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That gun had a short, short life span. The 1400 was not a good gun, Winchester had lots of problems with this gun, hence it died an early death. Winchester stayed out of the auto business until it's partnership with Browning.
The 1400 was made at the same time Winchester was making the 1200....another gun prone to malfunctions! The 1300, though similar, is a much improved version ofthe 1200. This period was a dark era for most of the Winchester product line. Getting parts for the 1400 is possible, but it's not easy. If you can get it for $150-$175, it might be worth the chance.
It may not have been shot much for a reason.....?
When Winchester released this gun, they gave them to numerous gun ranges for promotional purposes to be used as classroom guns etc and the problems were so bad with most of them that word just spread too quickly for Winchester to do anything positive with the gun.
I think in an article I read recently, it was voted one of the all time flops........ Take that for whatever its worth.
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