The Sweet Sixteen I shot was well balanced, light, and was styled like a modern humpback, which I liked, being a fan of the original. It is inertia operated, like the Benellis, so the barrel does not slide back during recoil. It was easy to shoot well. As I said, a very nice gun.
My first-blush beef was the $1700 price tag (for the Sweet Sixteen), which, in fairness, is not entirely out of line for new shotguns. I paid more than that for a Benelli Cordoba a few years back. Maybe I am too much a Auto 5 purist, but I much prefer an original Belgium Auto 5 (or two) for that kinda cheese.
That said, the new Auto 5's ARE nice guns.
