bought a winchester defender

siloshooter · June 19, 2012, 07:04 PM

been looking at used hose " riot " type shotguns for a few weeks.

found a defender for $250 , got it for $220 . dont know how good of deal that is but it looks at least an 8.5 on a scale of 10. has green fiber optic front sight and a smooth action . not sure about the age either but it has not been hurt much.

maybe a tad lighter in weight than a remington 870 but around where i live the remington offering in same type gun often sells for $100 more and upward .
admittedly the remington is a great gun but i am happy with my purchase ... now got to get to the range in a few days

Al Den · June 19, 2012, 07:44 PM

What could be wrong with that purchase? Good for you! But ya gotta show us. Pics?

Pahoo · June 19, 2012, 07:50 PM

I had one two years ago, that I no longer needed and sold. You will find that this action is tried and proven. Should provide many years of good performance. .....

Be Safe !!!

Slugo · June 19, 2012, 08:56 PM

very good gun. I have a friend who shoots one in IDPA matches...

Rampant_Colt · June 19, 2012, 10:32 PM

$220 for a Defender is a great price for a great shotgun!

siloshooter · June 20, 2012, 06:12 PM

it is in the safe now and need to fire it asap .

dont really know how old or new it is but he serial is L3325xxx and it has this bright green , i would say fiber optic type , front sight that looks to be factory installed for sure.

can anyone , from that info , tell me apprx. age of gun ?

i looked a little bit on some sites that were selling defenders but didnt see any that had the type front sight that this one has .

Rampant_Colt · June 20, 2012, 08:09 PM

Defenders with the Truglo sights are newer. The older ones have just a plain bead

June 19, 2012, 07:04 PM	#1
siloshooter Member Join Date: April 27, 2012 Location: central indiana Posts: 26	bought a winchester defender been looking at used hose " riot " type shotguns for a few weeks. found a defender for $250 , got it for $220 . dont know how good of deal that is but it looks at least an 8.5 on a scale of 10. has green fiber optic front sight and a smooth action . not sure about the age either but it has not been hurt much. maybe a tad lighter in weight than a remington 870 but around where i live the remington offering in same type gun often sells for $100 more and upward . admittedly the remington is a great gun but i am happy with my purchase ... now got to get to the range in a few days

June 19, 2012, 07:50 PM	#3
Pahoo Senior Member Join Date: February 16, 2006 Location: IOWA Posts: 4,384	Proven performance !! I had one two years ago, that I no longer needed and sold. You will find that this action is tried and proven. Should provide many years of good performance. ..... Be Safe !!! __________________ 'Fundamental truths' are easy to recognize because they are verified daily through simple observation and thus, require no testing.

June 19, 2012, 08:56 PM	#4
Slugo Senior Member Join Date: September 16, 2001 Location: Central PA Posts: 938	very good gun. I have a friend who shoots one in IDPA matches... __________________ *"Sometimes the search is most of the fun!" - BigJimP*

June 19, 2012, 10:32 PM	#5
Rampant_Colt Senior Member Join Date: March 17, 2006 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 1,471	$220 for a Defender is a great price for a great shotgun! __________________ member of an elite paramilitary organization: Eagle Scouts

June 20, 2012, 06:12 PM	#6
siloshooter Member Join Date: April 27, 2012 Location: central indiana Posts: 26	thanks guys.... it is in the safe now and need to fire it asap . dont really know how old or new it is but he serial is L3325xxx and it has this bright green , i would say fiber optic type , front sight that looks to be factory installed for sure. can anyone , from that info , tell me apprx. age of gun ? i looked a little bit on some sites that were selling defenders but didnt see any that had the type front sight that this one has .

June 19, 2012, 07:44 PM	#2
Al Den Junior member Join Date: April 28, 2012 Posts: 150	What could be wrong with that purchase? Good for you! But ya gotta show us. Pics?

June 20, 2012, 08:09 PM	#7
Rampant_Colt Senior Member Join Date: March 17, 2006 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 1,471	Defenders with the Truglo sights are newer. The older ones have just a plain bead __________________ member of an elite paramilitary organization: Eagle Scouts