I started out with a pump Mossberg 500. It's a great gun. Then I bought a Mossberg 935 semi auto 12 guage. I LOOOOOVE this gun. The thing is so simple, it would be hard to mess it up so bad it won't shoot. Mine never jams, always cycles, etc. The last time I went hunting, I was walking to my blind and dropped the thing in the lake right down into a bunch of muck. The gun was FILLED with water and mud and crap. I had to "rinse" it out with lake water. I emptied the water out and hunted with the gun the rest of the day. It didn't miss a beat! Of course, when I got home, I cleaned her up really good. But if it will shoot flawlessly after dropping it into the lake, I'm sold.