No one? OK, Fine - I just picked it up and I'll report back after I put a box or two throught it.

 

The Mossberg 1000 was the same shotgun as the Smith & Wesson 1000 (after S&W stopped importing them), they were imported from Howa in Japan.

Should be a fairly good gun, parts might be a little hard to come by, but for the price, it doesn't sound like you did too bad.....

Smitty

 

A buddy and I put a box through it tonight, no problems at all w/the gun. It cycled w/o issue.
Truely is a whole different animal in feel than my Citori, not a bad one, just different.
Time will tell, but I think I found a nice semi....the only problem is that my wife thinks that I now have no reason to go to the gun show this wknd.

 

Thanks to the Havlins at the National Mossberg Collerctors Association I just got a photocopies of:
1. Owners guide to Mossberg super 1000 Shotguns (w/ photos & parts
listing/schematic).....similar gun I understand (diff barrel only?)
and
2. Smith & Wesson 1000 (same gun) w/assembly/disassembly steps (&photos).

The pair cost me $5.00 total - I got them from Havlin sales/service
www.havlinsales.com I think it took them 4 days to arrive!
Very helpful folks!

 

Don't use oil, solvent or gun scrubber in the gas system, you will melt the recoil buffer down to nothing but black goo causing all types of problems. Trust me. PM me if you have any questions. I have done the research and have some good websites for you to check out. I have the Smith and Wesson 1000. Same gun.

Here is one to start with. The best one.http://www.brownells.com/.aspx/lid=1057 ... sberg_1000

 

I have 2 of them the super and the regular 1000. THey are imo the best autoloaders going. I have never, ever had an issue. You need to understand how the gas system operates and how to clean it. The piston shock absober is made out of a rubber type material. THis is the part that you need to watch. When you break it down to clean just dont spray it down, take the piston are apart clean it, and let it dry before assembling. You wont have a problem. Guys that sprayed the piston area and thats it had issues. Its a shame that these guns were discontinued. THey are work horses, mine has thousands of rounds through it never once has failed. Its a quality piece of machinery for sure. Parts are not an issue, eguns and a place in Texas that Smith sold all the parts to have everything for this gun. Enjoy
scott

 

All you have to do upon cleaning it is take the recoil shock absorber out of the tube. Its really easy to remove and just sits in there. I reach in there with a small flat head screw driver and just pull it out prior to any cleaning agents. The guns seems really complicated the first time you tear into one, kinda like an AR-15 its mind boggling. After a few times you can really get the hang of it. I wipe all the powder residue away with an old Tshirt and polish the carbon off of the piston and compensator with some stuff called "Never Dull". The stuff comes in a can and you just pull a piece off the wad and it goes a long ways. Its also great for cleaning the powder burns off the cylinders of stainless and nickel revolvers. I have been reading where this gas system can go literally thousands of rounds without being cleaned on the inside if the shock absorber has never been exposed to solvents. Another key is using no oil or lubricant its designed to operated dry according the manual. The new absorber they sell now is supposed to be solvent resistant, but I am not taking that chance. When the gun was new I can remember dousing it with Hoppes #9 and spraying it off with brake cleaner like many others of course it was unknown at the time it would be a problem. Thus the reason there are so many of these guns out there being sold cheaply because they are known as jammers. I would bet a new gas auto of this quality these days would sell for nearly $1000 or better. You can tell by the design, these were not just thrown together. The great thing is the only thing designed to ever go wrong is the rubber absorber.

 

Thanks Guys!
I like the gun, a lot... now to be able to hit some ducks with it

 

IMO they are nothing short of quality. My 1000 is the best gun I own, once you understand how they work, they will last a long time, and go bang all the time. Im looking all the time to buy another , there are a ton of them out there in excellent condition selling very cheap. And the way it looks parts will never be an issue
scott

 

Mossberg Super 1000 parts are avalible from Lone Star Guns 800-874-7923.

 

Hi Guys!! I'm new to this sight,only been here 3 times reading posts and already found out that this site is a Godsend.I've had a S&W 1000 sitting in my cabinet for 30+ yrs mainly because it kept jamming the first yr after I used it.Always went to my backup 500 for hunting.I had to replace that shock absorber washer once before because it got "goo-ey" I had no idea as to why.But I think I may have relubed the gas system.Now I can't wait to check it out again WITHOUT lubing it again.I may have to get another shock absorber washer,but am looking forward to using the old girl again this season.I KNEW she wasn't getting rid of,Thanks again for an AWESOME site and your help men!!

 

Hello. I’m new to this site. I collect S&W shotguns, currently have about 15 12&20 gauge 1000 and several of the 3000 pumps. I found that Mossberg sold that same gun and pursing sales on those. I use these gun frequently… I used to shoot Remington 1100 but found S&W 1000 were very similar and a lot lighter to carry all day

 

Those two did win the wood lottery!

I have a hunch - perhaps in the milling process they end up with a few high grade blanks which are a bit undersized for their other models, so they end up on these.

Howa in Japan made these guns beautifully. Buy it. Use a pick to remove the gummy buffer.