Swampcollie, I agree completly that an express is not made as well as a wingmaster. I happen to own an express magnum and a wingmaster magnum. I paid around $300 more for the wingmaster so I didn't expect the express to be as pretty as the wingmaster or shoot as well, but I have never had any problems with either gun. They are both very accurate. My dad has a wingmaster that he got when he was a teenager in the 70's and it doesn't look or shoot or feel any different than my wingmaster that I bought three years ago.

As for the semi-auto's you may be right. I personally don't shoot them, never have, probably never will. I was raised shooting pumps and that is what I'm comfortable with. I didn't mean any disrespect by my comments earlier and I appologize if that is the way you took it.