Winchester!

[TomG]

I've been looking for something to replace my hunting shotgun for home defense and stumbled across this little gem online. It's a Winchester 1300 Defender 12 gauge pump that sports a capacity of 7+1, an 18" barrel and a lightweight aluminum receiver. I'm not a big fan of the birch stock, so I found a NOS walnut buttstock replacement on eBay and a walnut forend from Numrich. I also have a 300 lumen tactical light on order that mounts to a Picatinny rail attached to the magazine tube (for identifying things that go bump in the night), along with a side saddle to hold an extra half dozen shells. I didn't order the rail because nothing I found looked like it would fit a shotgun very well, so I'll probably just make one to suit. I've never handled a shotgun this short and was amazed at the difference ten inches less barrel makes when carrying it around the house. Fourteen shells instead of six isn't bad either.

Tom