Ask a gunsmith for help after you have researched if it is legal to do so.
The first Winchester model 1300 shotgun(model 1300 featherweight) was made in the year 1978.
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Best to ask a gunsmith for assistance.
Make sure it is unloaded and it needs to be on safety. Then all you do is remove the magazine cap, release the retainer, let the spring pop out and then you can remove the plug.
The only way to know when a Winchester 1300 shotgun was made is to take it to a gun store or an appraiser. The first 1300 shotguns were made in 1981.
The Winchester model 1300 feather weight was made from 1978-1993.The winchester model 1300 walnut,field grade was made between 1994-2006.
any 1200 or 1300 will fit the ranger 120
your winchester model 1300 shotgun was made by winchester between the years 1995-2006.
No winchester makes a model 1300 shotgun.