Hawgman, I don't have any experince with the Stoeger. I have heard good things. You can check out WWW.gunsreview.com. Here are a couple of other good choices that I have a lot of experince with. Franchi 612 VS, Weatherby SAS, Beretta ES-100/Pintail. Franchi is owned by Beretta and imported by Benelli, Just like Stoeger. They all sell for around $550.00 in the camo versions.