Winchester Model 1200/1300

Winchester Model 1200 Police Model - 12 gauge. The precursor to the Model 1300 however it is an all metal shotgun with a deep blued finish. It was developed in 1964 and ended production when the U.S. Repeating Arms Company acquired Winchester from Olin in 1980. The 1200 eventually ceased all production in 1981 and ceded the pump shotgun like to the Model 1300.

Winchester Model 1300 with extended tube & rubber Butt pad - 12 Gauge

Winchester Model 1300 with extended tube and pistol grip - 12 Gauge

New Version Winchester Model 1300 Marine - 12 Gauge

New Version Winchester Model 1300 Defender - 12 Gauge

The Winchester Model 1200 was first offered to the public in 1964. It was used by US Marines and US Army soldiers in Vietnam, as a supplement to the Ithaca Model 37s and Remington 870s. It was a successful design and was also adopted in a police riot model for many departments across the United States. Though the shotgun was well received, Winchester wanted to develop a 'cheaper' shotgun that would cut into the market of Remington & Mossberg. The Winchester Model 1200 was one of the models to be phased out, when the U.S. Repeating Arms Company acquired Winchester from Olin in 1980. The 1200 eventually ceased all production by 1981 and ceded the pump shotgun line to the Model 1300.

The Winchester Model 1300 shotgun first appeared in 1978 as an 'economy' version of the 1200 and ultimately took over the pump shotgun line for Winchester in 1981 when the 1200 was discontinued. In addition to the hunting/sporting variations, the Model 1300 has been sold worldwide as the Tactical Police model, Slug Hunter, Marine and Stainless Security version. Now the 1300 has been discontinued by Winchester (eliminated when the 'heads' of the U.S. Repeating Arms Company also ended the classic Model 1894 from their offerings.) Despite the closing of the Winchester Repeating Arms Company the 1300 is still produced under the name "SXP" (Super X Pump).

The Difference between the 1200 & the 1300: They look pretty much identical so one must consider the finish and sometimes, the wooden furniture to determine the time frame of the firearm. The Winchester Model 1200 had a deep factory blued receiver and barrel. Its action was heavier and 'harder to use' than the updated Model 1300. The Model 1300's internals were re-designed and is now considered a 'fast action pump shotgun' (lighter weight materials and design make it very easy to rack) and it is coated with a proprietary non-glare finish and uses both steel and composite materials in it's construction. Both the Model 1200 and the Model 1300 were released in a 'hunting version' (longer barrel and limited shell capacity for legal hunting limit) and the "Defender Version" which was the riot, self defense, combat shooting variant, with longer tubes for expanded capacity and shorter (20" and 18") tactical barrels.

Historical Usage: Films make mistakes all the time. However, as a rule of thumb, the Model 1200 was correct for the Vietnam War and was used in small numbers from 1968 to 1969 (along with Remington 870s and Ithaca 37s) by special ops units and United States Army soldiers and marines in the war zone. The Model 1300 is correct for any film occurring after 1981, and by that time, the 1200 was no longer being sold.

For information on how to tell the Winchester Model 1300 apart from Remington and Mossberg shotguns, please visit the 12 Gauge Pump Shotgun page.

Specifications

(1965 - Present)

Type: Shotgun

Caliber: 12-gauge, 16-gauge, 20-gauge

Capacity: 4,5,6 shells in underbarrel tube magazine

Fire Modes: Single shot (pump-action)

The Winchester Model 1200/1300 shotgun has appeared in the following films, television series and video games used by the following actors:

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
Once Upon A Time In America		Bank Guards		1984
Death Wish 3		Gang Members		1985
Road House		One of Brad Wesley's bodyguards		1989
Road House	Red West	Red		1989
The Chase		San Diego Police		1994
Village of the Damned		State Trooper		1995
Heaven's Prisoners	Kelly Lynch	Annie Robicheaux	Field version	1996
The Corruptor	Mark Wahlberg	NYPD Detective Danny Wallace		1999
X-Men		Police officers	Standard and high-capacity magazine tubes	2000
Knockaround Guys	Tom Noonan	Sheriff Stan Decker		2002
Narc	Ray Liotta	Oak		2002
A Man Apart	Vin Diesel	DEA Agent Sean Vetter		2003
Sin City		Old Town Prostitutes		2005
The Business	Geoff Bell	Sammy Brooks		2005
Abominable	Rex Linn	Billy Hoss		2006
Slither	Elizabeth Banks	Starla Grant		2006
Slither	Nathan Fillion	Captain Bill Pardy		2006
Hot Fuzz	Nick Frost	Danny Butterman		2007
Hot Fuzz	Stuart Wilson	Robin Hatcher		2007
Max Payne	Mark Wahlberg	Max Payne		2008

Television

Title/Episode	Actor	Character	Note	Date
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation				2000 - ????
Firefly	Nathan Fillion	Capt. Malcolm "Mal" Reynolds		2002
Supernatural	Blu Mankuma	Doctor Jennings		2005 - ????

Video Games

Game Title	Referred to as	Note	Release Date
Duke Nukem 3D		With front and rear Tacstar pistol grips and heat-shield	1996
Eternal Darkness			2001
Max Payne			2001
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare	W1200		2007
Modern Warfare 2			2009
Duke Nukem Forever		With front and rear Tacstar pistol grips and heat-shield	2011

Notes

Despite the fact that 'guns of the world' website claims that the Winchester 1300 was introduced in 1981 (http://world.guns.ru/shotgun/sh05-e.htm), Winchester's own manual claims that the shotgun was introduced in 1978.