One of the guys I shoot sporting clays with bought one for his wife as she liked the light weight when shouldering it in the store. In the sporting clays field, she learned that light weight comes with a price in recoil and hitting. That lesson was further forced home when she used the gun in the field. It carried well but the weight was not conducive for her to use effectively.
They took a substantial hit trading it in on a different gun. I wish I would have had a chance to shoot it but they did not have it long enough for me to get the opportunity.
I too noticed the seemingly harsh recoil of the slo-mo and I have had one of the 828's in hand. I already own an older Beretta 391 Sporting 12ga, 1301 Tactical (3-gun), Silver Pigeon 20 ga and a Browning 725 Sporting with 32" barrels. The 828 for me would be nothing but a hunting gun. Maybe I should just stay with what I already have.
