Winchester 1400 Automatic Shotgun Instructions Manual

							
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WARNING
,..SAFETYWARNING:FailuretoobeyasafetywarningmayresultInInjurytoyouor
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INSTRUCTIONSFORTHEMODEL1400
~CAUTION-ALWAYSKEEPTHE
TMUZZLEPOINTEDINASAFEDIREC-
TION.Priortousingliveammunition,famil-
iarizeyourselfthoroughlywiththeseoperat-
inginstructions.Getaccustomedtothefeel
ofyournewgun-knowtheforcesrequired
tooperatetheaction,topullthetriggerand
aboveall,KNOWTHELOCATIONOFTHE
SAFETYwhich,onthisshotgun,isonthe
triggerguard.Thesafetyisplacedintheon
positionwhenpushedfromlefttorightuntil
theredwarningringdisappears.Whenthe
redringisvisibleontheleftsideofthe
safety,itisintheoffposition,andthegun
isreadytofire.Thesafetycanonlybeplaced
intheonpositionwhenthehammeris
cocked.
~;~N~~~KEEPYOURFINGERSCLEAROF
TTHEEJECTIONPORT.Thebreech
boltontheModel1400,likemostallauto-
maticactions,isunderstrongspringtension
andclosesveryswiftly.Ifclosedonafinger,
itwillcauseapainfulinjury.
~;,~...~~~IMPORTANT-CLEANTHEINSIDE
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OFTHEBARRELANDCHAMBERTO
REMOVEALLGREASEANDOTHERPOS-
SIBLEOBSTRUCTIONSBEFOREFIRING
YOURGUN.
HOWTOCAREFORYOURMODEL1400-
Protectyourgunwithgoodguncareprod-
ucts.Giveitregularattention,anditwillpro-
videyouwithmanyyearsofshootingfun.
REMEMBER
-RUSTISNEGLECT-Make
sureallexposedmetalsurfacesarecoated
withafilmofoil.Afterbeingsubjectedto
dampweatherthoroughlywipeoutthebore
andwipeoffthemetalsurfaces.Thenapply
anewfilmofoil.Ifexposedtoasoakingrain,
snoworsaltsprayamorethoroughcleaning
andoilingmaybenecessary,requiringre-
movalofthetriggerguardandbreechbolt
assemblies.
~l~~~~Betweenseasons,applyacoatof
Tgreasetotheboreandmetalpartsand
storeinadryplace.DONOTPLUGTHE
BARREL,orstoreinacasethatismadeofa
fabricormaterialwhichwillabsorbthelub-
ricantfromthegun.
IMPORTANT-Withthebarrelremoved
fromthereceiverdonotallowthebreech
bolttocloseunrestricted.Repeated,full
force,closingoftheboltwiththebarreloff
willabusetheactionparts.Instead,graspthe
cockinghandlebeforepushingtheactionre-
leasebuttonandpermittheactiontoclose
slowly.
TOASSEMBLE
~;,~...~~~1.MAKESURETHEGUNISNOT
TLOADEDANDTHESAFETYISINTHE
ONPOSITION.
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2.Unscrewandremovethevalvecapas-
semblyfromthemagazinetube.
3.Slidetheforearmforwardandoffthemag-
azinetube.
4.Placetheforearmagainstthebarrelasil-
lustratedandslidetheforearmforwardover
themagazinebracket.Themagazinebracket
onthebarrelshouldbecompletelyhiddenby
theforearm.
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MAGAZINE
TUBE
BRACKET
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5.Carefullyplacethebreechboltinthefor-
wardpositionaspreviouslyinstructed.
6.Holdingthebarrel-forearmcombinationin
onehand,insertthemagazinetubeintothe
openingIntherearof1heforearm.Slidethe
barrelandforearmtogetherbackasfarasit
willgo.Thereshouldbenospacebetween
thefrontofthereceiverandthematching
shoulderonthebarrel. 
						

							
7.Replacethevalveassemblybackontothe
magazineandturnuntilhandtight.
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~l~~~~HOWTOLOAD
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TRECTAMMUNITIONREFERENCED
BYTHEINSCRIPTIONONTHEBARREL.
