I got a stoeger 2000 two months ago and I love to shoot it. I've taken it out "patterning" at least 3 times. In other words I've just taken it out to shoot it. Saturday a friend of mine and I took it patterning and it was his first time using a Stoeger. He couldnt get over how good of a gun it was. I put a Tom Knapp sight on it and now it's deadly. I've found that it shoots the Remington Nitro the best (on target)which is nice because it's the least expensive.Now I'm going this Saturday to pattern it with 6,5, and 4 shot to see which I can get the farthest out with. Anywho, Stoeger is a sub line of Benelli and they use the same inertia drive system in their guns.Unlike a gass driven system it's fairly clean.From what I have experienced the Stoeger model 2000 is an exceptional gun for a great value. I would not hesitate recommending it. Also, you can get the 2000 for around $400 to $450. I would spend the extra $150 on semi auto.