Winchester 101 question

[SuperCub]

My SIL recently bought an older Winchester 101 20ga. Very nice bird gun fixed choked IC/Mod with 26" bbls. I've always shot SxSs for grouse, but this shotgun has impressed me much.

Question .... Do all these 101s come with a non-automatic safety or is there a disconnect function in there somewhere?

Thanks

 

[kamlooky]

Can't have yew here's awll by yer lonesum............

 

[gunsaholic]

I had a 101 in 20 gauge for awhile. They did not have an automatic safety feature. Apparently no 101 did.

 

[SuperCub]

Thanks .... I kinda like the auto-safety on my SKBs, but one could get used to this shotgun pretty quick.

 

[Claybuster]

I've owned a couple of 101s and been around many more. Not one had an auto safety. I'm of mixed views on the value of an auto safety. Hate them on a single trigger o/u but don't mind them on a DT sxs.

 

[planemaker]

Thanks .... I kinda like the auto-safety on my SKBs, but one could get used to this shotgun pretty quick.

What models of SKB's ? Both of my 600's had no auto-safeties nor any other SKB O/U's I have seen.

 

[SuperCub]

What models of SKB's ? Both of my 600's had no auto-safeties nor any other SKB O/U's I have seen.

M100 (2) and M200 (1). Both models are SxSs

 

[SuperCub]

I've owned a couple of 101s and been around many more. Not one had an auto safety. I'm of mixed views on the value of an auto safety. Hate them on a single trigger o/u but don't mind them on a DT sxs.

I think an auto safety function is like double triggers. Once you get used to either system, you GTG. I prefer DTs over the singles and with extractors.

 

[beretta boy]

I've had half a dozen SxS or O/U's with auto-safeties, and have had all them converted to non-auto just as soon as I could get get them done.
Most recently, a Beretta SxS and a Union Armera (Grulla) were so modified. No problem with double triggers, just really dislike auto-safeties !

I don't recall a 101 with an auto safety, and my Ithaca SKB's ( 200, 500 & 600 ) didn't have them either.

The original 101's were indeed good guns. Had a 12 & 20 gauge Skeet (chambered for 3" no less !) a 101 Diamond Trap and a 12 Gauge 2-Barrel "Live Bird" which
was apparently a bit rare as both barrels had interchangeable chokes (supposedly only 50 made that way). And while essentially 101's, the revamped
Classic Doubles versions in 12 and 20 Skeet and a 4 Barrel Skeet set. They all shot very well for me and were absolutely reliable. The 101 and Classic 20's both accounted
for their fair share of grouse & woodcock, as well as a good number of pheasant and a few chukar.

Many found the original 101's to be a little sharp in the "felt recoil" department and had the forcing cones lengthened and a good quality pad installed if there wasn't
one already present.

 

[analogdino]

I shoot a Winchester 101 Pigeon grade for Sporting Clays and Skeet. Confirming what other said - NO automatic safety, a manual safety is better for all clay shooting.
Cheers,
Roger

 

[mrgoat]

None of 101's or my Classic Double had or have auto safeties which is good from my point of view, especially when shooting any of the clay target games.

 

[Canvasback24]

Agree with the others here my 101 is manual