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You guys hopefully know me well enough to stop asking "WHY?" when I have some bizarre technical question most likely related to an even more bizarre idea. So here it is...
We have the Winchester 1300. Rotary bolt, aluminum alloy receiver, pump action shotgun. Available in all the expected configurations for hunting, home defense, and police use. Like the Mossberg 500 and unlike the Remington 870, it has multiple magazine tube lengths offered, and different barrels for each length. Like the Rem 870 and unlike the Moss 500, it has a cap that screws onto the open end of a magazine. So a couple ideas have appeared...
a.) Could a magazine extension be added to the extended tube version of the Win 1300? That could expand 8 rounds to 10 or more.
b.) Could a sporting barrel made for the shorter magazine be used on a version with the longer magazine, with a pipe or something as a spacer between the ring under the barrel and the magazine cap?
One selling point of the Win 1300 is that it will cycle Aguila mini shells without a problem, which could fit quite a few in an extended tube. Now that the ban is dead, imagine the capacity possibilities for a doubly extended tube magazine...
This has nothing to do with practicality. The chances of me actually doing such a crazy thing are pretty low. My only question is would it work?
Additionally, I'm looking to be able to use the same shotgun for hunting and home defense simply with a barrel change. I'm probably going to get a Remington 870, for many good reasons, but before I do I want the whole scoupe on the Winchester.
Here's what I'm talking about. Winchester has a 5 shot and 8 shot version of the 1300. Assuming the bolt lockups are interchangeable, wouldn't the tube length be the only thing keeping the barrels from being interchangeable? And wouldn't it make sense that shorter tube barrels would work with the longer tubes if a long spacer was used between the ring on the barrel and the magazine end cap?
Noticing also that Winchester makes their Defender model in 20ga, suppose the same would be possible there as well?
We have the Winchester 1300. Rotary bolt, aluminum alloy receiver, pump action shotgun. Available in all the expected configurations for hunting, home defense, and police use. Like the Mossberg 500 and unlike the Remington 870, it has multiple magazine tube lengths offered, and different barrels for each length. Like the Rem 870 and unlike the Moss 500, it has a cap that screws onto the open end of a magazine. So a couple ideas have appeared...
a.) Could a magazine extension be added to the extended tube version of the Win 1300? That could expand 8 rounds to 10 or more.
b.) Could a sporting barrel made for the shorter magazine be used on a version with the longer magazine, with a pipe or something as a spacer between the ring under the barrel and the magazine cap?
One selling point of the Win 1300 is that it will cycle Aguila mini shells without a problem, which could fit quite a few in an extended tube. Now that the ban is dead, imagine the capacity possibilities for a doubly extended tube magazine...
This has nothing to do with practicality. The chances of me actually doing such a crazy thing are pretty low. My only question is would it work?
Additionally, I'm looking to be able to use the same shotgun for hunting and home defense simply with a barrel change. I'm probably going to get a Remington 870, for many good reasons, but before I do I want the whole scoupe on the Winchester.
Here's what I'm talking about. Winchester has a 5 shot and 8 shot version of the 1300. Assuming the bolt lockups are interchangeable, wouldn't the tube length be the only thing keeping the barrels from being interchangeable? And wouldn't it make sense that shorter tube barrels would work with the longer tubes if a long spacer was used between the ring on the barrel and the magazine end cap?




Noticing also that Winchester makes their Defender model in 20ga, suppose the same would be possible there as well?