[Servant of the Nine]

Among the snippets I picked up was that the Remington something is more reliable and that we shouldn't be buying Beretta's from Italy.

The Beretta is the only shotgun in the world designed from the ground up as a combat weapon. The ones we buy will be made here by Beretta USA.

There are still people who don't trust an automnatic shotgun and claim the Remington pump is more reliable. That has not been true since plastic replaced cardboard in shotshell manufacture 30 years ago.

So9

[Aliska]

That's reassuring that the Beretta will be made in the USA. I never liked foreign-sourcing our primary weapons. As an aside, that gun they used to capture Elian with was made in Germany, unless they have an American subsidiary.

[tet68]

There are still people who don't trust an automnatic shotgun and claim the Remington pump is more reliable.

It is in certain circumstances, there is something to be said for simplicity. Get one with TWO action bars, by the way.

[kms61]

I think the Berettas referenced were 9mm pistols, not shotguns.

That said, on to semi auto vs pump shotguns. I've spent a lot of time in duck blinds under wet, muddy conditions, and I've seen many, many autoloaders hang up under those conditions, while my 870 pump just keeps on keeping on.

Experience has taught me not to rely on an automatic in adverse environmental condtions. I surely wouldn't rely on one in a life or death situation.