BEFORELOADINGYOURGUNBESURE
ALLGREASEANDOILHASBEENRE-
MOVEDFROMTHEBARRELANDCHAM-
BER,ANDTHEREISNOOBSTRUCTION.
1.Pullthecockinghandleallthewayback
untilthebreechboltlatchesopen.
~l~N~~~2.PLACETHESAFETYINTHEON
TPOSITION.Thechambercannowbe
loadedbyinsertingashelldirectlyintothe
ejectionport.
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~l~N~~~3.KEEPYOURFINGERSCLEAROF
TTHEEJECTIONPORTandpressthe
actionreleasebuttonontheundersideof
thereceiver.Theactionwillsnapclosed
placingtheshellinthechamber.Thegunis
nowreadytobefiredsingleshot.
~l~~~~4.LOADINGTHEMAGAZINE-
TWITHTHESAFETYINTHEONPO-
SITIONandtheactionclosed,pushtheshot
shellupwardsagainstthecarrierandfor-
wardintothemagazine.Therewillbea
clickasthecutoff(thepartthatholdsthe
shellinthemagazinetube)snapsinto
position.
5.Repeattheprevioussteptoloadthesec-
ondshellintothemagazinetube,againmak-
ingsurethecutoffhassnappedintoposition.
~TOUNLOADTHECHAMBERAND
TMAGAZINE-BESURETHESAFETY
ISINTHEONPOSITION(THEREDWARN-
INGBANDMUSTNOTBEVISIBLE).
1.Pullthecockinghandleallthewayback,
extractingandejectingtheshellfromthe
chamber.
2.Releasethecockinghandleallowingthe
bolttoclose.Repeatthisoperationuntilthe
gunisempty.Afterthelastshellisejected
thebreechboltwilllatchintheopenposition.
~IMPORTANT-ALWAYSVISUALLY
TCHECKANDKNOWFORSURETHAT
YOURGUNISNOTLOADED,BYVIEWING
BOTHTHECHAMBERANDTHEMAGAZINE
THROUGHTHEOPENACTION.
ALTERNATEWAYTOUNLOAD-Theshells
canberemovedfromthemagazinefirstby:
~~~N~~~1.PLACETHESAFETYINTHEON
TPOSITION.
2.Turnthegunoversothetriggerguardis
up,thenpushthecarrierdownasfarasit
willgo.
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3.Pushinwardonthecartridgecutoffonthe
rightreleasingtheshellfromthemagazine.
Pressthecutoffagaintoreleasethesecond
sh!3l1. 
						

							
:;1~N~~~4.WITHTHESAFETYSTILLINTHE
~ONPOSITION,pullthecocking
handleallthewaybacktoremovetheshell
fromthechamber.
~HOWTOFIRE-WITHTHESAFETY
~ONloadyourgunaspreviouslyin-
structed.Whenreadytoshoot,firmlyshoul-
deryourgunandpushthesafetytotheoff
positionexposingtheredwarningring.Aim,
andwhenontargetpullthetriggertofire.
ON
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~Whenfired,theModel1400sauto-
Ymaticactionwillejectthefiredshell,
cockthehammerandonclosingwillplace
anewshellfromthemagazineintothecham-
berreadyforthenextshot.Whenthelast
shellinthegunisfiredtheactionwillremain
openandconvenientforreloading.WHEN
THROUGHFIRINGALWAYSPUTTHE
SAFETYINTHEONPOSITION.
~TOTAKEDOWN
-1.OPENTHEAC-
~TIONANDMAKESURETHEGUNIS
NOTLOADED.
2.ClosetheactionandPLACETHESAFETY
INTHEONPOSITION.
3.Unscrewandremovethevalveassembly
fromthemagazine.
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4.Toremovethebarrel,slidethebarreland
forearmforwardasasingleunituntilthe
forearmclearstheendofthemagazinetube.
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5.Removetheforearmfromthebarrelby
slidingtheforearmtotherearandliftingfree
ofthemagazinebracketonthebarrel.
TOREMOVETHEBREECHBOLT
1.Removethebarrelandforearmasex-
plainedearlier.
:;~~...~~~2.BESUREGUNISUNLOADED.
~CLOSEACTION,PUSHSAFETYTO
ONPOSITION,turngununtiltriggerguard
isup,andpushouttriggerguardpinfromleft. 
