I keep remembering Para posting about and can faintly see the nickel of Para’s pump S&W shotgun. Every time I see a 3000 on GB I can’t remember if that was the model Para spoke highly of? If you could remind me of the correct model I would appreciate it. And thank you all for the place you run here!

Yes, S&W 3000, manufactured by Howa, based upon the Remington 870. Plating done by APW

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Originally posted by parabellum:
Yes, S&W 3000, manufactured by Howa, based upon the Remington 870. Plating done by APW

Bob Cogan and his team at APW have always done beautiful work

RR that finish is probably Industrial Hard Chrome

In addition to being attractive, the finish is VERY corrosion resistant

These images always get me to thinking I should let APW plate my 3000 . . .

There it is! Gorgeous. Thank you

Oooooooh, that’s sharp.

The plating job on that shotty is a thing of beauty!

Chromed shotguns with black furniture just look right. Always wanted one of those Remington 870 Marine finish.

Davis Speedfeed stock, which holds four 2 and 3/4" shells- two on the left side and two on the right. Choate forend. Uncle Mike's magazine clamp with QD swivel socket.

The 3000 was a pretty popular police shotgun in the 1980s. Used to be, you could find them as police trade-ins at gunshows for less than 200 dollars, and worth every penny. In terms of the internals, the 3000 was superior to the 870 IMO.

For the shell latches- rather than long spring bars in the 870 that were staked in place (and which had to be re-timed by a competent gunsmith if they ever came loose), the 3000 had short shell latches that pivoted on pins, and which could be removed and re-installed in a minute or two, no re-timing required.

Because of this improvement over the 870, the 3000 did not suffer from the function-stopping jam that occurred if a shell ever slipped onto the lifter in an 870.

Had a 3000 in my patrol car in the 90's. Action was nice and slick. We switched to AR's and got rid of them. Wish I would have snagged one.

Carried a blued 3000 1993 till 2000. LOVED IT .The agency then issued the Beretta 1201....VI

In the 80’s we had the folders in electronically released locks across the top of the cage in the cars. They weren’t bad but I can’t say I loved them. At least one guy would have a failure every time we qualified, not me but it didn’t instill confidence.

Damn, that thing is sharp. It has a look like the whole thing is stainless steel.

The end of the magazine tube looks open. Is that a black plug?

The end of the magazine extension is plastic. It sounds flimsy, until you see it in person. The way it's constructed is designed to take the pressure of a full magazine tube.

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Originally posted by P210:
At least one guy would have a failure every time we qualified, not me but it didn’t instill confidence.

Yeah, well, even cops can short-stroke a pump.

Then, there's poor maintenance and substandard ammunition.

Any problems you have with a 3000, you can have with an 870.