hoyt3, I spent an hour in the gun shop trying to decide which to buy.
The Stoeger or the Super Black Eagle. For the life of me I couldn't tell that much difference, except for the double price of the SBE. The Stoeger shoots 2 3/4 and 3 in.. The SBE shoots up to 3 1/2. I never use 3 1/2 so that helped in my decision. I picked the Stoeger 2000 in black and have never regretted it. The story goes that Benelli heard of the Stoeger and sent lawyers to stop them from making it. They found that the Stoeger was so good that they bought the factory. The action (inertia) is the same in both guns. hope this helps. good hunting. terry