Winchester 97 Pump Shotguns

The takedown versions of the Winchester Model 1897 shotgun utilizes a receiver extension, which is part of the barrel sub assembly. This receiver extension design is also used on the non-takedown version of the Model 97, as it is offers the means to be able to easily “headspace” the weapon.

What holds the cartridge stops into the receiver of a takedown version of the Winchester 97 shotgun?

The locking block on a Winchester 97 shotgun is also the cartridge carrier.

After a Winchester 97 shotgun has been fired and the action has been pumped open, extracting and ejecting the empty shell, when the action is pumped closed to feed the next live cartridge, does the carrier rotate upward from a pin located in the rear of the receiver, in order to chamber a cartridge, and lock the action closed with the front of the carrier locked behind the front lug of the breech bolt, locking the bolt securely forward into battery and ready to fire?

The cartridge stop located on the right side of the receiver is the primary cartridge stop in a Winchester Model 97 and cartridge stop located in the left side of the receiver is the secondary cartridge stop.

There is a button on each side of a Winchester 1897’s receiver. What do these buttons do?

What deactivates/turns off the cartridge stops on a Winchester 97, allowing a cartridge to be fed onto the carrier, when the action is cycled?

When in working position, what does the steel spring that fits around the magazine tube of a Winchester 97 do? Choose the best two answers from below.

1. It acts as a shock absorber for the wooden action slide handle so that the forend wood does not crack from the continual banging it receives when the action is cycled every time the gun is loaded, and fired.
2. It is part of the safety system that requires recoil or the shooter to push the forend (action slide) forward enough to unlock the action slide so that the gun can be pumped rearward.
3. It puts tension on the action slide sleeve screw cap so that it doesn’t unscrew from the constant recoil caused by firing the gun.
4. It is the 97’s recoil braking system to insure smooth manual cycling of the weapon. The spring fills the void between the magazine tube and the action slide sleeve so that it doesn’t rattle around when the action is cycled.
5. It is a part of the hesitation lock system to protect the shooter from hang fires.

How is the magazine tube of a Winchester 1897 held into the receiver?

The connection of the magazine tube itself inside of the receiver acts as a lock that keeps the barrel from rotating off of the receiver when assembled correctly.

If the barrel of a Winchester 97 gets loose, can the barrel to receiver fit be tightened?

Why can’t you just randomly swap barrels of a Winchester Model 1897 and have the gun function correctly?

When the fit/connection of a Winchester 1897’s magazine tube to the receiver begins to slip a thread, causing the cartridges to get stuck in between the magazine tube and the receiver, what can be done as a last ditch effort to salvage one of these old guns for a few more reliable hunting seasons?

Part of the safety system of a Winchester Model 97 can be found on the magazine tube, where the action slide spring is locked in place by the action bar until recoil has occurred.

When disassembling a Model 1897, after the barrel and receiver have been separated from one another, and the buttstock has been removed, what must be done before removing the trigger and trigger guard?

The action slide hook locks and unlocks from the action bar of a Winchester 97 to allow the bolt assembly to be pumped back and forward again, when the shotgun is fired and then chambers another cartridge into the chamber.