Grabbed a 24" M3000 last week (found it NIB on a forum) and put the first 120+rds through it today. It's my first semi, I've been wanting to get into 3-gun (currently shoot 2-gun), and I'm a sucker for a bargain so this fit the bill perfectly. Love it so far.
It ate up Walmart Fed, WWB, Estate 1oz, and 3" Win #4 like a champ. That 3" stuff was painful to shoot. It did however choke on Rio Target 1oz blue box. First it was FTE, then 50rd later it cycled but apparently not far enough back to reset the hammer. I'm thinking once I polish up the mag tube and run a few more rounds through it I may be able to get the Rio to cycle. I'm not too concerned about cycling Rio since I plan to shoot primarily Walmart Fed and estate.
Nordic +5 from MOA, oversized bolt release, polished mag tube, and opening up loading port are in the near future. It's easy to load but that port has some really hard edges.
This thread has been a big help, thanks all, especially MOA for offering M3000 specific parts!
