A hunting dowel? Why would someone do that???
Well, took the cap off, there's nothing inside. 
There is no spring in there when you take off the mag cap. Apparently it's only a 2+1 gun with no way to increase capacity (dangit), but it's better than nothing.
Doesn't a 1400 only hold 2 rounds in the magazine due to the piston?
now that sucks... i shot a buddy's bout a year ago and man it feels alot smoother than my remington 1100 for sure
yeah i just read that online.....
So... where to buy accessories? 
I've never owned a shotty before, so I'm wanting to customize it a bit.
I've never owned a shotty before, so I'm wanting to customize it a bit.So... where to buy accessories?
They've been out of production for several years, probably more than a decade. IMHO they are not a good candidate if you want to start modifying and customizing a shotgun. There are a few deer barrels available on places like gunbroker, but they don't sell cheap and it will never be more than a 2+1 shotgun. I doubt you'll find a pistol grip stock for it (and please don't cut down the factory stock or chop the barrel). It is a nice hunting/skeet/trap shotgun though especially if you have a newer one with the removable choke tubes. From past reading, they are very reliable in rugged hunting situations (think duck hunting in very bad/wet conditions).
My unsolicited advice is to use it as-is for now, then later sell/trade it for something closer to what you want.
If someone needs the manual for a Winchester 1400 shotgun, PM me. I have 2 different versions in .pdf format.
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