Winchester Repeating Arms 1300 (Historic Manual) - Manual (Page 19)

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3. Slowly raise your hand and let the magazine spring
relax. Capture the parts in your hand as they spring out.
4. With the spring relaxed, the friction ring, plug,
spring, and follower can be removed. To reinstall,
reverse this procedure.
R ANGER C OMPACT M ODELS O NLY —
The Ranger Compact 1300s are specially equipped with a
segmented plug that can be cut to adjust the number of
shells that can be loaded into the magazine. A full length
plug with no segments removed turns this Model 1300
into a single shot when installed into the magazine. As
you become more experienced with your Model 1300,
the first section of the plug can be cut off at the segment
notch allowing one shell to be held in the magazine
(Figure 10).
With more experience the other sections of the plug can
be removed to facilitate more shells in the chamber.
When the entire plug is removed, four shells can be
loaded into the magazine with one also in the chamber.
S IGHT A DJUSTMENTS
Some Model 1300 shotguns are fitted with rifle-type open
sights. The style and adjustment system may vary between
models and grades. The proper procedure is to shoot a
group with the sights set as they come from the factory
(intermediate position on both elevation and windage),
and then make incremental adjustments to move the
sight blade and blade holder to position the group on your
target. The procedures below are for the most common
type of open sights found on Model 1300 shotguns.
BEFORE MAKING ANY SIGHT ADJUSTMENTS, MAKE SURE
YOUR SHOTGUN IS FULLY UNLOADED AND THE MUZZLE
FIGURE 10
Magazine plug supplied with Ladies/Youth Models
Single shot 2 shots total 3 shots total