I' ve considered the nova and BPS also but have read quite a bit of bad reveiws on both
WTF?
Are you a mossberg salesman or something? The BPS is a great gun, a buddy of mine just bought a new one this year, and its identical in every way to the one I bought 7 years ago. The Nova? Never shot one, never held one, don' t really like its looks, but you would have to search long and far for something that was made by Benelli that can be considered junk.
almost every gunsmith I' ve talked to will admit the NEW 870' s ARE NOT their shotgun of choice anymore
Maybe it was never their shotgun of choice? I wonder how many 870' s are sold that are returned for costly repairs?