I went to bass pro and a local shop and shouldered several guns and then went from there. I then called a few shops to get their opinion on the guns i was interested in and see what they had to say. Then did lots of searching on the web about the guns(pros/cons) and then lots of questions on forums about the guns. I wound up buying the new cva optima v2, but thats me.
Good luck with your decision and let us know what you ended up getting