lol That's how I got my M2000 actually. I was going on my 1st duck hunt and my brother n' law bought me one for the hunt for Christmas. He felt bad for me that all I had was a borrowed pump. I was so excited I dropped it the first morning.[:'(] Then the first time I fired it at a duck I forgot to plant it secure enough on my shoulder and it gave me a black eye. [&:] I've gotten much better with it since that day. Yea it seems to be a sound gun. Fairly easy to clean. I've taken it to shoot clay's, turkey, geese, ducks, and coyotes and it hasn't had a hitch yet.