						

							
3.Lifttriggergroupoutofreceiverbypull-
ingontriggerguard.
4.Donotpulltriggerafterdisassembly.
5.Removetheejector(theflatspringlike
piecethatfitsalongtheinsidewallofthere-
ceiver)bybendingtherearsectionofthe
ejectorinwardjustenoughtodisengagethe
smallretainingpininthesideofthereceiver.
Pulltheejectoroutthebarrelholeinthefront
ofthereceiver.
:;;~N~~~6.THEPISTONISUNDERSPRING
TTENSION.WITHTHEGUNUPRIGHT
ANDTHEMAGAZINEPOINTEDINASAFE
DIRECTION,insertascrewdriverorasuit-
ablerodintothecoilsoftheclosingspring
attheforwardendoftheslotinthetopofthe
magazinetube.Drawbackonthetoolreliev-
ingthetensionfromthepiston.Whileholding
thespringcompressed,removethepiston
pinthatconnectstheslidearmstothepiston.
Place.yourfreehandovertheendofthemag-
azinetube,thenremovethetoolfromthe
coilsandwithdrawthepistonandclosing
springfromtheendofthetube.Disconnect
andremovetheslidearmsfromthereceiver.
7.Removethecockinghandlebridgescrew
(thescrewintheundersideoftheboltas-
sembly).Thefiringpinisunderspringten-
sionandwillsnapoutoftherearofthe
breechboltwhenthecockinghandlebridge
isliftedfromthebreechboltslide.Remove
thefiringpinandspring.
8.Slidethebreechboltwiththecocking
handletotherearofthereceiver.Graspthe
cockinghandleandbytippingandmanipu-
latingthehandle,removethecockinghandre
bridgeoutthroughtheejectionportinthe
receiver.Nowthebreechboltassemblymay
beliftedoutorslidoutthefrontofthere-
ceiver.Forroutinecleaningnofurtherdis-
mantlingisnecessary.
TOREINSTALLTHEBREECHBOLT
ASSEMBLY
1.Insertthebreechboltassemblythrough
thefrontofthereceiverandmovetheas-
semblytotherearofthereceiver.Holding
thecockinghandle,insertthebridgesection
inthroughtheejectionport.Thenbytipping
andmanipulatingthecockinghandleplace
thebridgeintopositiononthebreechbolt
slide.Slidetheassemblyforwardinthere-
ceiver,thenliftuptherearofthecocking
handlebridgeandinsertthefiringpinwith
thefiringpinspringintothebackofthe
breechbolt.Whenthefiringpinisinposi-
tionlowertherearofthebridgesothetailof
thebridgeentersthegrooveinthefiringpin,
toholditinplace.Next,installthebridge
screw,securingthebridgetotheboltslide.
2.Inserttheslidearmsintothereceiverand
connectthearmswiththematchingnotches
inthecockinghandlebridge.
3.Placetheendoftheclosingspringhaving
thesmallercoilsintotheendofthemagazine
tube.Placeascrewdriverorasuitabletool
intocoilsoftheclosingspringthroughthe
forwardendoftheslotinthetubeandbe-
tweentheslidearms.Positionthepistoninto
thetubesothe3holesinthepistonareup
andwiththelargersingleholetotherear.
0;~N~~~WITHTHEMAGAZINEPOINTEDINA
TSAFEDIRECTION,drawbackonthe
tool,compressingtheclosingspring.Align
thelargerholeinthepistonwiththeholein
theforwardendoftheslidearms.Insertthe
pistonpinthroughtheholeintheslidearm
andintothepiston.Thenremovethetoolre-
leasingthespring.
HOWTOINSTALLTHEEJECTOR
-With
thebowedsidetowardthebreechbolt,slide
theflatendoftheejectorthroughthebarrel
holeinthereceiveranddownbetweenthe
breechboltslideandtheleftinsidewallof
thereceiver.Bendtherearoftheejector
slightlyinwardandconnecttheejectorwith
theretainingpininthesideofthereceiver.
EJECTOR 
						

							
~TOREINSTAllTHETRIGGER
GUARDASSEMBLY
1.WiththehammercockedandtheSAFETY
ONplacetheforwardendoftheguardas-
semblyintothereceiver.Locatetheslide

HAMMER
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supports(theflatbarsonthesidesofthe
assembly)intothematingnotchesinthe
throatofthemagazine.
