winchester 1400 User Guide

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WARNING
,.. SAFETY WARNING: Failure to obey a safety warning may result In Injury to you or
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INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE MODEL 1400
T MUZZLE POINTED IN A SAFE DIREC-
TION. Prior to using live ammunition, famil- iarize yourself thoroughly with these operat- ing instructions. Get accustomed to the feel of your new gun to operate the action, to pull the trigger and
above all, KNOW THE LOCATION OF THE
SAFETY which, on this shotgun, is on the trigger guard. The safety is placed in the "on" position when pushed from left to right until the red "warning" ring disappears. When the red ring is visible on the left side of the safety, it is in the "off" position, and the gun
is ready to fire. The safety can only be placed in the "on" position when the hammer is cocked.
~;'~'N~~~KEEP YOUR FINGERS CLEAR OF
T THE EJECTION PORT. The breech
bolt on the Model 1400, like most all auto-
matic actions, is under strong spring tension
and closes very swiftly. If closed on a finger,
it will cause a painful injury.
~;,~...~~~ IMPORTANT- CLEAN THE INSIDE
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OF THE BARREL AND CHAMBER TO
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REMOVE ALL GREASE AND OTHER POS- SIBLE OBSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FIRING
YOUR GUN.
HOW TO CARE FOR YOUR MODEL 1400-
Protect your gun with good gun care prod- ucts. Give it regular attention, and it will pro-
vide you with many years of shooting fun.
REMEMBER sure all exposed metal surfaces are coated with a film of oil. After being subjected to
damp weather thoroughly wipe out the bore
and wipe off the metal surfaces. Then apply
a new film of oil. If exposed to a soaking rain,
snow or salt spray a more thorough cleaning
and oiling may be necessary, requiring re-
moval of the trigger guard and breech bolt
assemblies.
~l~"'~~~Between seasons, apply a coat of
fabric or material which will absorb the lub-
from the receiver do not allow the breech
grease to the bore and metal parts and
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store in a dry place. DO NOT PLUG THE BARREL, or store in a case that is made of a
ricant from the gun.
IMPORTANT -
bolt to close unrestricted. Repeated, full force, closing of the bolt with the barrel off will abuse the action parts. Instead, grasp the cocking handle before pushing the action re- lease button and permit the action to close slowly.
- know the forces required
RUST IS NEGLECT
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With the barrel removed
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TO ASSEMBLE
~;,~...~~~1. MAKE SURE THE GUN IS NOT
T LOADED AND THE SAFETY IS IN THE
"ON" POSITION.
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2. Unscrew and remove the valve cap as- sembly from the magazine tube.
3. Slide the forearm forward and off the mag- azine tube.
4. Place the forearm against the barrel as il- lustrated and slide the forearm forward over
the magazine bracket. The magazine bracket
on the barrel should be completely hidden by
the forearm.
MAGAZINE TUBE BRACKET
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5. Carefully place the breech bolt in the for- ward position as previously instructed.
6. Holding the barrel-forearm combination in one hand, insert the magazine tube into the opening In the rear of 1he forearm. Slide the barrel and forearm together back as far as it will go. There should be no space between the front of the receiver and the matching shoulder on the barrel.
7. Replace the valve assembly back onto the magazine and turn until "hand tight".
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~l~"'~~~ HOW TO LOAD
T RECT AMMUNITION REFERENCED
BY THE INSCRIPTION ON THE BARREL. BEFORE LOADING YOUR GUN BE SURE ALL GREASE AND OIL HAS BEEN RE- MOVED FROM THE BARREL AND CHAM- BER, AND THERE IS NO OBSTRUCTION.
1. Pull the cocking handle all the way back
until the breech bolt latches open.
USE THE COR-
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~l~"'~~~ 4. LOADING THE MAGAZINE-
T WITH THE SAFETY IN THE "ON" PO-
SITION and the action closed, push the shot
shell upwards against the carrier and for- ward into the magazine. There will be a
"click" as the cutoff (the part that holds the shell in the magazine tube) snaps into position.
5. Repeat the previous step to load the sec- ond shell into the magazine tube, again mak- ing sure the cutoff has snapped into position.
~ TO UNLOAD THE CHAMBER AND
T MAGAZINE
IS IN THE "ON" POSITION (THE RED WARN- ING BAND MUST NOT BE VISIBLE).
BE SURE THE SAFETY
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~l~'N~~~2. PLACE THE SAFETY IN THE "ON"
T POSITION. The chamber can now be
loaded by inserting a shell directly into the
ejection port.
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~l~'N~~~ 3. KEEP YOUR FINGERS CLEAR OF
T THE EJECTION PORT and press the
action release button on the under side of the receiver. The action will snap closed
placing the shell in the chamber. The gun is now ready to be fired single shot.
1. Pull the cocking handle all the way back,
extracting and ejecting the shell from the
chamber.
