Winchester SXP Defender

[DArBad]

What do you all think about the overall quality of this shotgun? Its a pump action, with " inertia assist " so shucking the pump is faster and lighter than the usual. I like its svelt lines and the price. As a disclosure....its made in Turkey.

Plenty of you tube videos are favorable. From " nutnfancy " to " hickock45 ", and many others are giving good report.

Any body own this particular shotgun here in calguns??

[M76]

The defender works well and serves it's purpose;
just a basic budget 12G pump shotgun for HD.

I’ve put it through it’s paces with both slugs and
shot, it performed. Keep it clean and oiled, GTG.

[SandHill]

No experience with the SXP Defender but I have the 1300 Defender and a 1300 long barrel "Speed Pump" it is based on. Love these guns. Very slick action. If you are used to a Mossberg or something you have to adjust to the Winchester and overcome a tendency to short stroke it, but once you are familiar with the action they are very fast.

I have read the new ones don't have consistent quality control, you might need to de-burr the action and polish the chamber. This is common on lots of new shotguns. Nothing wrong with "Made in Turkey" they produce a lot of great guns there.

[BigPimping]

I have the 1300 defender and the SXP. The SXP seems to operate a little more quickly. Both of them are top quality I think. I'm lucky to have them.

[ClayBreaker]

I had the FDE SXP defender and the thing just stopped running. The trigger wouldn't reset and upon inspection the hammer was mushroomed from hitting the firing pin. I called Winchester and they would only fix it on my dime. Get a Mossberg or an Ithaca.

[DArBad]

I had the FDE SXP defender and the thing just stopped running. The trigger wouldn't reset and upon inspection the hammer was mushroomed from hitting the firing pin. I called Winchester and they would only fix it on my dime. Get a Mossberg or an Ithaca.

Oh my, that's no good then.

I think I will get a Benelli Super Nova.

Been on the fence lately, thinking what to add to my small collection. Currently, I wanted a good pump action. Been browsing Gunbroker.com, and I got this tempting offer for the Winchester SXP Defender, so I thought I'll ask the Calguns people before committing.

Thank you ALL, for the valuable insight. Cheers.

[ClayBreaker]

Try to handle the supernova before hand. If you ever want to swap barrels or stocks it can be pricey. They are quality shotguns though.

[BigPimping]

The Turks have been making guns for a long time. They are very experienced at it. Especially shotguns. I have a Stoeger P350 12 gauge shotgun. I've had it for about 10 years. I've shot hundreds of rounds through it with no issues ever.

[DArBad]

I have a Stoeger M3K, its quality is above the Mossbergs and Remington I used to own.

[ClayBreaker]

I always hear great things about stoeger, but the OP was asking about the Winchester.