well i know very little about semi autos but remingtons are simple and my best friend and his dad are avid pheasant hunters and swear up and down they are the most bang for your buck...hope that helps


p.s. winchester is nothing special

first off the x2 is no longer made. if a dealer has one it's a left over gun. if you were to order one i'd probably be the universal hunter, that's the model my wholesaler has bought up. so that leaves the x3, same as x2 but lighter (more recoil) and finally has stock shims. you didn't mention you budget. benelli would be my number 1 followed my beretta then the win x3. as far as pumps (which you didn't ask about) it'd be the rem 870 then benelli nova. no mossbergs. remington's fit me good and they have been around a long time which is good and bad. their gas system is more complex then the winchester.