Remington’s Pump Action 870 is the go-to shotgun for many members of TTAG’s Armed Intelligentia. Less discussed but equally respected (in some quarters): the Winchester SXP. What with its inertia-assisted slide-action and all, Winchester claims the SXP’s the world’s fastest pump action shotgun. Just don’t short-stroke it. Or tell Benelli. The SXP owes much of its success to its price: $400. Triskaidekaphobics will not be well pleased, but Winchester’s just added another model to the SXP line-up: the kinky sounding SXP Pump Marine Defender. Also $400. [Press release after the jump.] It’s just like the $579 Extreme Marine Defender—without the pistol grip, adjustable stock and Picatinny rail. I’m a Kiwi when it comes to shotguns (I like the all blacks). But the ship has come in for chrome-crazed boaters looking to fend off pirates or end a Great White’s Jaws imitation, who don’t fancy paying Remington $870 for their [my Mama says I’ve got a] Special Purpose Marine Magnum . . .
The new Super X Pump Marine Defender from Winchester Repeating Arms is ready for any weather while on the water, for home protection and competition shooting.
The SXP Marine Defender features an inertia-assisted action for faster cycling of shells. Matte Hard Chrome Plating on the barrel and magazine tube offers excellent protection against the elements. A drop out trigger group allows for easy cleaning.
The Super X Pump has an 18″ barrel and uses the Invector-Plus choke system. A cylinder choke is installed, allowing the SXP to shoot anything from slugs to buck shot. The magazine holds a total of five shells and a removable TruGlo fiber-optic front sight is included.
The Super X Pump is drilled and tapped for scope bases. For better handling in all weather conditions, a tactical ribbed forearm gives you more control. The Synthetic stock also features a textured gripping surfaces and has an Inflex Technology Recoil Pad.
Suggested Retail Price is $399.99.
Oh, how the gun grabbers hate it when the tables are turned!
More detail on martial law in Boston. appears SOP for the warrantless searches was:
1. Bang on door
2. Stick gun in homeowners face
3. Yell “Get out, get out.”
4. If questioned repeat 2 and 3.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=FQ1-ZUN3Li0
The problem is Winchester makes these shotguns over seas. NOT MADE IN AMERICA. I would much rather have a Mossberg 590A1 model. 10 times the gun, and yes a couple hundred more. As in all things, you get what you pay for. So, how much do you value your life?? The 500 series is a perfected, updated Ithaca model 37, tried and true. I don’t care for Remington, I like family owned companies. Just my 2 cents.
This is one MO voter who voted for Claire Mccaskill who will not be doing so again. I trusted her statements on her rural bona fides, gun rights, and couldn’t stand Todd Akin and his loose lips. Her siding with civilian disarmers in the recent vote has turned me into a single issue voter for certain.
Measly 6 shell total for the Winny vs. 9 (2 3/4″) for my old S/S 500 Mossberg.
Why would one even bother, especially since the Winny looks like something that would sell well to Mainland Chinese, or maybe Elvis impersonators?
Lets just ban polititians and cars and hammers and knives and axes and etc., and oh yes people; don’t they kill?
Armatix and Anschutz tried to ramrod laws requiring their technology through the Eu some years ago until the Bund Deutscher Sportschuetzen and the Deutscher Schuetzenbund both called for a boycott of all Anschutz guns. Jochen Anschutz then came out with a contorted “I was for it before I became against” explanation that would make John Kerry sound truthful. This abomination was quietly dropped by the Anschutz-Nazis, and Armatix was left to try and continue trying to sell its $ 1200 plus 22 lr junk. Sandy Hook and the Dims (spelling intended) seem to have given Armatix its best opportunity to market its weltanschauung (term entirely intentional) in the USA this time. They seem to have allies at the NJIT and at CNN. Gun owners will have to be careful not to let this become law, or we will all be toast. Between banning reloading components and ammo and this ridiculous technology, the Dims will stop at nothing to enforce their diktat on America.
