First shotgun my dad gave me, before my first dove hunt when I was 13(ish), was this Winchester 1300. after toting my 28" barreled Stoeger 3500 for 2 seasons, I decided it was too dang heavy and thought maybe the Winchester would be a better option. pulled them out of the safe one day and weighed them and the Winchester is a full 3 pounds lighter so I decided that was definitely the way to go. last night I installed a new pistol grip stock from Phoenix Technologies and a set of Williams Fire Sights. Eventually, I'd like to get it dipped in bottomland, but this is how it'll hunt this year.
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looks good! Winchester 1300's are real turkey killers. you will love it even more once you kill a bird with the new makeover :)
Awesome! I love my 1300!!! Been hunting with it since 1987. Had a little barrel work done to it and will probably never turkey hunt with another gun, UNLESS I pass it on to my 8 year old.
Quote from: scott ellis on February 04, 2015, 10:08:02 AM
Awesome! I love my 1300!!! Been hunting with it since 1987. Had a little barrel work done to it and will probably never turkey hunt with another gun, UNLESS I pass it on to my 8 year old.
out of curiosity, what choke/shell combo are you shooting out of it?
That was my first gun too. I killed a bunch of turkeys with it using a XXX Full Comp-N-Choke and Winchester Supreme HV 6's. I have since switched over to a 3.5" Browning BPS, which by the way kicks WAY LESS than that little Winchester does!!! :z-dizzy:
Love mine as well..... Very durable gun
I have a 120 Ranger, same gun, but I'm using an older Tru glo strut stopper, and it patterns very well with win xx #6, but I'm very excited cause today I got two boxes of LB's 5,6's that I'm gona try this weekend!
Love it!!! Looks GREAT!!!
Sweet! My 1300 loves a JH .660 with 3" Hevi #7, and a peach to carry.
Favorite turkey gun. Hands down. No matter what gun I get I always go back to my 1300's.
Best combo will probably be an Indian Creek with Hevi 6's or 7's. Tht said it also likes longbeards. I have run probably 25 different chokes through mine.
Looks like a good one.
Looks good!!
God Bless,
David B.