CODE – 06-132-887

NAME – Winchester Model 1887

TYPE –Lever-action repeating shotgun

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – USA

DATE OF MANUFACTURE – 1887

CALIBER – 18.5x67mmR (12 Gauge 2 5/8 inch)

OVERALL LENGTH – 120 cm (47.25 in)

OVERALL LENGTH – SHORT BARREL – 94.6 cm (37.25 in)

BARREL LENGTH – 76.2 cm (30 in)

BARREL LENGTH – SHORT – 50.8 cm (20 in)

RIFLING – Smoothbore

CHOKE – full

CHOKE – SHORT BARREL – Cylinder bore

LOAD – 00 Buckshot

BULLET (PELLET) DIAMETER – 8.4 mm (0.33 in)

BULLET (PELLET) WEIGHT – 3.5 g (54 grains)

# OF PELLETS – 9

MUZZLE VELOCITY – 341 m/s (1120 fps)

MUZZLE VELOCITY – SHORT BARREL – 288 m/s (945 fps)

MUZZLE ENERGY – 1841 J (1354 ft/lb)

MUZZLE ENERGY – SHORT BARREL – 1311 J (964 ft/lb)

MUZZLE ENERGY PER PELLET – 205 j (150 ft/lb)

MUZZLE ENERGY PER PELLET – SHORT BARREL – 146 j (107 ft/lb)

WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 3.71 kg (8 lb 2.9 oz)

WEIGHT (EMPTY) – SHORT BARREL- 3.51 kg (7 lb 11.8 oz)

WEIGHT (LOADED) – 4.01 kg (8 lb 13.1 oz)

WEIGHT (LOADED) – SHORT BARREL – 3.8 kg (8 lb 6 oz)

SIGHTS – Front sight – bead

EFFECTIVE RANGE – 37 m (40 yards)

EFFECTIVE RANGE – SHORT BARREL – 27 m (30 yards)

OPERATION – Manual

TYPE OF FIRE – Lever action repeating

RATE OF FIRE – 12 rpm, 6 rounds in 5 seconds

FEED DEVICE – 4 round tubular underbarrel magazine, six rounds total with one on carrier and one in chamber

FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (LOADED) – 0.29 kg (10.2 oz) – 6 rounds

BASIC AMMUNITION LOAD – 25 rounds

LOAD WEIGHT – 1.21 kg (2 lb 10.7 oz)

MANUFACTURER – Winchester Repeating Arms Co, New Haven, CT

STATUS – Out of production

SERVICE – Commercial sales and some late 1800 police agencies