RDIF = gps
Won’t work in the wrong hands? What if the right hands are injured, dirty, etc…what about that time when it won’t work in the right hands…yet the bad guy’s gun has no problems. It’s like the opposite advertisement of Glocks…they shoot no matter what…this…shoots for only you…hopefully.
Okay – I just made a cloud in the kitchen… charcoal, sulfer, saltpeter… mixed in the correct quantities… OH WAIT!… They’re the G-O-V-E-R-N-M-E-N-T… they can outlaw basic chemistry along with everything else, sorry- I forgot.
I have spoken with a range owner who is very close to this issue. He told me that their dream with this technology is to be able to give arms to any cause around the world, and then with a drone flyover have the ability to render all of the arms useless should they either fall into the wrong hands or should the conflict cease.
when I asked him if he thought someone could disable the chip in the gun he said no way. I disagreed, and after a few minutes of hacker speak, he wasn’t so sure of himself.
When I asked him if a similar drone flyover could disable MY gun, why I should support the program, he wasn’t very happy and I made it plain that I would never own a firearm that could be disabled by ANY source. He wasn’t very happy about that either.
The technology sounds great, but I will keep my “old school” firearm that is “off grid”
That is possibly the nicest shotgun I have ever seen, definitely on my list.
Nice shooting Nick.
What muzzle brake are you using?
Well – not just that, but mechanical components are easy to visualize and understand. It would not be difficult I think – for criminals to remove the electronics and make an otherwise non-functional gun – functional. It is a waste of time in my opinion. Also, from the perspective of a gun owner defending his home – who has time to look for the gun-enabling watch when someone is kicking down your front door?
I have a degree in electrical and computer engineering and I will attest that I want no electronics in my firearms – no way.
Next week, she’ll step out with a sassy skirt in a smart-yet-subdued pressure-cooker print and color-coordinated B-B gun motif scarf.
Maybe this whole ban this, ban that hysteria is working in our favor. Sooner or later enough voting people are going to see thru this ninny inspired mindset and vote these dolts out of their offices. One can hope, anyways.
Oh good, o & his kids guards are going to get drive by wire guns,no? I didn’t think so, Randy
Every time I read or hear a civilian disarmament statist cry foul at the “evil NRA” stopping all this “common sense gun regulation”, I think to myself “That’s right you fascist idiot, push more fence sitters towards our side.”
I was 13 or 14 when I made a zip gun that fired .22 long rifle high velocity rounds. It was the size of a sub-compact .38 you see today. It used a car antenna as the barrel, a ground masonry nail as the firing pin and a bed spring as the hammer.
I probably shot 100 rounds in it with no signs of wear. I didn’t have any examples to go from at all, I just built the gun around a cartridge. Sure, the bullet tumbled out of the barrel but it did penetrate pretty deep into a phone book.
Of course, I’ve long gotten rid of it, Mr government spy…
Great post Frank, wall to wall good stuff, Randy
It is long past time that the US adopts the Prime Directive.
I looked at one today at a local Academy. Felt tight (no rattle), the stainless finish was non-glare/matte like finish, had good ergonomics. That is why I’m here … searching for more info and reviews on this shotgun.
My only reservations are the Tru Glo sight could be fragile (looks like it) and I want more than 6 rounds in a HD shotty .
My impression of Turkish firearms is they are generally good quality.
Which Academy has the shotgun ?
You can add extensions up to 10 rounds. And before the pretty-posers start regurging MORE b.s. they have no experience in, YES, you CAN ABSOLUTELY have a mag-tube longer than your barrel. If they don’t believe it, tell ’em do some research. Don’t like the look—they can cry me a river of princess-tears.
Are there really shot extensions for this? I’d be very interested to find some.
Just shot 1 1/2 inch shells out of it. Cycled all of them great, holds 10 of them plus one.
I bought this after I saw it on a gun shops wall; used for $325 (never fired)..I never knew it existed.
Had my boss at our gun range/shop order for me.
Holy smokes this is awesome shotgun. My boss is a Remington fan but quickly fell in love with this thing. I also converted by best friend from his 870 to this Marine Defender.
10/10
Definitely buying another one.