At 40 rounds per year, the Stoeger is a no brainer IMHO. I have an old Stoeger M2000 that has run almost flawlessly for many years. If you were a dedicated waterfowler, I would make a different recommendation, which still wouldn’t be a Benelli.
And that would be??
and why?
IMHO there are great, possibly better choices for far less money. Beretta A300, Winchester SX3 or the Remington V3, to name a few. Our group puts out guns through heck while hunting in Arkansas every year. Overall, the Benelli guys fuss about the performance of their guns more than the rest of us do. Extreme cold really slowed a few of them down last year.
