that's mainly because winchester isn't a mainstream brand of firearms anymore. I got the ati halo 2 heat shield in the mail for mine, and qd slings should work well for it. I'm also planning to get a HEVI-shot choke for it. some of these things are aesthetic, but having ghost ring sights and a slightly tighter pattern will hopefully work well for my needs.

I completely agree I love mine and didn’t buy it with the intentions of modifying the fuck out of it but besides ATI nobody makes any parts for it,I got the basic defender model and for the life of me could not find an aftermarket rail to put on it I ordered the ATI forend with rails on it and was not able to mount it so I called Winchester and spoke to a lady named Christina in the parts dept asking if I could buy the rail that comes with the Marine defender model and another model she said they don’t sell that part independently but she happened to have one on her desk and she sent it to me free of charge I can’t say enough how impressed I was with her customer service it really made Winchester look good in my eyes. So now I have my rail mounted on and I couldn’t be happier. My SXP is my go to gun when I hear a bump at night but I’m not the type that just keeps a gun in the closet I take mine out every Friday and put a box or 2 through it I’ve never had any issues I’m interested in testing out some of those new (Federal Mini) shells do any of you guys have any experience running those out your SXP’s?

Nope, barrel is nice and tight on this one.

Ok thanks for the feedback

It's alloy bro. Just like every other shotgun. It just looks different possibly because the finish. (Remington is the only shotgun maker I know that still makes shotguns with a steel receiver).

I had a funky non prompted ejection after a shot, and then a jam I had to clear with my pocket knife with #4 buckshot yesterday killing varmints. WTF? Not my idea of a self defense weapon. I'll stick to my Winchester 1300 pistol grip, or my old 1100. This thing is cheap imported crap.

Bigwoody7. You sound emotional you had one issue which sounds very possibly user created and you call the shotgun a cheap imported piece of crap lol I’ve ran box after box after box after box through mine the only issue I had was one I created and guess what even if a weapon has a malfunction that is part of the game it happens you train to fix them and keep going

Brian where you located , they sell it at 379 in CA

Upstate NY. Bought from Cabelas.

Just bougt one from Dicks...

And here I am about to pay 360 in Wisconsin…

@@JonJayMMA if I had to id pay that amount. Its a great shotty. No problems, reliable, and fun at to shoot.

Yes

I’m about to pay 360 for mine and feeling like i should look at something a little more new at similar price point. Mind sharing how much you got yours for?

@@JonJayMMA got mine for 350. If you're thinking about it, do it. Great shotgun

I just don't think they can. Look at how gutted the US manufacturers are now. Ill see in a few days as I have a 1300 I bought as my first in 1984 and an SXP coming next week. Let's face it tge US is failing in almost every way. We won't recognize it very soon.. At least we can still buy guns period. Turkey can make nice guns and what you recieve is 100% up to Winchester management. I think people forget how finely tuned a manufacturing operation is with respect to cost. Every step and material choice is obsessed over and a balance is struck. If allowed to these Turkish makers could put out some pretty nice guns. Just saying that what you have is precisely what Winchester decided to give you...for $300 or less remember.

@@autonomousindividual7780 my Turkish weatherby is the most reliable and smoothest shotgun I own. I had my doubts about it being Turkish at first but 1200+ rounds later of low brass crappy bulk ammo it has proved me wrong.

You can.

Yeah I have to admit that the Made in Turkey bit turned me off. I was looking at adding a Winchester to the collection but after seeing that I'll probably opt for a used old Ranger 120. Should be about half the cost anyways and it's probably better made.

malus911 I work as a gun salesman and the Winchester rep encourages a comparison to the 1300, essentially it is a remade Turkish manufactured 1300, same bolt design and all, you are absolutely 100% correct in the comparison, it is a modernized copy of it.

What is your real problem with Turkish made products? I really like the know...Is it religion ?

Old Grumpy I think is the relationship between erdogan and isis. By the way I have the Winchester sxp defender (made in Konstantinopel 😅ok Istanbul ).very nice gun.

With Winchester SXP's, if you let go of the pump when you shoot the gun, the action will slide back. The sliding back ejects the shell and will chamber a new one if you have one in the mag.

