I am primarily a handgun fan and know next to nothing about shotguns. I recently bought a Winchester Mod. 1911 S. L. and would like some idea of its age. The serial number is A45703. I would also like to replace the missing buttplate with one as close to the original as possible. All info is appreciated.
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Winchester Mod 1911 S. L.
- Thread starter mr2edl
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Be careful with it. The Win 1911 is known as 'the widowmaker' or 'old three fingers' for good reason.
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Check http://www.gunpartscorp.com/...
lpl/nc
Winchester's first attempt at a semi-auto shotgun. The 1911 SL had to be designed around some Browning A5 patents and has some undesirable features such as having to hold the barrel back while pushing a pin on the receiver to lock it open to load. I have one and have shot it but it is prone to misfeeds if at all dirty. The laminate stock is prone to cracks. Still a neat gun to own.
GLK,
The Win1911 had to be cycled by grasping the knurled portion of the barrel about 6" back from the muzzle, as it didn't have a charging handle on the bolt to avoid infringing on Browning's patents (it's a long- recoil design also). That means in order to load the first and subsequent shells, barrel and bolt go back together, bolt locks back, barrel returns to battery, then the magazine feeds a shell onto the lifter and the bolt slams back into battery also. Lots of people cycled the first round by putting the butt on the ground for leverage, and some of them leaned over the muzzle in the process, others put a hand on the muzzle to push the barrel down. Imagine an AD in that position...
There were some significant mechanical shortcomings to the design as well as the danger it posed to careless operators, and manufacture of the gun was discontinued in 1925.
lpl/nc
The Win1911 had to be cycled by grasping the knurled portion of the barrel about 6" back from the muzzle, as it didn't have a charging handle on the bolt to avoid infringing on Browning's patents (it's a long- recoil design also). That means in order to load the first and subsequent shells, barrel and bolt go back together, bolt locks back, barrel returns to battery, then the magazine feeds a shell onto the lifter and the bolt slams back into battery also. Lots of people cycled the first round by putting the butt on the ground for leverage, and some of them leaned over the muzzle in the process, others put a hand on the muzzle to push the barrel down. Imagine an AD in that position...
There were some significant mechanical shortcomings to the design as well as the danger it posed to careless operators, and manufacture of the gun was discontinued in 1925.
lpl/nc