Bought one not long after they were introduced specifically for waterfowl hunting. The shotguns I had either couldn't take steel or choked up on dirt when laying in a harvested field. The Nova has worked flawlessly. Benelli offered a recoil reducer as an add-on. Installed in a bracket in the stock with two sheet metal screws if I remember correctly. It was easy anyway. To me 3" shells feel like 2-2/4" and 3-1/2" feel like 3". (Since it's for waterfowl weight and balance issues don't apply as with upland, where 2-3/4" shells are what you want anyway.)
