Just bear in mind that the heavier the payload in your shotgun and the more powder, the greater the recoil will be.
3” magnum 00 buck can really suck for the shooter on a pump action gun.
On a semi auto were some of the blast is directed into cycling the action it is manageable (with a stock).
Semi autos can be more finicky than a good ol pump but I am more than pleased with the saiga as a defense shotgun(its like the revolver vs semi argument)
I also like that I can disarm the saiga by just removing the mag
I have seen a few FTE’s on the saiga and this typically has to do with the shooter doing what those girls were doing in the vids. Failing to weld the stick to the cheek and putting the shoulder forward.
This is the equivalent of what they call in semi auto pistols “Limp wristing”
But even if that happens,its faster to clear than it is to rack the slide on a pump
Like semi auto handguns are to the revolver.