Winchester Super X Pump
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Following the successes of its Model 12 and 1300-series shotgun designs, Winchester added an entirely new iteration to its stable of imported guns, the Super X Pump, or most simply known as the SXP.
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Since its U.S. introduction in 2009, the SXP line has grown each year with extensions that address nuances of the hunting, personal defense or clay-target shooting marketplace—so whether you’re in need of a 3.5” magnum version in 12 gauge with a long barrel, or have an interest in shorter-barreled 20-ga. versions, the SXP line has it covered.
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The Winchester SXP 12 gauge sent for American Rifleman‘s review wears synthetic furniture finished in Mossy Oak camouflage. The pump-action comes with an aluminum receiver and steel barrel treated with a Flat Dark Earth Permacote finish that reduces glare and provides exterior protection to the metal’s surface. The gun’s steel magazine and forward sling stud are blued. The SXP offers a rear sling stud molded within the buttstock.
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Fitted with a 28″ barrel, this SXP hunting shotgun weighs just under 7 pounds and balances between the hands appropriately. The SXP action was found by our testers to be smooth and fast to operate. Winchester provides three Invector-Plus choke tubes with its SXP shotgun and a simple wrench for swapping tubes. Like all other guns in the SXP lineup, Winchester provides a chrome-plated bore and chamber for increased performance. A ventilated sighting rib comes standard, and the SXP is fitted with TRUGLO’s red-fiber-optic sight.
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Watch our NRA Gun of the Week video above to see Winchester’s SXP in use.
Winchester SXP Specifications
Importer: Winchester Repeating Arms
Action Type: pump-action shotgun
Chambering: 3.5″ 12-ga.
Receiver: aluminum, Permacote Flat Dark Earth finish
Barrel: 28″ chrome-lined steel
Sights: TRUGLO fiber-optic front
Stock: synthetic; Mossy Oak finish
Length: 49″
Weight: 6 lbs., 14.5 ozs.
MSRP: $450