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Winchester Model 1200/1300
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.)
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
- Weight: 6.5 lb (2.9 kg)
- Caliber: 12-gauge, 16-gauge, 20-gauge
- Action: Pump-action
- Feed system: Two-shell tubular magazine
- Sights: Muzzle-mounted bead sight
The Winchester Model 1200/1300 shotgun has appeared in the following films and television series used by the following actors:
Film
- Vin Diesel as DEA Agent Sean Vetter in A Man Apart
- Geoff Bell as Sammy Brooks in The Business (2005)
- State Trooper in Village of the Damned (1995)
- Nick Frost as Danny Butterman and Stuart Wilson as Robin Hatcher in Hot Fuzz
- Ray Liotta as Oak in Narc (2002)
- Mark Wahlberg as NYPD Detective Danny Wallace in The Corruptor
- Elizabeth Banks as Starla Grant and Nathan Fillion as Captain Bill Pardy in Slither
- Bank Guards in Once Upon A Time In America (1984)
- A Bartender and police officers in X-Men (with standard and high-capacity magazine tubes)
- One of Brad Wesley's bodyguards in Road House (1989)
- Gang Members in Death Wish 3
- Kelly Lynch as Annie Robicheaux in Heaven's Prisoners (field version)
Television
Video games
Anime
Animation
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.