Love my 1200. Pretty much the same as a 1300 but a little heavier and I think the 1300 can use 3" shells. 1200 is limited to 2 3/4" or at least my 1200 is 2 3/4" only.
True! I will take my license in a few months to have a weapon. Here in Brazil things are a little bit different but I will buy a 12 gauge to defend my property.
Great guns! I have an old 870 that works wet or dry or muddy, It also has functioned as a paddle, crutch, pry bar and is like the Timex of old, takes a ticking, keeps on ticking. Reliability is the greatest characteristic of a pump.
I like watching you ring the gong at that distance with just a bead front sight. So many people have come completely dependent on red dots and other optics. Truth is, most folks wouldn't need them if they would just practice a bit.
I carried a Winchester 1200 Defender in my cruiser for 24 years with the Sheriff's Office, and never felt under gunned. I always qualified 100% with it every time, and I was impressed with the very tight double ought buck pattern. The only difference I see between your 1300, and my 1200 is mine was blued, and the 1300 appears parkerized.
I have one of the 80s 1300 I bought new, actually my first new Shotgun. People either love or hate the 1300 because of the way the action releases when you fire a round, just from the recoil you're halfway into pumping the next round in. Take care all!
@@pewpewTN I can't speak for all of us obviously but I certainly do(even though the later seasons aren't as good in my opinion). Trailer park boys is a must as well.
I got a 1300 Defender from my grandpa when he passed away. Mine came equipped with a pistol grip. I shot it like that once before swapping it out for an adjustable stock. Great gun.
Been watching you for years, Hickok. I'm getting my FOID soon and take much delight in hearing your sincere enthusiasm and honest reviews of firearms. Thanks for showing the world that this is an honest recreation for anybody with a passion for the quality engineering and skill acquisition. Keep on.
I still have my 1300. One of the smoothest factory pumps out there...still. No modifications needed other than maybe a fiberoptic sight to replace the brass beebee
I remember being with my father at a gun store when he bought one of these in California. I was probably 12 or 13. When he passed away I inherited it. I'd by lying if i said it was my favorite shotgun, but I wouldn't get rid of it for the world.
Yours is a thousand times more valuable than mine. Hope you have a good gun safe for it. That's cool to still have it, along with the memory of being with your father when he bought it, especially since it's not a bad shotgun. Great fun to shoot.
Great vid hickok. I am also a retired LE officer and can Remember when our patrol cars were outfitted with these, having upgraded from the ole mossbergs. Not sure if either had issues as I remember both being “patrol duty reliable” but the 1300s did shoot slugs with a tighter group then the mossbergs. I remember the entire department when outfitted with the 1300s had improved accuracy scores during qualifying and recertification and the loads were the same. I believe we carried Remington slug loads 2 3/4” and some guys had the riot version which were ready to rock with 00 buck. Many fun memories. SJ
You would love my pops. We don't have as many guns as him, but we got guns. He always encouraged us as kids to learn how to shoot and use a gun. Same for his grandkids right now
I was taught back in instructors school, that factory bead sights were regulated for 100 yards. No one seems to believe that but your shooting high along with my experience with slugs on the range, seem to confirm it! Pump 12s are still great.
@@CampDavid54 yes I was 23 when port Arthur happened and don’t get me started on that rubbish. Had to get rid of a few good rifles. I remember when $140 would buy you an SKS from the local gun shop and norinco ammo was plentiful and cheap as chips.
@@chadbangswitch7007 I have learned something today! It never occurred to me that slugs could be fired through chokes, I thought that was what a true-cylinder barrel was for. But it's even written on the box of Remington Slugs: 'can be fired through any choke, improved cylinder for best results.' Thanks for sparking my interest!
@@headshot6959 no worries mate. My dad calls them Brenicky slugs for some reason. It was his gun and I saw him hunt pigs with solids may times. It was his dads before him. Mine now. Will end up with my son.
If I had only one shotgun it would be a Winchester 1300 Field and deer combo. One barrel for small game, fowl, and turkey with interchangeable Winchokes. And a smooth bore deer barrel with iron sights. Also the receiver comes drilled and tapped for a scope. Great home defender too. Boy! Am I lucky to have one! And it's made in USA 🇺🇸
Greetings from the UK, Love to see you shoot and your sense of humor, love these videos, guns very restricted in the UK so these videos really make my day : )
Looks like summer has returned early to the Hickock compound. Guess that's why laminate trees only grow there. Love shotguns and your channel. Also, love to the gong.
Wow, those are some speedy slugs! Next, you'll be shooting snails! Maybe the slugs and the snails can race? They could see who gets to the gong faster!
I had a Winchester 1200 many years ago. Had a few problems with it. Eventually went to the ol' 870 express. A couple of them and love them. I'd like to find the 1300 in that configuration. A couple of enhancements but keep it very simple like this.
