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I'd try to find a used Beretta 390.

Beretta a300

Some guys really liking those Retay SA, I know the LGS selling more of those than anything else.

One more. Weatherby SA-08

The best one is the one that pulls up the best for you ( fit and balance), for me that is the Benelli M2
It’s like it’s part of me, it’s creepy how fast I can kill something with it.

Then it comes down to mechanics and quality of the gun itself.

Yep. A used Beretta 390 for the easy win.

Beretta - Used 390 (no I'm not giving mine up) or A300 (not giving up my A400 either).

Original Browning A5 Light Twelve, if you can live without 3” shells. Hand engraving and checkering, French walnut stock. Nothing else points as well for me. After foolishly selling my original when someone waved a bunch of cash at me, I picked up another one and had tubes installed by Briley in its 30” barrel. It requires adjusting the friction rings when changing from light to heavy loads or vice-versa, but that’s a minor quibble. The quality is something usually associated with double guns.

Been shooting clays with it this year, something new for me. Almost no one else is familiar with those at the range, and the way it feeds itself when you stuff a shell in the magazine with the bolt open is a minor marvel to them.

Hard to beat a Belgium A-5 IMO. They just don’t build them like that anymore. Last you a lifetime, plus.

I'm with Charlie and Wilkes--the Beretta 390 is tough to beat if you can find one.

For an out of the ordinary recommendation, I also had a great experience with an H&R Excell Auto. Picked one up for $225 at a pawnshop when I was a poor student in 2006. It gave me almost ten years of flawless use before I parked it in the safe. Still gets occasional use as a loaner.

The Browning B80 is another reliable shooter that can be found for a reasonable price, if you don't mind a wood stock.

+3, or wherever it’s at.

Picked up a used 390 Silver Mallard some years back for a song. It’s a smooth running gun that doesn’t seem to care what you run through it. If I had to pick a nit, it’s maybe a tad on the chunky side.

My other favorite auto!

If I had to buy one today, it would be a Beretta A300.

Yamamoto Auto Pointer (clone of Browning Auto 5) I have had for over forty years, great gun.

Winchester Super-X. My Super-X 3 has been stellar.

i was a Benelli guy for years. Ive used my SBE2 as a canoe paddle, a walking stick in the swamp, and an ice breaker. it is still banging away.

I found a hell of a deal on a new A5 this year and have pretty much retired the SBE2 to snow goose duty

Yet another for a 390. And I'm a Browning fan!

And there is nothing wrong with things just a tad bit chunky!

Has anyone tried the Retay line up ?
They’re supposed to be a great gun for the money

I looked at Retry but what I found was mixed reviews so I passed.

Franchi Affinity fits me well and has been very dependable. Probably go M2 as second choice.