2. Release the cocking handle allowing the bolt to close. Repeat this operation until the gun is empty. After the last shell is ejected the breech bolt will latch in the open position.
~ IMPORTANT-ALWAYS VISUALLY
T CHECK AND KNOWFOR SURE THAT
YOUR GUN IS NOT LOADED, BY VIEWING BOTH THE CHAMBER AND THE MAGAZINE THROUGH THE OPEN ACTION.
ALTERNATE WAY TO UNLOAD -
can be removed from the magazine first by:
~~~'N~~~ 1. PLACE THE SAFETY IN THE "ON"
T POSITION.
2. Turn the gun over so the trigger guard is up, then push the carrier down as far as it
will go.
3. Push inward on the cartridge cutoff on the right releasing the shell from the magazine. Press the cutoff again to release the second
sh!3l1.
The shells
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:;1~'N~~~ 4. WITH THE SAFETY STILL IN THE
~ "ON" POSITION, pull the cocking
handle all the way back to remove the shell from the chamber.
~ HOW TO FIRE
~ "ON" load your gun as previously in-
structed. When ready to shoot, firmly shoul- der your gun and push the safety to the "off" position exposing the red warning ring. Aim, and when on target pull the trigger to fire.
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ON
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'Y matic action will eject the fired shell,
cock the hammer and on closing will place
a new shell from the magazine into the cham- ber ready for the next shot. When the last shell in the gun is fired the action will remain
open and convenient for reloading. WHEN
THROUGH FIRING ALWAYS PUT THE
SAFETY IN THE "ON" POSITION.
~ TO TAKE DOWN
~ TION AND MAKE SURE THE GUN IS
NOT LOADED.
2. Close the action and PLACE THE SAFETY
IN THE "ON" POSITION.
3. Unscrew and remove the valve assembly from the magazine.
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4. To remove the barrel, slide the barrel and forearm forward as a single unit until the forearm clears the end of the magazine tube.
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5. Remove the forearm from the barrel by sliding the forearm to the rear and lifting free of the magazine bracket on the barrel.
TO REMOVE THE BREECH BOLT
1. Remove the barrel and forearm as ex- plained earlier.
:;~~...~~~2. BE SURE GUN IS UNLOADED.
~ CLOSE ACTION, PUSH SAFETY TO
"ON" POSITION, turn gun until trigger guard is up, and push out trigger guard pin from left.
3. Lift trigger group out of receiver by pull- ing on trigger guard.
4. Do not pull trigger after disassembly.
5. Remove the ejector (the flat spring like piece that fits along the inside wall of the re-
ceiver) by bending the rear section of the ejector inward just enough to disengage the
small retaining pin in the side of the receiver. Pull the ejector out the barrel hole in the front
of the receiver.
:;;~'N~~~ 6. THE PISTON IS UNDER SPRING
T TENSION. WITH THE GUN UPRIGHT
AND THE MAGAZINE POINTED IN A SAFE
DIRECTION, insert a screw driver or a suit- able rod into the coils of the closing spring at the forward end of the slot in the top of the magazine tube. Draw back on the tool reliev- ing the tension from the piston. While holding
the spring compressed, remove the piston
pin that connects the slide arms to the piston.
Place.your free hand over the end of the mag- azine tube, then remove the tool from the coils and withdraw the piston and closing spring from the end of the tube. Disconnect
and remove the slide arms from the receiver.
7. Remove the cocking handle bridge screw (the screw in the underside of the bolt as-
sembly). The firing pin is under spring ten- sion and will snap out of the rear of the
breech bolt when the cocking handle bridge is lifted from the breech bolt slide. Remove
the firing pin and spring.
8. Slide the breech bolt with the cocking handle to the rear of the receiver. Grasp the cocking handle and by tipping and manipu- lating the handle, remove the cocking handre bridge out through the ejection port in the receiver. Now the breech bolt assembly may
be lifted out or slid out the front of the re- ceiver. For routine cleaning no further dis- mantling is necessary.
TO REINSTALL THE BREECH BOLT ASSEMBLY
1. Insert the breech bolt assembly through the front of the receiver and move the as- sembly to the rear of the receiver. Holding the cocking handle, insert the bridge section in through the ejection port. Then by tipping and manipulating the cocking handle place the bridge into position on the breech bolt slide. Slide the assembly forward in the re- ceiver, then lift up the rear of the cocking handle bridge and insert the firing pin with the firing pin spring into the back of the
breech bolt. When the firing pin is in posi- tion lower the rear of the bridge so the tail of the bridge enters the groove in the firing pin, to hold it in place. Next, install the bridge screw, securing the bridge to the bolt slide.
2. Insert the slide arms into the receiver and
connect the arms with the matching notches
in the cocking handle bridge.
3. Place the end of the closing spring having
the smaller coils into the end of the magazine
tube. Place a screw driver or a suitable tool
into coils of the closing spring through the
forward end of the slot in the tube and be-
tween the slide arms. Position the piston into
the tube so the 3 holes in the piston are up and with the larger single hole to the rear.
