My Brother has an SX2 and loves it. Only complaint he has is the cleaning of it. Of course he had a Win 1200 Pump prior to the SX2 so I think he is mostly complaining about how many more little pieces it has.

A buddy of ours bought himself the SX3 for the simply fact that he loved the way my brother's SX2 handled and felt when we shot clays. I shot both guns this summer and the SX3 definately has a lot less recoil than the SX2.

The only complaints our buddy has for the SX3 is that it doesn't take 3 1/2 shells (3 inch is the max[>:]) and halfway thru pheasant season the little "grip finger handle" (pardon my lack of technical names) to pull back the action so that you can load it fell off and was lost out in the middle of cattail slough. [:@]

I am still using a Win 1300 pump but plan on upgrading to a Stoeger 2000. Got a chance to fire one at a Firearm Retreat this summer and loved the feel of it. Benelli innards and great price are also very attractive features.
Going to have to upgradebefore the 2007 season, the boys I hunt with all have auto loaders and are baggin more game that me. -ha ha ha

Just my two cents...hope it helps.