2.Pivottherearoftheguardintothere-
ceiverandinsertthetriggerguardpininto
therightsideofthereceiver.
INSTAllATIONANDREMOVALOF
THEWINCHOKE
REMOVAL-ToremovetheWINCHOKE
fromthebarrel,inserttheprojectiononthe
specialWINCHOKEtoolintotheholeonthe
knurledportionofWINCHOKEtubeandturn
counterclockwise.
INSTAllATION-TheWINCHOKEshould
besnuglyfitted,butnotover-tightenedfor
easeofremovallaterandpossibledamageto
thebarrel.TheWINCHOKEhasarighthand
threadandwiththeaidofthespecialtool
simplyscrewthetubeofyourchoiceintothe
muzzleofthebarrel.
TENCOMMANDMENTSOF
FIREARMSSAFETY
Agoodhunterisasafehunter.Heknowsthereis
noplaceforhorseplayinhunting.Helearnsand
obeysthecommandmentsoffirearmssafetyand
insiststhathiscompanionsknowandfollowthe~,
too.
Everyhunter
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whethernoviceorexperienced
outdoorsman-shouldreviewthesecommand-
mentsbeforeeachhuntingseasontobesurethat
hisgunhandling,bothathomeandinthefield,
setsagoodexampleforothers.
1.Treateverygunwiththerespectduealoaded
gun.
2.Besureofyourtargetbeforeyoupullthe
trigger.
3.Alwaysbesurethatthebarrelandactionare
clearofobstruction.
4.Neverpointyourgunatanythingyoudonot
wanttoshoot.
5.Neverleaveyourgununattendedunlessyou
unloaditfirst.
6.Avoidalcoholicbeveragesbothbeforeanddur-
ingshooting.
7.Neverclimbatreeorcrossafencewitha
loadedgun.
8.Nevershootatahard,flatsurfaceorthesur-
faceofwater.Makesureyouhaveasafebackstop.
9.Carryonlyemptyguns,takendownorwiththe
actionopen,intoyourcamp,carorhome.
10.Storegunsandammunitionseparately,be-
yondthereachofchildren.
U1ili7
WARNING
....
ItisrecommendedthatSHOOTINGGLASSESbewornatalltimesand
thatEARPROTECTIONbeutilizedwherepractical.
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PartsmaybeordereddirectlyfromWinchesterProductServiceDept.Pleasespecifypartnum-
ber,partname,serial#,gauge,chamberlength,andgrade(Le.,Field,V.A.,etc.).
PartReferencePartReference
DescriptionNumberDescriptionNumber
21DisconnectorSpring41
22Ejector42
23EjectorRetainingPin43
24Extractor44
25ExtractorSpring45
26FiringPin46
27FiringPinCollar47
28FiringPinSpring48
29Forearm49
30Hammer50
31HammerHousing51
32HammerPin52
33HammerSpring53
34HammerSpringSupportt54
(2Required)55
MagazineCapRetainer&Spring56
MagazineDamperSpringt57
MagazineFollower58
MagazineTube59
MagazineSpring60
MagazineThroat61
Part
Description
PistolGripCap
PistolGripCapInsert
PistolGripCapScrew
Piston
PistonPin
Receiver
ReturnSpring
Safety
SearAssembly
Sight
-Front
SlideArm
SlideSupportW/Cutoff-LeftHand
SlideSupportW/Cutoff-RightHand
TriggerAssembly
TriggerGuard
TriggerGuardPin
TriggerPin
TriggerStopPinScrew
ValveCapAssembly
WinchokeTube
WinchokeSpannerWrench
Barrel
BreechBolt
BreechBoltSlide
Buttstock
ButtstockBolt
ButtstockBoltWasher
Buttplate
ButtplateScrew(2Required)
CamPin
CarrierAssembly
CarrierPlunger
CarrierRelease
CarrierReleasePin
CarrierReleaseSpring
CarrierReleaseSpringRetainer
CarrierSpring35
CarrierSupportSpring36
CockingHandleBridge37
CockingHandleBridgeRetaining38
Screw39
20DisconnectorAssembly40

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MODEL1400NOMENCLATURE