Yes with the introduction of the sx4 your sx3 is now obsolete lol. http://www.winchesterguns.com/products/shotguns/super-x4.html
Winchester sx3 obsolete !
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Nope its the same sx3 with a few slight changes . bigger bolt handle .redesigned bolt release button and safety as well as the shape of the trigger guard . rebadged to sx4 for marketing hype .
guess I'll just throw out my Fox A grade, Lindner/Charles Daly Diamond Quality, MF Ideal 6R EE and the rest of my SxS. I had no idea they wouldn't work any more now that new models exist.
I wouldn't throw them out just yet there is probably a 100 or so years of shooting in them lol . however if you do feel it nessessary to rid yourself of these old gems .you can ship them my way
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I wouldn't throw them out just yet there is probably a 100 or so years of shooting in them lol . however if you do feel it nessessary to rid yourself of these old gems .you can ship them my way
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I still prefer my old SX-1s.
In the 2017 Winchester Catalog the SX4 is only available in 12 gauge. So if you want a 20 the SX3 will continue to be your option.
There seems to be very little difference in the specs but did notice that the wholesale price of SX4's was "lower" than comparable SX3 models (for example the SX4 field is around 100 bucks cheaper than an SX3 field) - so they must have cut some corners somewhere - and the SX4 "should be" on the shelf for a lower price than the SX3.
There was no notice/indication at all from Browning that the SX3 would be discontinued.
There seems to be very little difference in the specs but did notice that the wholesale price of SX4's was "lower" than comparable SX3 models (for example the SX4 field is around 100 bucks cheaper than an SX3 field) - so they must have cut some corners somewhere - and the SX4 "should be" on the shelf for a lower price than the SX3.
There was no notice/indication at all from Browning that the SX3 would be discontinued.
I'd love to see your Linder Charles Daly diamond
Stay tuned. It's in the restoration shop at the moment. Hopefully will be completed and home sometime in the summer. This stuff takes time. 1902 production Diamond Quality model 275, 30" barrels choked f'ing tight and f'ing tight.
The more I read these best gun for this the best gun for that the more I relish my 20 gauge 1100 .
Boat loads of parts and rubber o rings can be sourced at the local hydrolics shop if I need one.
Don't get me wrong, I'll still drool over a A5 in12,20 or 16 too.
Yup, those sx3's are only good for a bateau paddle now, especially the plastic ones cause they still float when tossed into the water.
Rob
Boat loads of parts and rubber o rings can be sourced at the local hydrolics shop if I need one.
Don't get me wrong, I'll still drool over a A5 in12,20 or 16 too.
Yup, those sx3's are only good for a bateau paddle now, especially the plastic ones cause they still float when tossed into the water.
Rob
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I noted one subtle hint as to where the cost savings may be coming from, on Hunter model, the specs list the stock as being Turkish Walnut. Is it possible the new model is from from Winchesters source in Turkey rather than Belgium?
I blew up the hi def pic fron the site the barrel in stamped " Made by FN Belgium imported by BACO,inc Morgan Utah assembled in Portugal by Browning Viana " where the parts come from is an other thing .
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