Benelli M2 or Beretta A400

my next gun will be the m2 but i have never shot one. My SBE I has been super reliable so will stick with the inertia gun. Don't you can go wrong with either,+ for 400 since have hunted with one.

buddy of mine has an M2 and he hunts the shitte out of it Sept to Feb. Chose it over the SBE. He's a real gadget/gear nut and can afford whatever he wants and he loves his M2. I shot with it one morning in the blind, very slim and easy to swing, very nicely balanced.

The only reason the 400 is in the picture is because bass pro dropped their price to $1399 which is $100 more than the M2.

My brother and I bought guns at the same time...
He bought a Beretta Extrema 3-1/2" because he was guiding and goose hunting a lot at the time.
I bought the M2 because it felt really good in my hands and I rarely goose hunt to need 3-1/2" shells (I was considering the SBE).

He was having the extractor fixed on his Beretta and borrowed my M2.
He didn't want to give it back.
He said he shot extremely well with it and it handled like a dream.

I don't think you can go wrong with either of these choices but if I'm leaning 1 way, I'd get the M2.

If you plan to do a lot of shooting the A400 is definitely the softer recoiling gun. I've run hundreds of shells through my A400 in a day shooting clays and the gas piston had hardly any fouling on it. Utterly reliable, swings like the barrel is 4" shorter than it is, and is the only semi-auto I've tried that feels close to as good as my Ruger O/U.

I have an SBE2 and a Winchester SX3. I’ve stated on here numerous times, I enjoy the SX3 more and shoot it better. It is balanced better. It has less recoil as well, so second, or follow-up shots are easier in my experience.

The SX3 is not as sexy looking, and Winchester is not as name-worthy as Benelli, but IMO it’s a better waterfowl gun.

It’ll be cheaper (SX3, or now SX4) than either gun as well.

This is what my gun looks like:

I just don’t like the way the 300 feels. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a fine shooting gun and he’s had zero problems with it but if I’m going to spend $700 or $1300 I want it to feel right.

You can’t go wrong either way. If you shot the A400 and like it go some place where you can shoot the M2. Make your decision by feel and the one you shoot more proficiently.

I have the Beretta and love how light it is and the kickoff system.

3-1/2" was and is over rated in 12 ga but i fell for it hook line and sinker with my HK SBE. Easy to justify shooting them back when a case of faststeel was $100. 3" is good enough for any bird flying and i believe your patterns will be better shooting 3" out of a 3" chamber than 3" from a 3-1/2".