learnedmonkey
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- Dec 3, 2003
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My brand new spiffy Winchester 1300 Defender 12 ga, 18" barrel!
My wallet hurts, but I'm not sorry I got it.
I was down in Oregon this weekend for a shindig in honor of my college band director, who is retiring in May. I'd been looking at shotguns for a while, trying to decide between the Ithaca, the Mossy/Mav, and the Winchester. On my way back up to WA, I stopped at a couple sporting good stores to see what their prices were. They had a couple of Winchester 1300s, and one of the Mavericks, and I looked at all three.
I liked the slide action on the Maverick better than the Winchester, and the price was a lot nicer, but the Winchester won. I liked the weight, balance, and barrel length better, as well as the truglo sights that came with. Since it'll be a while before I can afford to pick up extra barrels, I wanted something that came out of the box with most of what I wanted already there.
For you Remmy 870 lovers out there, the reason I wasn't considering one is because my brother owns one, and I wasn't crazy about it. It's been a good, solid, reliable shotgun for him, but I didn't like the feel of it in my hands or in firing position, and the slide had a tendency to bind on me while I was shooting at the clay pigeons. Nothing against the 870, just wasn't the right choice for me.