A model 1300 Defender has been my duty shotgun for about 30 years. You wouldn't recognize it anymore with a tac light, rifle sights, plastic furniture, side saddle, and a single point sling. But it's the same trusty old Winchester.
Always a pleasure viewing Hickoc45 Clips. Love the Winchester 1300. I grew up with one and Basically wore it out. The Shotty is our main tool for Culling hogs on farms over here in Australia. I mainly use Semi-Auto's these days though. Keep up the great work.👍
I picked up a beat up, un-loved 870 about 10 years ago at a pawn store for a song. It had scratches, gouges in the wood, you name it. Mechanics were fin. 12ga. I did zero restore on it. Cleaned it thotoughly, tested it, and made it my dedicated Turkey gun. Ordered a barrel for same purpose. If it gets rained on, dirty, scratched, I drive on. After cleaning each time, a light coat of oil on the metal areas and put it away. I also use the gun with a 28" barrel for dove hunting here in Tx. Seem to use it more than my fancier shotguns.
This was a truly enjoyable breakfast. What could be better than a breakfast burrito made from scratch, hot coffee, and a slug fest with Hickock 45 . Life is good! 👍
I got one of these for nothin - came through the shop missing parts, needing a lot of work. Guy gave up on it, so I adopted it. Stripped it, got new parts, fixed it up nice, and now it's like butter. Love my 1300 Defender. Just want to carve a new stock, maybe a bird's head.
I have my grandfather's 1200. He got it in the 1960s and never shot it. I've shot it a few times at the berm, it's still quite stiff like it is brand new even though it is very old. Got a soft spot for old Winchesters.
I would love nothing more than to have some land in the grand old USA and live out the rest of my life. Some target shooting to pass the time. Looks good. I might look into it. Thanks for the vids👍
First gun I ever bought was a 1200 defender. I bought it used in a gun store in 2008 for 250 bucks. I beat the hell out of it and it still runs flawlessly.
I really enjoy the slug fest videos, you can see the slug in the air all the way to the target. I can also appreciate the point of aim being off on that particular gun. Most of my guns have the same problem. If not the gun, it's always something else having a negative impact on my shooting. It's to cold, to hot, to dark, to bright, etc. Let's face it, when it comes to my accuracy on a given day, there's a multitude of variables working against me :-)
Hickok is the personification of the wholesome side of RU-vid. Since you are so much into the Civil War: Will you ever make a video about the 1859/1863 Berdan Sharps rifle?
I made the mistake of putting a pistol grip and folding stock on a 1300. The stock is hard plastic. Destroys your shoulder after a while shooting the good stuff. I put the wood furniture back on it, the way it's supposed to be. Awesome shotgun.
I guess I need an 870? I've shot Winchester pumps since I was 13. My first pumpgun was a Winchester T120 Ranger, vent rib 28" modified choke. I DID NOT miss at 50 - 65 yards. Held two - ish inches high for 75 - 100. I have no reason to lie. I'm now 52, have owned model 12s, 1200s, and 1300s. NEVER a problem, but every gun tuber I consider experienced, says something to the effect of, "not the best built shotgun...they have issues..." Like I say, I'm 52, and still have that Ranger 120 I got for Christmas at 13. Think I'll just hang on to my first Winchester AND all its supposed issues.
Yeeeeaaaaahhh, got my pump action. An old 500 mossberg. Yeah, used to do slugs with one hand when I young and dumb. Now not so mu, well not at all, Ouch!!! But I do love a good old slugfest.
They call it a "Roll Crimp", the rim of the case is basically lightly heated and rolled inward using friction and pressure, as to the "fold crimp" you normally see with most, but not all shot. 👋
I accidently found one of the earlier Remington 870 Express in 3" magnum in 1987. I have killed more geese and ducks with that shotgun than I can count. I bought a rifled Hastings barrel for this shotgun for deer in Ohio. This past year all three grandsons killed their deer with that old 870. I think the Win 1300 and Rem 870 are the most used and most dependable weapons ever made to be used for grouse up to bears.
My first gun was a single shot .410. You could grab the wood piece under the barrel and pull it off. This would allow you to open the gun and remove the barrel. I cannot remember who made this gun. This was over 40 years ago. If you or anyone reading this knows the answer I would really appreciate it. Thanks for all your videos.
I have a 1300 with a rifled barrel and a Bushnell shotgun scope. It’s zeroed at 100 yards and you don’t have to hold high or low to destroy a target between 25 and 150 yards.
I picked up a stevens 320. Pretty close clone to the 1200s/1300s but I think the stock is updated to fit mossberg 590 stocks. It has the same locking lugs like the ar15. Supposedly its supposed to speed up and smooth out chambering.