@@Dgb5213 crazy! Thank you for that info

Opens on its own.

@@Huntinggearguy is that normal on a rotating bolt coz my 1200 does that too but ive looked around and some people say its not supposed to and some others say thats normal operation.

@@Konstantinos340 It's absolutely normal.

The advanced model comes with ghost ring sights. I forget what it's called but you can Google it. It's about a hundred bucks more i think.

Christopher Isac sorry I’m so late but I had a similar problem with my mossberg. I wasn’t pushing the rounds far enough into the magazine. Try pushing the back of the round as far into the mag as it can go

The gun comes with a 3 round capacity. You have to put two in, then slide the action back to bring one shell forward. Then it will free up space so that you can put another shell in. Most states require a 3 capacity limit for hunting migratory birds.

@@Jaqobee unless you have a short tube, it should just be a plug in the mag tube. Take the mag tube out, you may need to remove the follower, and the plug will come out. Replace spring and follower and you're good to go. I once worked on someone's mossberg 585 where he used a wooden dowel rod as a plug for hunting. Seeing it fall out was a surprise.

Might have been aftermarket. This one was second hand.

The Hunting Gear Guy thanks I'm trying to determine if somebody from the store (employee) took the sight for themselves since its easily removable. Contacting Winchester first thing Monday to see if it was supposed to be supplied in the box.

I'm thinking the design recently changed. New ones aren't coming with the fiber optic or the interchangeable choke tubes

Luis Camacho well I called Winchester and they told me this shotgun is supposed to come with one. I called various academy sports around the area and they're current stock doesnt have them either. So its possible what you said is true. Winchester said they'll send me one free of charge but it's been on backorder for months. I went ahead boughtt one at cabelas for $15 since there's no telling when it becomes available.

NotTheWorst which store did you buy it from? Apparently certain store employees are taking these off the barrel for themsleves it seems :-( it's on backorder direct from Winchester. I bit the bullet and bought one from cabelas for under $15.

Nah, mine works fine with real shells

That was because it was locked up in fire

Yeah for slugs I think

It comes with 3 choles

This model yes but not all models

It was lock into battery lol that's what the release button is for

It's just a party trick, it's not terribly useful or a documented feature.

In the US in normal Times maybe 250-350$ now 500-1000$

@xamot80 in Germany between 590-690€

Good I'm lefthand

@@JimsNBHomestead thanks Jim appreciate that comment.

Kali Taco there are also 24”, 26”, and 28” versions for hunting.

I’ve shot a few with mine I definitely don’t stray from taking it out hunting small game when I need to and they do make longer barrels

They are made in turkey. You can see the stamp if you pause at 33 seconds Edit: corrected a typing mistake

They are

Yeah

I agree, but it still picks up more light and is easier to see than the brass bead

@@Huntinggearguy makes sense. Did you add it?

If your poo is desert tan you might need to see a doctor lol.. but it also comes in marine which is the nicest in my opinion, and also comes in black which is boring.

JeepJeep234 If you did any research you'd find that Turkey is putting out some pretty dang good shotguns. I guess you could get an 870 instead, where all the parts are made in Mexico.

Kevin P New York, Remington shotguns are made in New York. Since you do such great research.

I don't know if I'd use Remington as an example of great quality firearms. Their QC has really slipped in the last 10 years.

Why

Made for Winchester in Turkey

Yeah Winchester is just a brand label that gets slapped on. AFAIK, Winchester ammo is made by Ohlin.

I've owned Stoeger, Benelis, Franchi , Browning, BERETTA S , Mossberg, Rem Arms and Winchester . All are very good reliable and dependable. I use the mossberg and winchester often and most all shotguns are foreign made these days . The Turks do an excellent job on the Stoeger 3000 autos. The Retay autos, and the Winchester and Rock Island armory VR80's and VR 60's. Rem arms and mossberg and Ithaca are American made but sadly the American shotguns are not made with chrome lined barrels nor protective finnish as well as even the cheap winchester SXP. I'm afraid the days of made in America are becoming fewer and fewer. The more I read up on the better Turkish factories the better I feel about the quality of the weapons they make. The American politicians sold our country's firearms manufacturing out from under us.

Sure!

Absolutely