After speaking to a few other people I went with the Beretta a400 KO. Reason being I have always owned Browning shotguns and was told the Beretta was much more similar feeling and shooting to the Browning family than Benelli. I only had time for a few range shots this past Saturday but I love the gun. Plan on taking it duck hunting tomorrow if we dont continue to get rain dumped on us here in SC, so i'll let you know how it does (or I do, never been duck hunting). To Reynolds, I appreciate all of the info and I had the Benelli in my hand at the counter but didnt "pull the trigger" on it. And yes Tail, after holding the SX3 it felt a good bit heavier than the other two. As a side note, I think I could shoot the a400 all day. The recoil on that gun is ridiculously light.