Winchester® Super X® Pump, 12 and 20 Gauge Pump-Action Shotgun Owner's Manual
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Winchester ® Super X® Pump, 12 and 20 Gauge Pump-Action Shotgun Owner’s Manual Important instructions for the Contents Page State Warning ..................................1 ® ® Winchester Super X Pump WARNING: You are Responsible for Firearm Safety ....1 Pump-Action Shotgun General Description and Operation .................6 Nomenclature ..................................6 Winchester Repeating Arms Customer Service Department (United States) Serial Number ..................................7 275 Winchester Avenue Initial Cleaning and Oiling ........................7 Morgan, Utah 84050-9333 Operation of the “Safety” ........................10 Phone: (800) 945-5237 Assembly .....................................12 If you have any questions or comments regarding your new Disassembly ...................................13 firearm, please feel free to write or call us. Use the space Ammunition ..................................13 below to record information about your new firearm. Magazine Capacity..............................14 Model ________________________________________ Three-Shot Adaptor (Plug).......................15 Loading ......................................17 Serial Number _________________________________ Firing ........................................18 Unloading ....................................19 Purchased From ________________________________ Interchangeable Choke Tube System ...............20 Extra Barrels...................................23 Date of Purchase _______________________________ Sight Adjustment...............................23 Scope Mounting Instructions .....................25 Length of Pull Adjustment .......................27 Comb Height Adjustment........................28 Cleaning and Maintenance Suggestions .............29 Winchester is a registered trademark of Olin Corporation. Parts, Service, Repair and Questions................36 AO1606/16164 Website Information ............................37 STATE WARNING As a firearm owner, you accept a set of demanding According to state law, California requires that firearm responsibilities. How seriously you take these manufacturers, distributors and retailers include responsibilities can be the difference between life conspicuous, specific warnings with firearms sold in and death. that state. There is no excuse for careless or abusive handling of any firearm. At all times handle this firearm and all other firearms with intense respect for their power and potential danger. Please read and understand all of the cautions, warnings, notices, proper handling procedures and instructions outlined in this owner’s manual before using your new firearm. 1 ALWAYS KEEP THE MUZZLE OF YOUR FIREARM POINTED IN A SAFE DIRECTION EVEN THOUGH YOU ARE CERTAIN IT IS UNLOADED. Never point any firearm at anything you do not intend to shoot. Be extremely alert and aware of all persons and property within the range of your ammunition. 2 NEVER RELY TOTALLY ON YOUR FIREARM’S MECHANICAL “SAFETY” DEVICE. LIKE ANY WARNING: YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR MECHANICAL DEVICE, A “SAFETY” CAN SOMETIMES FIREARM SAFETY FAIL; IT CAN BE JARRED OR INADVERTENTLY MANIPULATED INTO AN UNSAFE CONDITION. The word “safety” describes a firearm’s trigger block FAILURE TO FOLLOW ANY OF THE FOLLOWING mechanism, sear block mechanism, hammer block WARNINGS COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY mechanism or firing pin block mechanism. OR DEATH. Mechanical “safeties” are designed to place your firearm in a safer status, and no guarantee can be made 1 that the firearm will not fire even if the “safety” is in removing the magazine does not mean the chamber is the on safe position. Mechanical “safeties” merely aid unloaded. Always keep the chamber empty and safe gun handling and are no excuse for pointing your the “safety” in the on safe position unless shooting firearm’s muzzle in an unsafe direction. See “Operation is imminent. of the “Safety” on pages 10-11 for instructions on the 4 ALWAYS WEAR EAR AND EYE PROTECTION operation of this firearm’s “safety.” WHEN SHOOTING. Remember, safe gun handling does not stop with your Unprotected, repeated exposure to gunfire can cause firearm’s mechanical “safety” devices, it starts there. hearing damage. Wear hearing protection (shooting Always treat this firearm with the respect due a earplugs or muffs) to guard against such damage. loaded, ready-to-fire firearm. Wear shooting glasses to protect your eyes from flying Some firearms do not have a mechanical “safety.” particles. Allow proper distance (eye relief) between Many target firearms, lever-action firearms and pistols a scope and your eye when firing a scoped pistol, do not have manual “safety” mechanisms. Therefore it rifle or shotgun. Do not use