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Try a Renegauge.
I would have to agree with this. I have both and they are both great in the field. I also agree with several posts on here about fit. With a shotgun fit is everything. If the shotgun doesn't fit you, you will not shoot it well. There are alot of great products on the market today. Everyone is making a pretty good product as they have to to stay in business. Go to your local GS and try every one they have on the wall. One will feel like its just an extension of your arm. That's the one to buy! Good Luck
Have those. Cannot figure out how to get a third shell in any of them. Stupid, I guess. I guided for many years. Truth be known, Beretta, Benelli, Browning, doesn't matter when you learn them. What does matter is gun fit. Each are different. Each have their advantages and disadvantages. Benelli's kick, but feed well. Berettas just run, after a few flats of waterfowl loads. They don't fit everyone well and some folks don't shoot them well. They feel bulky and clunky. Brownings point well, but don't like to run dirty. What do I shoot? If not shooting an O/U I shoot a SuperX4 in either 12 or 20ga. Same gun as the Browning, but point better for me. I shoot a Browning Gold 10 at geese.
What is your budget? Some recommendations might be out of your price range.
It's an amazing thing how few people actually take those minutes (20-30 ... let's be honest) to set their Benelli up correctly.
It's just because some simply don't know any different. Shotguns are about fit and that's the easiest way to make a gun work for different people. If bought from a box store, I highly doubt the one behind the counter knows they have a shim kit in the box, and probably tells folks don't buy that it shoots high/low. My Stoeger and Benelli came with a shim kit and I'm sure other manufactures have them as well.
Another excellent gun. Same price as a SX4. They tend to have weak firing pin springs. Care must be taken lubing the firing pin in cold weather. Close tolerances between pin and bolt. Every shotgun has its faults, and that includes my $40k custom Kolar. Like I said earlier, The main difference is how they feel and fit. Most any gun in the list above will serve you well after you learn it. Go to a clays range and most folks will let you shoot their gun. Biggest problem with that is most of them will be an O/U. They are not a bad choice either. Having two chokes often is better than having a third shell. There are lots of choices around $2k. A sleeper is the ATI at under $700. Many of them feel, point and swing better than any auto on the planet, especially the ones over $10k. The 690 series Berettas are fabulous in this regard for a mid priced O/U, and very competitive in the summer at clays. If I could have only one shotgun for everything, it would be one of these with 30" barrels.
