I owned an 11-87 for a while and found it to be unreliable and switched to an 870 SPS-T 3 1/2". My next semi will be either a Beretta or Bennelli. They are both in a totally different league. I know guys who shoot thousands of rounds of trap with Berettas between cleaning. They just keep firing under the worst conditions. I think going cheap in a semi 12 gauge is just a problem waiting to happen. If it costs you a mallard, what the hell. If it costs you a 10 point buck then ?