Posted on March 31, 2010.
Semi-Auto Shot Guns Both Remington and Benelli are very good guns. The advantage of these two brands are, they have lots of accessories too! I shoot a Beretta Pintail, which is essentially the same action as the 90 Benelli. It is very hilly and I gave it hard to use here. The main difference between the Super 90 is the Remington and Benelli BENELLI that is operated back and the Remington is a gas. It's a big difference, too.
The Benelli launch significantly more difficult - all the right shoulder goes back to you. The gun is light which means it is easier to carry, but there is less weight to "absorb" the decline too. The gas operation Remington takes the edge off the decline. I do not see the fall, when I'm hunting since I shoot a few shots and I tend to wear thick clothes, but when I target shoot wearing only a t-shirt I to take special charges reduced or it kills me after a box!
Firearms Either works equally well in the field. It's really a question that you are fit "of. Since you're already familiar with the 870, Remington would have less self adjusting for you. If you do not like the 870s handling, then this is not true.
You can buy special for rifles or guns, but from what I heard the rifled choke tubes are almost as good. Remember, you do not take groups of 2 inches with the thing. If you still can hit a circle of 7 inches, you can kill a deer.
I mainly hunt ducks and do in the worst weather you can imagine. My Beretta has sometimes filled with ice when it's 5 below zero, and I'm hunting in a snow storm, but really I think any car will have problems. I finally hit the ice with a stick and use it as a single stroke. In that sense, I'm not sure that using a car instead of a 870 is an upgrade. I still sometimes go pheasant hunting with my 20ga 870. which was made in 1972, and it works great!
I like gold Browning 10GA. with T steel shot. The 10GA can also be used to shoot 3 or 4 in one of the heaviest non-steel (ie, Federal tungsten, bismuth, etc.) and Shot is perfect for big ducks. The gun is a little on the heavier side but 10GA. support the weight greatly reduces felt recoil. If you're hunting from one stationary position the extra weight should not be a problem.
12 ga. My first choice is the Beretta Xtreme KO-2 with a camouflage pattern. Yes, I think it worth the cost. When you consider all other quality semi-autos are the order of $ 1000 + a few hundred differences worthwhile. The Beretta is probably the sweetest water gun recoiling shotgun available.
My second choice is the Benelli SBE 2. In stealth mode. Unlike the Beretta (gas operated), there is an inertia (aka recoil) operated shotgun. There are several features to reduce felt recoil but in general it is harder hitting (the shooter) of the Firearms Beretta. But the action is one of the most reliable and works very well in all conditions for waterfowl hunting that can marginalize the gas operated guns.
For the money the Mossberg is a reasonable option and I would not be afraid to go that route if you prefer not to spend money on one of the three mentioned above. However, I think you will soon want a gun in the category of the top three semi-autos listed. So ... My tip is that if you can afford to buy the Benelli, Browning, Beretta or now, do it and you'll set for a long period. Mossberg reputation improved dramatically over the years and is of good quality overall. Personally, however, I much prefer the X2KO Beretta.