benelli makes an awesome gun... probably the best for the money, but for most purposes, unless you just really want a benelli, you can get by with a cheaper gun... i actually prefer the browning BPS because i shoot lefty and it ejects out the bottom and i just like browning better... i also like the remington 870, or if you go down another notch, the mossberg 500 and the charles daly VR-MC maxi-mag are great guns as well... i prefer an auto myself, but all of these are great guns... just depends on how much you want to spend...