Winchester 1300 NWTF

[oatsj]

Have the laminated stock bought it in the mid 80's love that gun. it is about as fast as
a simi auto 

[Flyrodder]

2ounce6s, that is a pretty place your hunting at.
Flyrodder

[vaturkey]

I own one of the first year model Win 1300 NWTF and one of the last year models made. Killed a pile of turkeys with those guns. The older model has a browning xfull .670 ported choke that shot Fed Premium #5s and 6s very well to 40 yards. The newer gun has had both a Pure Gold .670 with mag blends and a Indian Creek BDS .665 that I used #6 Win XRHD. I'd suggest you purchase a limb saver recoil pad, they do kick like a mad mule.

2ounce6s   

Nice pics ! Glad you're smiling !   

[TrophyTracker]

This thread gave me some inspiration to take one of mine out today and give it some off season use!

[TWOWITHONE]

Bought 1 25 yrs back and aint looked back. Great turkey gun.

[paboxcall]

I had one, sold it, wish I had it back

Me too.  I bought a plain 1300 and sold it a few weeks later.  When Winchester issued the Buck / Tom edition a couple years later, I quickly traded my Mossberg 500 in and got the 1300 with a 21" barrel.  Sweet gun, smooth action, easy on the shoulder to carry and brutal to shoot like everyone says.

Covered in Mossy Break Up, I shoot Hevi 3-2-7 with a Jellyhead .660, and put 270 in a 10" circle at 40 yards.

[Fox Fire]

I've nearly sold mine a couple times but always backed out, kinda glad I did, they seem to have good follow'n of owners & the ones who do sell seem to regret it.

[rebelman]

How easy is it to find aftermarket stocks/chokes for them? I'm looking at one but want a pistol grip stock.

[allaboutshooting]

How easy is it to find aftermarket stocks/chokes for them? I'm looking at one but want a pistol grip stock.

ATI makes adjustable stocks that fit that gun. Win-Chokes, also known as Invector and Accu chokes fit that gun and are made by just about every company that makes choke tubes.

Thanks,
Clark

[gobbler777]

I have the  1300 Turkey Short camo and they came with a 18" nonvented ribbed barrel that i take to the mtn to hunt them birds. yep they do seem to kick like a pissed off mule so i had to put a limb saver on it. it shoots the nitros great or my TSS 8ball load. they are great guns and i love it.

brian  



Brian:   What brand choke do you use. I see whatever it was is a .670???

[gobbler777]

Brian: Very impressed with your Win 1300 pattern. I'm tweaking mine right now and wonder what is a
                                                               TSS 8ball Load???




I have the NWTF 1300 Turkey Short camo and they came with a 18" nonvented ribbed barrel that i take to the mtn to hunt them birds. yep they do seem to kick like a pissed off mule so i had to put a limb saver on it. it shoots the nitros great or my TSS 8ball load

[BOFF]

Brian: Very impressed with your Win 1300 pattern. I'm tweaking mine right now and wonder what is a
                                                               TSS 8ball Load???




I have the NWTF 1300 Turkey Short camo and they came with a 18" nonvented ribbed barrel that i take to the mtn to hunt them birds. yep they do seem to kick like a pissed off mule so i had to put a limb saver on it. it shoots the nitros great or my TSS 8ball load

That is his personal hand loaded shell using Tungsten #8 shot. It is a heavier density than Hevi-shot.

God Bless,
David B.

[BOFF]

Here's Hevi shot #7 and a .660 choke in my old gun.




God Bless,
David B.

[gobbler777]

Thanks David. Disregard Brian. I just read a bunch of great posts about TSS over on the "Reloading" section (should have done that before my post). Looks like its well worth it in working up some TSS loads.

[mightyjoeyoung]

I think I might just have to pattern the 26" Universal Hunter model I picked up last year at my old store for a song.  BRAND NEW, full camo, drilled and tapped for 175 bucks?!  Couldn't pass it up!  I used to have a field 1300 and loved it.