Winchester Model 1200

The Model 1200 and Model 1300 are two pump-action shotguns that were manufactured by the Winchester-Western Division of Olin Corporation. It was produced in 12-, 16- and 20-gauge. The military version of the 1200 has the ability to have a bayonet fixed on the end of the barrel to be used in close quarters combat (CQC).[2]

Winchester Model 1200/1300
Winchester Model 1200 Defender With Extended Tube Magazine
TypePump-action shotgun
Place of originUnited States
Service history
In service1968–present
Used bySee Users
WarsVietnam War
Lebanese Civil War
Darfur Conflict
Internal conflict in Peru
Production history
Designed1964
ManufacturerWinchester
Produced1965–2006
No. built1,900,000[1]
VariantsModel 1200 Defender
Specifications
Mass6.5 lb (2.9 kg)

Caliber12-gauge, 16-gauge, and 20-gauge
ActionPump-action
Feed systemOne-six shotshell tubular magazine
SightsMuzzle-mounted bead sight

History

The Winchester Model 1200 was introduced in 1964 as a low-cost replacement for the venerable Model 12.[3] A small number of these weapons were acquired by the United States Army in 1968 and 1969.[4] The military style Model 1200 was essentially the same weapon as the civilian version, except it had a ventilated handguard, sling swivels, and a bayonet lug.[4] The Model 1200 was succeeded by the Winchester Model 1300 in 1983 when U.S. Repeating Arms Company became the manufacturer of Winchester firearms.[2] Production of the Model 1300 ceased in 2006, when USRAC went bankrupt.[5] The model lives on in the Winchester SXP.

Description

The Winchester Model 1200 came in barrel lengths of 30-inch, and 28-inch with a fixed choke or the Win-choke screw in choke tubes system and is a 12, 16, or 20-gauge, manually operated, slide action shotgun. The slide action, also known as a pump-action, means that the shotgun has a moving bolt system which is operated by a "wooden or composite slide called the fore-end".[6] The fore-end is located on the underside of the barrel and moves front to back. The firearm can hold a maximum of five rounds total with four in the tubular magazine and one in the chamber. The Model 1300 holds 6 2-3/4" shells in the magazine. It has a hammerless action which means that there is no external hammer spur. There is an internal hammer which strikes the firing pin which - in turn - strikes the primer on the shell to ignite the powder in the round.[7]

The Model 1200 was the second shotgun to utilize a rotary bolt with four locking lugs secured within the barrel extension. The AR 17 being the first to use a rotary bolt. The 1200 was Winchester's first shotgun to incorporate the company's patented Winchoke system, a quick change tube to allow the easy replacement of chokes.[2]

Bayonet

A bayonet could be attached to the front end of the barrel of the Military version of the Model 1200. The primary uses of the bayonet on the model 1200 are for close combat, guarding prisoners, and riot duty.[7] The most commonly used bayonet with the Model 1200 was the M1917 bayonet. After World War I ended, there was a large surplus of the M1917 bayonets because the Army decided to keep the M1903 Springfield as the standard issued rifle. The M1917 bayonet did not fit the Springfield rifles so instead of just getting rid of them, the Army decided to make newer shotguns compatible with the bayonets.[8] Model 1200 shotguns with bayonet lugs and ventilation ribs were still in U.S. Army inventories as late as the 2003 Iraq War. During the Iraq War, the Model 1200 shotguns were phased out in favor of Mossberg 500 shotguns.

Variants

  • Model 1200: Standard capacity model with four-shell tubular magazine
  • Model 1200 Defender: Increased capacity model with six-shell tubular magazine (seven 2&3/4" Shells).
  • Model 1200 Police: Increased capacity variant of the Model 1200 Defender with an electrolysis nickel-plated satin barrel and magazine tube.
  • Model 1200 Marine: Increased capacity variant of the Model 1200 Defender with an electrolysis nickel-plated polished barrel and magazine tube.
  • Model 1200 Riot: Standard capacity model with 18.5" barrel and rifle sights. Blued steel barrel and magazine. Marked "Riot" on barrel.
  • Ted Williams Model 200: Standard Model 1200 marketed by Sears
  • Model 1200 Hunting: 28-inch barrel with a built-in choke and a five-shell tubular magazine.
  • Model 1300: Slightly updated version with up to six-shell tubular magazine, now accepts 3" shells
  • Model 1300 Defender: Increased capacity variants of the Model 1300 with a seven-shell tubular magazine.
  • Model 1300 Marine: Increased capacity variant of the Model 1300 with an electroless nickel-plated barrel and magazine tube and synthetic stock.
  • Various Model 1300 variants[9][10]
  • Model 2200: Model 1200 with full length stock and barrel, produced for the Canadian firearms market.
  • Model 120: Budget hardwood stock version marketed at various department stores, such as K-Mart. Birch stock, fixed choke, etc.
  • Ranger Model 120: Budget hardwood stock version marketed at sporting goods stores, such as Cabelas & K-Mart. Plain stock, Winchoke, etc.

Users

See also

  • List of shotguns
  • FN TPS

References

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  2. Wilson, R. L. (2008). Winchester: An American Legend. Book Sales, Inc. pp. 223–265. ISBN 978-0-7858-1893-9.
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  5. Hunter, Stephen (21 January 2006). "Out With A Bang". Washington Post. Retrieved 5 April 2010.
  6. Coustan, Dave (19 May 2005). "How Shotguns Work". HowStuffWorks.com. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
  7. Westmoreland, William (11 March 1970). "Winchester Model 1200 Riot Shotgun Manual". U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved 16 April 2010.
  8. Criss, Chuck (22 May 2008). "M-1917 BAYONET". Olive-drab.com. Retrieved 16 April 2010.
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  12. Issue; V3N3; Volume 3. "Peruvian Small Arms: Gunning for the Shining Path – Small Arms Defense Journal". Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  13. Postanovlenie Pravitel'stva Rossijskoj Federacii No. 587 ot 14 avgusta 1992 goda "Voprosy chastnoj detektivnoj i ohrannoj deyatel'nosti"
  14. "3. Ustanovit', chto ognestrel'noe oruzhie, priobretennoe v sootvetstvii s zakonodatel'stvom Rossijskoj Federacii negosudarstvennymi (chastnymi) ohrannymi predpriyatiyami do vstupleniya v silu nastoyaschego postanovleniya i ne vklyuchennoe v perechen' vidov vooruzheniya ohrannikov, utverzhdennyj postanovleniem Pravitel'stva Rossijskoj Federacii ot 14 avgusta 1992 g. N 587 (s izmeneniyami, vnesennymi nastoyaschim postanovleniem), mozhet nahodit'sya na vooruzhenii ohrannikov do 1 marta 2006 g."
    Postanovlenie Pravitel'stva RF No. 179 ot 4 aprelya 2005
  15. "v 1995 godu... ohranniki moskovskogo ohrannogo byuro "Aleks" V. Smirnov i A. Utehin, vozvraschayas' iz sluzhebnoj komandirovki, raspili spirtnye napitki s neizvestnymi licami. V rezul'tate, byli utracheny pistolet PM 'e "Winchester-1300""
    Viktor Miklyaev. Ne ver'te "Grifonu"! // "CHastnyj sysk. Ohrana. Bezopasnost'" No. 10, 1995, str.10-11
  16. Canfield, Bruce N. American Rifleman (March 2002) pp.44-47&92-95

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