Recent content by 71Rcode

Yes. You're exactly right about the goo. And yes, they are very specific about loads. Once you find the right shells and keep the gun maintained well, you're good to go. Very unreliable in my experience with 1oz loads.

Great shotguns. I have three of them. Completely dissasemble the gas system (good youtube videos out there) and clean out with Hoppes 9 and install clean and nearly dry. The seals are readily available. Yours may be gummy/gone, causing the gas piston to bang around in the gas tube. Definitely...

Any thoughts/experience firing 2-3/4 12ga shells through a 3" 12ga barrel on a model 1000 originally chambered for 2-3/4 only? I measured the receiver ejection port/opening both my 2-3/4" and 3" 1000s and its identical. Could it be S&W made both receivers and guts identical, with the barrel...

Hey guys, I just picked up my third 1000 (3" M model with a fixed full barrel) and it has a front fiber optic sight screwed in place of the original bead. I've been shooting these things so long that just doesn't seem right. Does anyone know offhand what the thread pitch/size of the original...

Cool. Thanks, Dennis! So I'm on the hunt for a multi-choke 1000 auto barrel. Thanks everyone!

Yes. My 1000 is an autoloader (pictured). Are you saying the 3000 pump barrels will work on the 1000 autoloaders OR the 1000 autoloading barrels will work on the 3000s? Thanks man!

I never tried switching barrels from one of my 3000s to the 1000 to see if it would fit. The barrels are definitely different. Notice the thickness of where it fits around the magazine tube on the 1000 http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k193/ko41/10003000_001_zps1f1d58e8.jpg

Thanks, BC. I did learn a couple days ago that the barrels are definitely different between the 3000 and 1000 -- so they won't interchange. Two of my 3000s have 3" 28 multichoke barrels.

Thanks, Doc. Just checked it out -- no go. I appreciate the lead, though!

I got lucky and picked up a beautiful 12 ga 1000 2-3/4" fixed modified barrel. Does anyone have a line on a 1000 barrel that accepts screw in chokes? :o Would love to buy it! Also, I have a 20 ga mint (in original S&W box) 3000 barrel with one screw in choke I don't need! Happy to trade...

Ok guys, somebody stop me. Have now got 4 3000s... 2 identical 12 ga 3" hunting models (owned once since new in '84) with screw in chokes (one gun is mint), a 12 ga 3" police and a 20ga hunting model with screw-in chokes. And today I got lucky and picked up a beautiful 12 ga 1000 2-3/4" fixed...

Still looking. Thanks

I'm looking for a 20ga S&W 3000 pump shotgun. I'm in North Texas. I've hunted with my 3000 12ga since '84 when I got it new at age 15 and have 2 others 12ga 3000s. Love 'em! Thanks! Found one close to home. Really happy, guys. I paid $350. I'd say she's a 6.5-7 out of a 10, just like I like...

Glad I found this forum. I just picked up a nearly mint M3000 police model with a 3" chamber (don't have the magazine extension on it) and would like to mount a flashlight somehow. But I don't want to marr up the jewel-like finish. I'm looking at a magnetic mount called a BeamLokr... Wondering...

KO41 --- thank you! Many thanks, sir.