It had some grease and oil that was starting to set up like laquer in it and I got all that cleaned out. I had some issues getting it apart and back together though, it doesn't seem to match the instruction manual that came with it.
First off, the ejector doesn't have a retaining pin, which they talk about in the manual. They say you pop the back end off the pin and slide the the ejector out through barrel ring. On this one there doesn't appear to be a pin, and the front of the ejector rides in a little coller screwed into the inside of the receiver, so that you can't just slide the thing straight out.
Second, there is no screw to hold the plate on the bottom of the bolt assembly. They call it a slide bridge and talk about taking some screw out before removing it. All I had to do was push the firing pin forward and the plate would lift right off. There are no holes in the bolt assembly or bridge plate where a screw could even go in that I noticed.
Are either of these differences a problem? The manual says it covers all models of winchester slide action shotguns, so I'm wondering if some of these steps aren't supposed to be ommited on the 1300. Anyone know for sure?
Also, does anyone know if its a problem to dry fire it? I'm not looking to do it as a regular practice, but I don't like leaving the hammer back when I'm storing it.
Appreciate any help
