Yes to Rem-Choke, I think shipping had been slow, they have been a number of delays, Remington said to be trying to get it all right the first time. If you try
www.shotgunworld.com the Remington forum has a 83 page thread on the V3. Since the gun is only a pound lighter than the 11-87 I'll stay with the old tried and true gas system and a number of bird gunners lament the gun does not have the same feel and fit as the 1100/11-87 platform.
Like any new gun I think I'll wait to see what develops, the Versa-Max has had some teething troubles the first few years, some guns had a tendency to bend the piston shafts, also the gas plugs needed a modification I believe.