This is a funny thread. Maybe I think that 'cause I'm not a great shotgun enthusiast, but I do like my shotguns. I agree with most of the comments pro & con regarding Remington and Benelli. But it just isn't Remington that seems to have their head in the sand when it comes down to U.S.
shotgun mfrs. Certainly Winchester and Mossberg are right there along with Remington: using yesterday's technology and mfrg principles. And I do take my hat off to Benelli, hands down, the premier leading shotgun innovator/mfr of the world! And you can't find a decent, reasonably priced side-by-side shotgun mfrd in the states. They're all european!
Of course there are gun "snobs" in every aspect of the shooting sport. Probably always will be those who own this or that brand of gun resulting in ballooning their chest more than improving their scores, or hunting success.
Point being, several guns work very well. Regardless whether they were mfrd locally in the states or from across the Atlantic or Pacific. And the price points are everywhere, from economy to presentation grade. I don't shoot clay pigeons, mainly 'cause I never could figure out how you cook them after you kill em. But I do hunt quite a bit of upland game and quite successfully with two old S/S and one not-so-old Rem 870. And they all put the meat in the pot, so to speak. Year-in, year-out.
But I would like to get a new S/S.