There's a gunshop I frequent in my travels that had a glut of local police trade-in shotguns. I've been in the area every 2 weeks for the past couple of months and picked up a shotgun each time. I started out with the 870 Parkerized Wingmaster and then followed up with 2 model 3000's, one parked/speedfeed/chrome bolt/lifter and last Monday one parked with "wingmaster" wood and black bolt and lifter.

I had them all together last night all broken down and as reported they are very much a close copy of the Wingmaster. To my eyes the internals of the S&W are bit enlarged. The ejector looks stronger to my eyes as well. I can't really tell if the vaunted Wingmaster is smoother so the S&W's must be pretty good. Overall, I'm very happy with the purchases. The 3000's aren't in perfect condition so I have no problem knocking them around and leaving them in strategic locations. Not too bad for just over $200 for an "A" grade pump shotgun.