No doubt you can handload a 7/8's load too light to cycle an SBE, one can make any round to cycle any gun. I have not found a storebought one that didn't work, things like the Remington Gun Club promo rounds work really well. A 1oz/ 2 3/4 or 3 dram load will work all day long. Since they are recoil operated, make sure the gun is planted in your shoulder with light loads or it will loose some inertia. Also, I've seen some trouble in really cold weatherwith light loads, this is generally cause by someone using the wrong oil or too much, especially in the recoil spring tube.

Are they a do everything gun, Nope! But what is. Does your 30-06 do everything, how about that .40 Glock, Nope. They make different guns and bullets for different things and I don't see why anyone would think a shotgun should be different. If you are wondering about the reliability of the Benelli, take a look at the Dove shoots in South America. Most of the semiauto guns being used are Benelli or Beretta and they shoot thousands of rounds in a few days.

Doug