OK. The Beretta would be my choice. The theory is that the inertia autos are more reliable, however the Beretta will never fail anyway and definitely is softer shooting.
Don't knock the older 1100's. The word on the trapshooting lines is that the 70's models were the best, but that the newer ones (and double for the 11-87) are not up to par. I have an 1100 Trap that has certainly had over 75000 through it. I quit shooting trap in 1981 and recently shot a few again 'cause my grandson wants to. I shot one practice round, broke 22, shot my hundred targets and broke 94. They are definitely too heavy for an upland gun, at least in my opinion. I want a 20 ga to be 6 pounds, 28 ga at 5 pounds is my preference.
