Smith & Wesson 1000 shotgun

[Fly320s]

Anyone ever heard of the S&W 1000 shotgun?

The First Officer I was flying with last night mentioned that he had one.

(It's always nice to work with pro-gun folks)

If that shotgun really exists, what is it worth in 'very good condition?'

 

[AJ Dual]

Aren't those really Howa from Japan?

 

[kudu]

I think they are a semi-auto gun based on the remington 1100 shotgun. They were made into the mid 1980s.

 

[dfariswheel]

S&W offered the Model 3000 pump and the 1000 auto shotguns. These were based on the Remington guns and were made by Howa of Japan.

S&W was making a major move on the police market at this time, offering not only pistols, but holsters, handcuffs and other equipment.
They intended to try a take over of the police shotgun market with the 3000.

The attempt fell absolutely flat, and Remington handed them their heads.
Shortly thereafter, S&W dumped most of the other lines so they could "Get back to our core business of making pistols".

Both the shotguns were picked up by Mossberg, who didn't do anything with them, and they soon were discontinued by Mossy too.

The 3000 enjoyed a brief period in which it was a status symbol for some police officers.

They were faily good quality guns, but didn't have anything to offer over Remington.

 

[45auto]

I remember shooting one years ago and it shot well.

The one thing that I do recall with the one I shot, was that it had a lot of cast. It sticks in my mind because I thought that was odd for an American gun.

Again, that was for me and the particular gun I shot, so if you are buying it, see if you can shoot it first.

 

[Okiecruffler]

My best hunting buddy during my teenage years had one, as far as I know he's still shooting it. Never failed, took everything from squirrel to goose, even kept working when another friend's auto5 froze up while we were squirrel hunting in an ice storm (ah the good old days).

 

[mnrivrat]

As I recall the very early S&W pumps of this model where called the 1000P for pump action and then changed to the 3000 for the pump and 1000 for the auto. The quality was good and the finish was excellant but as mentioned they didn't last all that long on the market as they had nothing over the Remington guns. If you intend to purchase one I would make sure it functions correctly first and also maybe check on parts availability . They should sell for less than their equivalent Remington counterpart.

 

[mushoot]

I have one. It had trouble running 2 3/4 inch shells last year and it will not cycle them at all this year. I spent the first day of dove season shooting one shell at a time. I took it to a smith who told me it was a piece of crap and to sell it. He said he could find nothing wrong with it. He also said it only would take 3 inch mag shells, so I think he is full of ????. Bottom line it let me down, first 100 bucks takes it home. I bought a 870 pump for the rest of the season. It shoots every time. John in Texas

 

[jimthomp21]

I have the S&W 1000P 12gauge.I guess I've been pretty lucky.For it being
over 25years old I have'nt had any problems with it.I kind of retired it around
10 years ago.I now use a 870 pump.Thats a pretty good shooter also..

 

[DougW]

I spent nearly 20 years looking for a nice 20ga S&W 1000. Fiound one about 3 months ago. The 1000 gas system is nothing like an 1100. The magazine will only accept 2 rounds due to the design. But, it is the smoothest shooting shotgun I have ever fired.



You have to reassemble the gas system after cleaning correctly. Malfunctions can occure if the gas regulator is installed backwards.

 

[Jack2427]

I have a 3000 in my military/tactical SG collection, got it in 91 IIRC. Slick action, good quality build, the extended mag looks a little awkward W/O a clip holding it to the barrel, but all in all a nice weapon. But it bombed as a police SG probably because of its Jap build which was not popular when introduced. And it added nothing to the 870 series which was about the same price.

 

[bannockburn]

I kick myself for not picking up a used S&W 1000 at a gun show last year. It was their limited edition Super Skeet model, which featured a 25" barrel that had a built-in compensator to cut down on muzzle rise and recoil. It also came with a 28" VR modified field barrel. Brand new in 1982, this set-up would have run close to $900 retail; the price at the show-$400. Oh, and the shotgun itself looked NIB, with some really fine wood on it. A month later, at the next show, it was gone.