Winchester 1400

pit_viper_53

About 28 years ago I shot a little trap with my Win 1400. I am sure there is a way to keep it from automatically eject the fired hull, but, I'll be darned if I can remember how. Does anyone know, or, am I going looney?


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336marlin

Maybe you had one of the clip on type spent shell catchers on it at that time. Installs or removes in a couple of seconds by hooking onto the bottom of the ejection port.

pit_viper_53

I know I didn't have any attachment. May be I am suffering from oldsheimers. But I do remember that on some of the ranges, hulls that hit the ground belong to the club, and I have always reloaded, and I always managed to hang on to mine.

PA Shootist

Many years ago, in the late '60's, early '70's, I had a Remington 1100 Trap gun, and there was a device that replaced the bolt actuating handle, which could be removed by simply pulling out past a spring-loaded ball detent. The device was pushed in to catch in the detent in the same manner, and had a fork that caught the empty case just outside the ejection port. It was very easily attached/detached. I am pretty sure I remember some Winchester auto shooters with a similar device. The same rule prevailed, if the shell casing hit the ground, it belonged to the club. I always thought the real reasons for the rule were safety and no disruptions. Shooting on a family budget, the empty casings were of value for reloading. And I remember being very impressed by my first sight of a real high roller shooter, a gent shooting skeet with a Perazzi over/under casually breaking open his shotgun and flicking the empty factory casings onto the ground!