unorthodox shooting is critical to read and understand the owner’s manual methods that could cause the rearward travel of the for every firearm which explains the safe operation of slide or bolt of a firearm to contact your eyes, face or the firearm. hands. Always keep a safe distance between the While it is a good idea to “test” your firearm’s muzzle of your firearm and any persons nearby, as mechanical “safety” periodically for proper function, muzzle blast, debris and ejecting shells could inflict never test the “safety” while your firearm is loaded or serious injury. pointed in an unsafe direction. Always wear eye protection when disassembling and 3 WHENEVER YOU HANDLE ANY FIREARM, OR HAND cleaning any firearm to prevent the possibility of IT TO SOMEONE, ALWAYS OPEN THE ACTION springs, spring-tensioned parts, solvents or other agents from contacting your eyes. IMMEDIATELY AND VISUALLY CHECK THE FIREARM’S CHAMBER TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT THE FIREARM IS 5 KEEP ALL FIREARMS UNLOADED DURING COMPLETELY UNLOADED. TRANSPORT, EVEN WHEN STORED IN A HOLSTER, GUN CASE, SCABBARD OR OTHER CONTAINER. Make certain the firearm does not inadvertently contain any ammunition. Remember, merely 6 DROPPING OR JARRING A LOADED FIREARM CAN CAUSE ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE. 2 This can occur even with the “safety” in the on safe pressures that can damage your firearm and cause position. Be extremely careful while hunting or during serious injury to yourself and others. any shooting activity to avoid dropping any firearm. BEFORE CHECKING FOR A BARREL OBSTRUCTION, 7 HUNTING FROM ELEVATED SURFACES SUCH AS BE CERTAIN YOUR FIREARM IS COMPLETELY TREESTANDS IS DANGEROUS. UNLOADED, THERE IS NOT A LIVE SHELL IN Doing so may increase the risk of mishandling a THE CHAMBER AND THE “SAFETY” IS IN THE firearm. The following rules should always be observed ON SAFE POSITION. by you and those you hunt with. Always make certain that the stand being used is safe and stable. Always After assuring yourself that the firearm is completely make certain that your firearm is unloaded when it is unloaded, open the breech or action and look through being taken up and down from the stand. Always the barrel to be sure it is clear of obstructions. If an make certain that your firearm is not dropped from the obstruction is seen, no matter how small it may be, stand, or dropped while it is being taken up or down clean the bore with a cleaning rod and patch as from the stand. Remember, a loaded firearm may described on pages 29-31 of this owner’s manual. discharge when dropped, even with the “safety” in 10 BE ALERT TO THE SIGNS OF AMMUNITION the on safe position. MALFUNCTION. IF YOU DETECT AN OFF SOUND OR 8 STORE YOUR FIREARM AND AMMUNITION LIGHT RECOIL WHEN A CARTRIDGE OR SHELL IS SEPARATELY, WELL BEYOND THE REACH FIRED, DO NOT LOAD ANOTHER CARTRIDGE OR OF CHILDREN. SHELL INTO THE CHAMBER. Take prudent safeguards to ensure your firearm does If your firearm fails to fire, keep the muzzle pointed in not become available to untrained, inexperienced or a safe direction for a minimum of 30 seconds. Rotate unwelcome hands. Store all firearms in secure, locked the ejection area of the firearm away from you, cases or a gun safe. Keep your firearm unloaded when carefully open the action and remove the cartridge or not in use. shell from the chamber. If the primer is indented, the defective cartridge or shell should be disposed of in a 9 BEWARE OF BARREL OBSTRUCTIONS. way that cannot cause harm. If the primer is not Mud, snow and an infinite variety of other objects may indented, your firearm should be examined by a inadvertently lodge in a barrel bore. It only takes a qualified gunsmith and the cause of the malfunction small obstruction to cause dangerously increased corrected before further use. Glance down the barrel 3 to make sure that no obstructions remain in the barrel. of shells of nonstandard dimensions or which develop Completely clear the barrel before loading and firing pressures in excess of commercially available again. Failure to follow these instructions can cause ammunition which have been loaded in accordance extensive damage to your firearm and possible serious with standards established by the Sporting Arms and injury to yourself and others. Ammunition Manufacturers’ Institute (SAAMI). 11 NEVER INSERT A SHELL OF THE INCORRECT GAUGE 14 MAKE SURE OF ADEQUATE VENTILATION IN THE INTO ANY FIREARM. AREA THAT YOU DISCHARGE A FIREARM. LEAD The gauge of your firearm is marked on the barrel. EXPOSURE CAN OCCUR FROM DISCHARGING Store all shells of different gauges in completely FIREARMS IN POORLY VENTILATED AREAS, separate and well-marked containers. Never store CLEANING FIREARMS OR HANDLING AMMUNITION. shells of mixed gauges in a common container or in Lead is a substance that has been known to cause birth your pockets. See pages 13-14