I have this shotgun. I don't know why I bought it but it is in my gun cabinet. I have put very few shells through it, but soo far haven't had a problem. My only complaint is the wood is not of very high quality and the bluing is different and seems to show fingerprints in a very bad way. Other then that shooting wise, mine handles well, and shoots well. I don't know if it is the deluxe model though as I bought it 2 years ago. It isn't fancy or anything like that but for the money I have no complaints. Maybe someone else who's Stoeger has been battle tested would have better insight though.