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

~ CAUTION-ALWAYS KEEP THE

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

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The shells

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