0;~'N~~~WITH THE MAGAZINE POINTED IN A
T SAFE DIRECTION, draw back on the
tool, compressing the closing spring. Align
the larger hole in the piston with the hole in the forward end of the slide arms. Insert the piston pin through the hole in the slide arm and into the piston. Then remove the tool re- leasing the spring.
HOW TO INSTALL THE EJECTOR
the bowed side toward the breech bolt, slide the flat end of the ejector through the barrel
hole in the receiver and down between the
breech bolt slide and the left inside wall of the receiver. Bend the rear of the ejector slightly inward and connect the ejector with
the retaining pin in the side of the receiver.
EJECTOR
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GUARD ASSEMBLY
1. With the hammer cocked and the SAFETY
ON place the forward end of the guard as-
sembly into the receiver. Locate the slide
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supports (the flat bars on the sides of the
assembly) into the mating notches in the throat of the magazine.
2. Pivot the rear of the guard into the re- ceiver and insert the trigger guard pin into the right side of the receiver.
INSTAllATION AND REMOVAL OF
THE WINCHOKE
REMOVAL - To remove the WINCHOKE
from the barrel, insert the projection on the special WINCHOKE tool into the hole on the knurled portion of WINCHOKE tube and turn counterclockwise.
INSTAllATION
be snugly fitted, but not over-tightened for ease of removal later and possible damage to the barrel. The WINCHOKE has a right hand thread and with the aid of the special tool simply screw the tube of your choice into the muzzle of the barrel.
- The WINCHOKE should
TEN COMMANDMENTS OF
FIREARMS SAFETY
A good hunter is a safe hunter. He knows there is no place for horseplay in hunting. He learns and obeys the commandments of firearms safety and insists that his companions know and follow the~, too.
Every hunter outdoorsman - should review these command- ments before each hunting season to be sure that his gun handling, both at home and in the field, sets a good example for others.
1. Treat every gun with the respect due a loaded gun.
2. Be sure of your target before you pull the trigger.
3. Always be sure that the barrel and action are clear of obstruction.
4. Never point your gun at anything you do not want to shoot.
5. Never leave your gun unattended unless you unload it first.
6. Avoid alcoholic beverages both before and dur- ing shooting.
7. Never climb a tree or cross a fence with a loaded gun.
8. Never shoot at a hard, flat surface or the sur- face of water. Make sure you have a safe backstop.
9. Carry only empty guns, taken down or with the action open, into your camp, car or home.
10. Store guns and ammunition separately, be- yond the reach of children.
whether novice or experienced
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that EAR PROTECTION be utilized where practical.
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MODEL 1400 NOMENCLATURE
Parts may be ordered directly from Winchester Product Service Dept. Please specify part num- ber, part name, serial #, gauge, chamber length, and grade (Le., Field, V.A., etc.).
Reference
Number
Barrel
1 2
Breech Bolt
3
Breech Bolt Slide
4
Buttstock
5
Buttstock Bolt
Buttstock Bolt Washer
6
Buttplate
7
Buttplate Screw (2 Required)
8
Cam Pin
9
10
Carrier Assembly Carrier Plunger
11
Carrier Release
12
Carrier Release Pin
13 14
Carrier Release Spring Carrier Release Spring Retainer
15 16
Carrier Spring 35 Carrier Support Spring 36
17
Cocking Handle Bridge 37
18
Cocking Handle Bridge Retaining 38
19
Screw 39
20 Disconnector Assembly 40
"Sold for factory installation only-return complete firearm.
tNot sold to consumers. Installation must be made by a gunsmith. Orders from dealers and distributors will be accepted on the understanding that the parts will be
fitted by a gunsmith.
Part Reference Part Reference
Description Number Description Number
21 Disconnector Spring 41 22 Ejector 42 23 Ejector Retaining Pin 43 24 Extractor 44 25 Extractor Spring 45 26 Firing Pin "46 27 Firing Pin Collar 47 28 Firing Pin Spring 48
29 Forearm 49 30 Hammer 50 31 Hammer Housing 51 32 Hammer Pin 52 33 Hammer Spring 53 34 Hammer Spring Support t54
(2 Required) 55 Magazine Cap Retainer & Spring 56 Magazine Damper Spring t57 Magazine Follower 58 Magazine Tube 59 Magazine Spring 60 Magazine Throat 61
Part
Description
Pistol Grip Cap Pistol Grip Cap Insert Pistol Grip Cap Screw Piston Piston Pin Receiver Return Spring Safety Sear Assembly Sight
- Front
Slide Arm
Slide Support W/Cutoff-Left Hand Slide Support W /Cutoff-Right Hand Trigger Assembly Trigger Guard Trigger Guard Pin
Trigger Pin Trigger Stop Pin Screw Valve Cap Assembly Winchoke Tube Winchoke Spanner Wrench
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