Don’t know much about the Browning semi autos but the Benelli’s are great hunting guns but they’re inertia guns so you get the full recoil and.. the Benelli’s are on the light side which adds to the pain. The gas guns are much better on recoil. My favorite auto is the Beretta A400. The kickoff adds more to recoil reduction. Runs as well as the Benelli and as good of quality. Great resale.

 

I Agree on the

I agree on the Beretta a 400 I worked selling guns for Bullseye USA shot the Beretta fastest shooting semi automatic and the less recoil highly recommend it actually there’s someone on the forum selling a Beretta a 400 if I had the extra money I’d buy it

 

The only Semi I recommend is a Peterbilt.

 

With a CAT engine!

 

I have an freightliner fl60 I pull my toy hauler with..I like it..

 

Have and use Beretta A400s. They go a lot farther than 200/300rounds between cleaning. I don't even think about cleaning until 500 rounds. Even that is to often. The misconception about needing to clean a gas operated shot gun. Comes from the past when the Remington 1100. Was it. It's just not true any more. With a quality Simi and good ammo.

 

Can’t speak for Browning Semi autos but I have Benelli and Beretta autos and love them. Benelli is lighter but weight is easily added as I have done on mine. Can’t go wrong with either of these choices. I prefer the Beretta 390/391s to the newer 400s. Good luck and good shooting, Rey

 

Don’t think you can go wrong with either the Maxis or an A400. Definitely not a Benelli being inertia driven if you’re concerned with recoil.

 

I’ve taken a Benelli SBE2 out twice now and it’s flawless but still has some bite to it.

No recoil reduction, with the mechanical operating system used in Benelli's!!! A Poor choice indeed for a hunting, and for a target shotgun as well.

Have and use Beretta A400s. They go a lot farther than 200/300rounds between cleaning.

The Beretta's work on a gas-driven operating system. This takes out some of the punch of the shells. The 390's, 391's, the A-300, or A-400 Auto's will not let you down. Both make great target and hunting shotguns. My 391 has 3 inch chambers as well. This will allow you the larger payloads, & speeds needed for hunting? break em all Jeff

 

I would look for a used Beretta 391 . If you can find a good 1100 "which is in decent shape" it also makes good field gun.

 

Don’t get a Benelli for trap. I love them for hunting but the recoil would be a negative.

 

Beretta auto is the best.

 

I used to work at a trap, skeet & sporting clays range & we had all sorts of rental shotguns including the maxis & benelli’s. If I was buying a semi auto, I’d go with the Beretta A400 in any of its configurations. They simply hold up better than the others. (By a long shot!) That’s why I bought an A400 for duck & goose hunting. Now I use it for all hunting situations especially when I know I’m going to shoot a lot of birds! I used to have a couple benellis but too much recoil at the same type shoots & sold them in after I bought the A400.

 

Look for a good used Remington V3. Softest shooting 3” semi auto I have ever shot. The gas system will go a long ways between cleanings. A Remington versamax is a really soft shooter too but is a 3.5” gun. Both run my 7/8 oz reloads without a hiccup. I ran my versamax 2k rounds after buying it before cleaning. Still just chucked the shells out one right after another.

 

Research the Fabarm L4s hunter it's an overlooked semi-auto that gets great reviews. I love mine.

 

Remington 1100 competition, if you can find one

 

My son and grandson shoot Winchester Super X3,s. Very happy with the performance and amount of recoil. I shot one of them duck hunting one morning, killed a limit of mallards and really liked it. I don’t think you could go wrong with a Beretta though!

 

Thumbs up for the Beretta A400. I have both an A400 with KO and a Benelli inertial gun, and the A400 is much more pleasant to shoot with heavy loads.

 

Can't go wrong with an A400. Great shooting gun.

 

I love my XLR5. But for the money of a top semi now, you can probably get a custom stock for your O/U such as Prosoft or Stock Lock or something similar.

 

Damn, those Continental birds must be wearing kevlar.

 

My friend has the A400 and he really likes it For trap

 

Always preferred the Autocar!!!

I put 2500 rounds of Rex 3 reloads (dirtiest powder I ever used) through a 390 Beretta with no malfunctioning and it wasn't to bad to finally clean.........m

 

A400 is the answer you are seeking.

You can get the camo or blue receiver they both work well for tower/ continental shoots. Definitely get the kickoff. I have used both. I attend several tower shoots each year.

 

This isn’t helping!!! Haha. Adding a gun when I finally had it narrowed down to 2 is killing me. I don’t like the looks or feel of the berettas. I really never had and I can’t explain it. I don’t really like the blue or bronze receivers either. I’d prefer something with great wood and a silver receiver. This isn’t going in a duck blind, probably not even bad weather. Benelli makes a few beauties but the recoil is still very high. I just don’t know much about Brownings semis for dependability. Anyone shoot a Maxus a lot? Are they reliable or troublesome?

 

I shoot a Maxus pheasant hunting, only shot a few trap rounds with it. It shoots way softer than my Benelli M2’s. It is dirtier for sure, but I’ve never had any issues with it. I usually clean every forearm after every use though.

 

Another vote XLR5. Great gun, great service from Fabarm.

 

A400 XCEL Sporting Black | 12/30 | SN#: XA257345

A400 XCEL Sporting Black | 12/30 | SN#: XA257345 The A400 Xcel Sporting Black Edition features a rib made of lightweight and strong carbon fiber (the same material and process used to make components for Formula One racecars) that reduces the weight of the barrel for improved swing ability...

www.shop.colegun.com

I always liked this one and it doesn’t have a receiver with a goofy color. Plus Rich will do a nice trigger job on it.