The Winchester " Take Down " Trap " gun is made in the 12 guage " 'fake Down " styte only, and according to the following specifications : a 3o inch rolled steel barrel, chambered for 12 gauge, 2 inch shell, bored expressly to shoot nitro powder and to tar get 28o pellets, or over, of No. 754 chilled shot, inside a 3o inch circle at 4o yards, with a load of 3,14 drams of nitro powder and y't ounces of shot.
The Winchester " Take Down " " Pigeon '' gun differs from the regular and " Trap " " Take Down " guns in leng,th of barrel, which is 28 instead of 3o inches, and in exterior finish. The action is the same as the regular Model 1897 " Take Down." This gun is made according to the same specifications as the " Trap " gun, except the barrel is 28 in stead of 3o inches long and handsomely matted.
To take Oar/ the " Take Down " shotgun, push out the magazine locking pin (the large pin found at the front end of the magazine, which pin answers as a lever to unscrew the , magazine), and unscrew the magazine one-quarter turn. Pull the magazine and action Islide forward and, grasping the barrel and magazine just ahead of the receiver extension, and holding the action slide forward, unscrew the barrel one-quarter turn, the magazine ' turning with the barrel. Pull out the barrel from the receiver, Figure 22.
rut the gun together, grasp the barrel and magazine just ahead of the receiver exten ion, and holding the action slide forward, insert the shank of the barrel into its place in the receiver in such a position that a quarter turn to the right will lock the barrel into the receiver. Turn the barrel one-quarter turn to the right. Insert one finger of the right Ihand in the opening, in the under side of the receiver and push up the carrier. Turn the I magazine to the extreme left and push the mag,azine into the receiver as far as it will go. Turn the magazine one-quarter turn to the right, Figure 23, by means of the locking pin, and oush in the oin. Care should be taken to hold the action slide forward when inserting, and screwing the barrel into the frame. If the end of the action slide is allowed to pro trude, it will jam against and scratch the receiver, Figure 24.
If the gun becomes loose at the joint by wear, it may be re-adjusted in the fol lowing manner: Take the gun apart and remove the adjusting sleeve lock screw, found on the right hand side of the receiver extension. Draw out the adjusting sleeve lock, Figure 25. By turning the adjusting- sleeve back one or two notches, the play between the receiver extension and the receiver will be taken up and the gun will go together without shaking, as before. Replace the adjusting sleeve lock and the adjusting sleeve lock screw. This adjusting sleeve should be altered only When absolutely necessary.
The new 'Winchester repeating shotgun, Model i9ot, is made in lo gauge, is lever action and fires 6 shots. It is expressly bored to handle either smokeless or black powder. and is particularly well adapted for duck and wild-fowl shooting.
This gun resembles in outline the original \Vinchester lever action repeating shot gun, but differs in detail. It has a tighter breech joint more completely supporting, the shell in the chamber. A positive firing-pin retractor is provided. The finger lever is made separate from the breech-block and with a fint.:,,er lever lock. \\lien the action is closed. the gun is locked ag,uin.st opening by this finger lever loels, but is instantly released by a dowinvard pressure on the finger lever.
The standard gun is made with a 32-inch rolled steel barrel, hardened and browned frame, and pistol grip stock of plain walnut, not checked. finished with a checked steel butt plate. Barrels for this model are bored to shoot close and hard. The stock is 12 3-4 inches long. and has a drop of 7-8 inch at the comb and 2 3-8 inches at the heel, Figure 26.
The operation of the Model 19ot is simple. To load the magazine, throw down the lever and push five cartridges through the carrier into the magazine, placing the sixth in the chamber. The forward and backward motion of the finger lever, which can be executed while the gun is at the shoulder, throws out the empty shell, raises a new cartridge front the magazine and places it in the chamber.