If you're trying to choose between a Beretta and a Browning, the only opinion that really matters is your own. My friends and I shoot and swear by both. It's all a matter of personal taste and comfort. My first 686 (the "economy" Whitewing) came into my possession nearly 15 years ago and with regular cleaning and new firing pins is still going strong as my primary clays gun some 10,000 rounds later. It's definitely earned its keep.