Author Topic: Winhester 1200 (Read 491 times)

howie1968 · « **on:** January 01, 2004, 10:21:11 AM »

I bought 2 winhester 1200 pups today one is a 12 guage 30 inh full hoke and the other a 20 guage 28 inh odifuies both guns are immaualate and both function and shoot well i gave a guy 225 for both. did i get a good deal? also can i shoot 00 buck shot out of the full choke ive been told i couyld just dont shoot a bunh of them any advice?

savageT · « **Reply #1 on:** January 01, 2004, 12:35:07 PM »

Hey howie!
What happened to your "c" key?
I have the Win 1200 Field Models going from $185 for plain barrel model to $205 for vent-ribbed. Sounds like you did good! Do they have the Win. Recoil Reduction System? Any reason why you wouldn't prefer to use fosterslugs instead of 00Buck? The full choke is a bit too tight (should be modified/imp mod) for best results. I would check the 00 pattern first.

Jim

howie1968 · « **Reply #2 on:** January 01, 2004, 02:58:13 PM »

yes they have the recoil reduction system and the original recoil pad can i shoot slugs out of a full choke? i had always heard that it would blow the choke out i havent owned alot of shotguns but am taking an interest in them

savageT · « **Reply #3 on:** January 01, 2004, 03:57:40 PM »

howie,
To re-evaluate value on those 1200's. Add another $50 for the recoil system. Yes with foster slugs you can use full chokes but it may not give you the best accuracy. Safe? Yes with 12ga. 2 3/4",it should be OK as long as you're using pure lead slugs. You might want to consider having the choke opened up to IM though. It probably would be worth going to the range and grabbing a few boxes of Wins, Feds, Rems, and see which work the best. Also, there are Lightfields, and Brennekes, if the Big 3 don't work well.
If you haven't thought about sights other than the beads on the barrel........You can pick up stick-on fiber optic open sights, Red-Dots and low-power shotgun scopes with saddle mounts that don't require gunsmith installation.

Jim

howie1968 · « **Reply #4 on:** January 01, 2004, 09:43:07 PM »

thanks for your help i am just getting into shotguns ive had a few but never really truly learned to shoot them. my friend will show me how i realize you just dont point and follow through should get me along ways once again thanks

tony212 · « **Reply #5 on:** January 02, 2004, 05:16:21 AM »

Hi Howie;
Yes it is perfectly fine to shoot 00 buck out of your full choke. It is actually the recomended choke for 00 buck by most ammo manufacturers. Also, you did very well getting two guns for $225.
Hope this helps;
Tony212