Winchester SXP Defender Reviews

I have an SXP Marine Defender, haven't used it a whole lot - but happy enough with it when I did. Cycles beautifully and seems well put together.

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I bought an SXP defender in 2010. A 50 cent plastic part failed less than 1 year later, making the gun unable to reliably cycle any rounds. I contacted winchester's customer service department and they told me that SXP parts were unavailable. I sold it to a gunsmith for about half of what it was worth. Maybe they've stepped up their game since 2011, but I doubt it. The SXP's are a pleasure to shoot with a very fast action, but the defender series is/was a TERRIBLE field gun and the customer service I received was unacceptable.
Buy one from a dealer that you know will help you out if something goes wrong.

Furthermore, the field version of the SXP's have experienced a spate of recalls for being mechanically unsafe.
 
I have the SXP camp / field combo and think it is a great shotgun. The short barrel version is perfectly handy for the application. You can now find the mag tube extensions if you think that is a necessity. 5+1 is plenty for me in any event. It loads really fast if you have the time to practice a little bit. Been using it for five years now and it meets all my shotgunning needs with those easily changed barrels and readily available chokes.
 
I had a waterfowl version in camo. The gun was slick although the length of pull was a little short for me. By far the nicest pump action I ever operated. I sold it as I didn't use it at all.

Would have loved a slug version
 
EliasZardman said:
I have the SXP camp / field combo and think it is a great shotgun. The short barrel version is perfectly handy for the application. You can now find the mag tube extensions if you think that is a necessity. 5+1 is plenty for me in any event. It loads really fast if you have the time to practice a little bit. Been using it for five years now and it meets all my shotgunning needs with those easily changed barrels and readily available chokes.
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I have the same unit..the short barrel is my favorite and shoots reliably
 
BobbyB said:
I just got one, i'm love already. Anyone know where U can get a scope mount for them? I have a red dot sight I would like to mount
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Dunno if you found one already. I searched high and low for one. Ordered the Weaver rail from two different sellers on Amazon, only for them to say it was actually out of stock. Tried ordering the Winchester rail from Winchester...out of stock indefinitely. I finally found one from Reliable Gun!

https://www.reliablegun.com/en/winc...un-weaver-style-bases-sxp-matte-alloy-1-piece

https://www.reliablegun.com/en/winc...-weaver-style-bases-sxp-matte-alloy-1-piece-2
 
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