User manual WINCHESTER 1300

[. . . ] Licensee Winchester ® Model 1300 Owner's Manual Important instructions for Winchester® Model 1300 Shotguns Customer Service Department (United States) Winchester Firearms 275 Winchester Avenue Morgan, Utah 84050-9333 Phone: 1-800-945-5237 If you have any questions or comments regarding your new firearm, please feel free to write or call us. Model _________________________________________ Serial Number __________________________________ Purchased From _________________________________ Date of Purchase ________________________________ Winchester trademarks licensed from Olin Corporation. . 28 GUN SAFETY WARNINGS IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT THESE OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS BE THOROUGHLY STUDIED BEFORE USING THIS FIREARM TO ASSURE PROPER AND SAFE GUN HANDLING. FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS OR FAILURE TO OBEY ANY SAFETY WARNING MAY RESULT IN INJURY TO YOURSELF OR OTHERS, OR CAUSE DAMAGE TO YOUR GUN. [. . . ] Failure to follow these warnings may cause damage to your gun and cause injury to yourself and others. 1. Place the safety in the "on safe" position and fully unload your Model 1300. INSPECT THE CHAMBER, MAGAZINE AND FEED MECHANISM TO MAKE SURE THEY DO NOT CONTAIN ANY SHELLS. Before installing a tube, check the internal choke tube threads in the muzzle, as well as the threads on the WinChoke choke tube to be sure they are clean. Using your fingers, screw the appropriate tube into the muzzle end of the barrel, tapered end first, knurled end outward. When it becomes finger tight, use the WinChoke choke tube spanner wrench to firmly seat the tube (Figure 8). CHOKE TUBES SHOULD BE PERIODICALLY CHECKED TO ASSURE THAT THEY ARE TIGHT AND FIRMLY SEATED. Replacement and additional tubes and wrenches are available from your Winchester firearms dealer. WINCHOKE CHOKE IDENTIFICATION -- SPECIAL NOTE ON SHOTGUN SLUGS -- Cylinder or Improved Cylinder WinChokes are suitable for shooting rifled slugs or sabot-type slugs. Never shoot slugs or sabots in any WinChoke barrel with the choke tube removed. SPECIAL CARE OF CHOKE TUBES AND CHOKE TUBE THREADS -- 1. If your gun is equipped with WinChoke choke tubes, do not use a brass brush to clean your gun unless a choke tube is installed in the barrel. Bristles could break off and lodge in the threads, making installation and removal of choke tubes difficult. Regularly remove your gun's tube in order to clean and CHOKE/PATTERN CONVERSION CHART LEAD STEEL To identify individual WinChoke choke tubes, refer to the abbreviated indications on the outside rim of each tube. SELECTING THE CORRECT WINCHOKE TUBE -- Extra Full Full Improved Modified Modified Improved Cylinder Skeet Cylinder * * Full Full Modified Improved Cylinder Cylinder The WinChoke choke system is fully compatible with factory lead or steel shot loads. Lead and steel shot perform differently in tubes with the same choke constriction. For this reason, both lead and steel shot designations have proven necessary. In fact, even larger steel shot diameters result in different patterns than smaller steel shot sizes. Each designation is inscribed on each choke tube. *not for use with steel shot 15 oil the threads inside the barrel, as well as on the choke tube itself. This will protect the threads from being damaged, and also prevent dirt build up that would cause the choke tube to become difficult to remove from the barrel. Clean the threads with solvent and a small, soft brush like a toothbrush. Wipe completely clean and leave a thin film of clean oil on the threads -- both on the tube and in the barrel. The threads of the choke tube and the internal threads of the barrel should be cleaned after each use and before the installation of a tube. Damage can result to both the choke tube and the barrel when attempting to remove sticky choke tubes. Never fire your shotgun or run cleaning tools through the barrel of any choke-tubed gun without having a choke tube installed. FIGURE 9 Carefully pry up on the magazine spring retainer. [. . . ] Ordinary good judgment will, of course, indicate that the metal of the gun should receive a light film of oil any time the gun has been exposed to weather or handling. This is very important and must be done with every firearm -- even stainless steel models. Remember, the polished, finely fitted surfaces of the receiver and action mechanisms must always have a thin film of oil. Make sure that the surfaces of the locking pin system and the hinge components are especially clean and lightly oiled with a high-quality gun oil. [. . . ]