The Other Pump Shotgun: The Mossberg 3000

[blacksmith]

These were made by Howa in Japan. Most were imported by S&W but some were imported by Mossberg as well. These are clones of the Remington 870 although most parts do not interchange. In fact, the flexi-tab system to correct 870 jamming problems were developed for these guns and later adopted by Remington




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[Conn 500]

Wow, never knew that existed. When was that imported?

 

[John A.]

It is not well known, but HOWA also made the gun that S&W imported and labeled as the model 1000.

https://www.americanrifleman.org/articles/2010/7/19/smith-wesson-model-1000-shotgun/

 

[blacksmith]

It is not well known, but HOWA also made the gun that S&W imported and labeled as the model 1000.

Yes, the model 1000 was the semi-auto gun.

The original S&W shotgun was the 916. These were made in house by S&W based on an old Noble design. Real junk by all accounts, made from 1972-79.

The Howa 3000 was imported by S&W from 1980-84, I think Mossberg was 85-86.



Or not.

 

[John A.]

Not to hijack the thread, but I have an owners manual for the 1000 around here somewhere. My Dad owned one, and somehow I ended up with the manual (not the gun). I believe it was from the mid 70's though.