Winchester SXP Defender :)

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Just bought a Winchester SXP Defender 12ga. Fit and finish seem excellent, and it cycles as quickly and smoothly as my old 1300 Defender from 20 years ago :)

Only downsides - the pistol grip I have left over from my old 1300 doesn't fit, and the mag tube doesn't run the full length of the barrel like the old one did.

Looking for a Hogue pistol grip and a mag tube extension now - can't be longer than about 3.5-3.75" long, or it'll extend past the end of the barrel, so I'm guessing only a 1-shot extension would fit. Can't find one anywhere online - anyone know who makes these, if anybody? Will tube extensions designed for any other shotguns (ie older Win 1300's maybe) fit?

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I've had one for 9 months and I love itw:h:
You can can feed it absolutely any ammo with no problems.
The stock feels great and fit and finish are excellent.:sniper:
Congratz:D
 
BCShooterGuy said:
Did you just pick that up from reliable at "The Legendary Sale of Awesomeness"
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No, I was planning to, but the place was lined up down the block by the time I got there! I actually got a pretty decent deal at Italian :)


Zerex said:
You can can feed it absolutely any ammo with no problems.
The stock feels great and fit and finish are excellent.:sniper:
Congratz:D
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So far, I'm very happy with it. That's one of the things I liked about my old Defender - you could run anything through it! The factory stock's really nice, but if I can find a Hogue pistol grip for it, I'll be really happy :)
 
I checked that out last week and was very impressed for the price. The action is like butter :) Could not find a bad review on this shotgun anywhere. Hopefully more accessories come on line for it soon.

If I didn't get such a great deal on a 870 Tactical, I would have grabbed that for sure.

Congrats!
 
Technology Direct said:
I checked that out last week and was very impressed for the price. The action is like butter :) Could not find a bad review on this shotgun anywhere. Hopefully more accessories come on line for it soon.

If I didn't get such a great deal on a 870 Tactical, I would have grabbed that for sure.

Congrats!
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Winchester's "Speed Pump" system or whatever they call it now is legendary. Super fast & super smooth. I never understood the infatuation with the 870 after handling the Defenders. I own three of them (all 8 shot models) and I would never part with either of them.

Regards,
 
Boomer686 said:
Winchester's "Speed Pump" system or whatever they call it now is legendary. Super fast & super smooth. I never understood the infatuation with the 870 after handling the Defenders.
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Agreed! I sold my original Defender to buy an 870, and have since owned a couple of 870s... the last of which is now for sale. The only thing I learned over the last couple of years was that I should never have sold the Winchester :)
 
I'm thinking about buying one. I don't care for the mag extension, so it seems to be just fine as it is for me. From the other hand I may go with the older 1300 instead. I just like the wood better.
 
Just bought a Winchester SXP Defender 12ga. Fit and finish seem excellent, and it cycles as quickly and smoothly as my old 1300 Defender from 20 years ago
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Hey - due to some difficulties I bought the defender and it's been a great piece for a lot less than 20 years. Still quick and smooth too.

Let see, I met my future wife in 87 bought it in 90 so that's 2011 - 1990 = yikes 21 years???!!!!! I just bought it!!

When did Elvis die?
 
CobraGT said:
Finally got around to mounting a pistol grip on it - now the perfect hiking/truck gun!

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Awsome!
I want to do some stuff to mine too.
Mind if I ask what kind of pistol grip that is?
Do you know if there are any other pistol grips/stocks/adapters that fit this shotgun?

Here are my defenders.
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kagia said:
Awsome!
I want to do some stuff to mine too.
Mind if I ask what kind of pistol grip that is?
Do you know if there are any other pistol grips/stocks/adapters that fit this shotgun?
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Nice guns! It's been my experience that there is very little aftermarket support for Defenders, particularly the newer ones - the old 1300 Defenders had at least a few stock options. I couldn't find a pistol grip for my gun, so I modified an 870 Hogue Tamer to fit. Still need to do a bit of filing on it to make it fit a bit better, but it's functional :)
 
I see em in plenty of shops, but what make was that pistol grip. I was under the impression that since they're we're only introduced what, maybe 3 years ago there wasn't much aftermarket gear yet. I'd love to hear things have caught up
 
CobraGT said:
Nice guns! It's been my experience that there is very little aftermarket support for Defenders, particularly the newer ones - the old 1300 Defenders had at least a few stock options. I couldn't find a pistol grip for my gun, so I modified an 870 Hogue Tamer to fit. Still need to do a bit of filing on it to make it fit a bit better, but it's functional :)
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^This.
 
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Bought one, Love it! Cycles everything, bought the combo so I got both barrels, and can't wait to try it out in Alberta waterfowl season....
 
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