Winchester Model 1200

Winchester Model 1200/1300
Winchester Model 1200 Defender With Extended Tube Magazine
Type	Pump-action shotgun
Place of origin	United States
Service history
In service	1968-1969
Used by	See Users
Wars	Vietnam War, Darfur Conflict
Production history
Designed	1964
Manufacturer	Winchester
Produced	1965-2006
Variants	Model 1200 Defender
Specifications
Weight	6.5 lb (2.9 kg)

Caliber	12-gauge, 16-gauge, 20-gauge
Action	Pump-action
Feed system	One-six shotshell tubular magazine
Sights	Muzzle-mounted bead sight

The Model 1200 and Model 1300 are two pump-action shotguns that are 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 quarter combat. It is a takedown type shotgun which means it has the capability of being taken apart for easy transportation and storage.^[1]

History

The Winchester Model 1200 was introduced in 1964 as a low-cost replacement for the venerable Model 12.^[2] A small number of these weapons were acquired by the United States Army in 1968 and 1969.^[3] 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.^[3] The Model 1200 was succeeded by the Winchester Model 1300 in 1983 when U.S. Repeating Arms Company became the manufacturer of Winchester firearms.^[1] Production of the Model 1300 ceased in 2006, when USRAC went bankrupt.^[4]

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".^[5] The fore-end is located on the underside of the barrel and moves front to back. The weapon can hold a maximum of five rounds total with four in the tubular magazine and one in the chamber. It has a hammerless action which means that there is no external hammer spur. There is only a firing pin which strikes the primer on the shell to ignite the powder in the round. The Model 1200 is a takedown type of shotgun; it can be taken apart for easy storage and transportation.^[6]

The Model 1200 was the first shotgun to utilize a rotary bolt with four locking lugs secured within the barrel extension. 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.^[1]

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.^[6] 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 M-1917 bayonets because the Army decided to keep the M1903 Springfield as the standard issued rifle. The M-1917 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.^[7]

Variants

Model 1200: Standard capacity model with four-shell tubular magazine
Model 1200 Defender: Increased capacity model with six-shell tubular magazine (Six 3" Shells or 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 five-shell tubular magazine
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.
Various Model 1300 variants^[8]^[9]
Model 2200: Model 1200 with full length stock and barrel, produced for the Canadian firearms market.
Model 120: Budget version marketed at various department stores, such as K-Mart. Birch stock, fixed choke, etc.
Ranger Model 120: Budget version marketed at sporting goods stores, such as K-Mart. Plain stock, Winchoke, etc.

Users

Czech Republic: The Model 1300 Defender is used in small numbers by the Czech Armed Forces.^[10]
Peru - The Model 1300 Defender is used by special forces^[11]
Russia - since 14 August 1992^[12] until March 2006^[13] Winchester 1300 shotguns were used in private security companies^[14]
United States^[15]

The Model 12 Ranger (note correction in name order) is a smaller/youth version of the Model 120.

References

1 2 3 Wilson, R. L. (2008). Winchester: An American Legend. Book Sales, Inc. pp. 223–265. ISBN 978-0-7858-1893-9.
↑ Criss, Chuck (2008-05-28). "Winchester Repeating". olive-drab.com. Retrieved 2010-04-16.
1 2 Criss, Chuck (2008-05-22). "WINCHESTER 1200 SHOTGUN". Olive-drab.com. Retrieved 2010-04-16.
↑ Hunter, Stephen (2006-01-21). "Out With A Bang". Washington Post. Retrieved 2010-04-05.
↑ Coustan, Dave. "How Shotguns Work". HowStuffWorks.com. Retrieved 2010-04-17.
1 2 Westmoreland, William (1970-03-11). "Winchester Model 1200 Riot Shotgun Manual". U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved 2010-04-16.
↑ Criss, Chuck (2008-05-22). "M-1917 BAYONET". Olive-drab.com. Retrieved 2010-04-16.
↑ Winchester Repeating Firearms. "IWinchester Firearms timeline". Winchester Repeating Arms. Retrieved 2010-04-15.
↑ Winchester Repeating Firearms. "IWinchester 1200 and Model 130 comparison". Winchester Repeating Arms. Retrieved 2010-04-15.
↑ "zbrane.indd" (PDF). Retrieved 2010-04-16.
↑ Julio A. Montes. Peruvian Small Arms Gunning for the Shining Path // "Small Arms Defence Journal", № 8, 2011
↑ Постановление Правительства Российской Федерации № 587 от 14 августа 1992 года "Вопросы частной детективной и охранной деятельности"
↑ "3. Установить, что огнестрельное оружие, приобретенное в соответствии с законодательством Российской Федерации негосударственными (частными) охранными предприятиями до вступления в силу настоящего постановления и не включенное в перечень видов вооружения охранников, утвержденный постановлением Правительства Российской Федерации от 14 августа 1992 г. N 587 (с изменениями, внесенными настоящим постановлением), может находиться на вооружении охранников до 1 марта 2006 г."
Постановление Правительства РФ № 179 от 4 апреля 2005
↑ "в 1995 году... охранники московского охранного бюро "Алекс" В. Смирнов и А. Утехин, возвращаясь из служебной командировки, распили спиртные напитки с неизвестными лицами. В результате, были утрачены пистолет ПМ ье "Winchester-1300""
Виктор Микляев. Не верьте "Грифону"! // "Частный сыск. Охрана. Безопасность" № 10, 1995, стр.10-11
↑ Canfield, Bruce N. American Rifleman (March 2002) pp.44-47&92-95

External links

Model 1200 Field Strip Guide on BATTLETONE.com

Winchester firearms and cartridges

Rifles

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