Winchester Repeating Arms 1300 (Historic Manual) - Manual (Page 16)

YOUR MODEL 1300 SHOTGUN.
CAUTION: WHENEVER HANDLING ANY SHOTGUN FOR THE
PURPOSE OF REMOVING OR INSTALLING A CHOKE TUBE,
MAKE ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN THE GUN IS FULLY
UNLOADED AND THE ACTION IS LOCKED OPEN. NEVER
ATTEMPT TO REMOVE OR INSTALL A SHOTGUN CHOKING
DEVICE ON A LOADED FIREARM!
DO NOT FIRE THIS SHOTGUN WITHOUT HAVING THE
WINCHOKE CHOKE TUBE INSTALLED. PERMANENT
DAMAGE MAY RESULT TO THE THREADS.
Failure to follow these warnings may cause damage to
your gun and cause injury to yourself and others.
T UBE R EMOVAL —
1. Place the safety in the “on safe” position and fully
unload your Model 1300.
ALWAYS UNLOAD YOUR MODEL 1300 COMPLETELY.
INSPECT THE CHAMBER, MAGAZINE AND FEED
MECHANISM TO MAKE SURE THEY DO NOT CONTAIN
ANY SHELLS.
2. Open the action.
3. Use the WinChoke spanner wrench to loosen the tube,
turning it counterclockwise (Figure 8). Finger twist the
tube the rest of the way out of the barrel.
T UBE I NSTALLATION —
1. Place the safety in the “on safe” position and fully
unload your Model 1300.
ALWAYS UNLOAD YOUR MODEL 1300 COMPLETELY.
INSPECT THE CHAMBER, MAGAZINE AND FEED
MECHANISM TO MAKE SURE THEY DO NOT CONTAIN
ANY SHELLS.
2. Open the action and lock it open as
explained previously.
3. Before installing a tube, check the internal choke tube
threads in the muzzle, as well as the threads on the
WinChoke choke tube to be sure they are clean.
Lightly oil the threads with a quality light gun oil.
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FIGURE 8
Use the spanner tool to remove or
tighten WinChoke tubes.