[SVTCobra03]

What do you think of the Mossberg 930 SPX vs the Bennelli M4? I like the fact that the Mossberg is half the cost of the Bennelli.

[PapaBear3625]

Both Mossberg and Bennelli have excellent reputations. If price is an issue for you, you are better off getting the Mossberg and using the money you save to get lots of practice ammo and spend a weekend at a range getting comfortable with it.

By "getting comfortable" I mean putting a couple of hundred rounds through it under the supervision of somebody competent, over a period of a couple of days, and becoming confident that you can handle the recoil, that the gun cycles reliably, and that you can hit the target reliably with it.

If you have a wife/girlfriend, before buying you might take a look at getting a 20-gauge, which has much less recoil, unless she's a big girl who can become comfortable with a 12-gauge.

I would also recommend getting a copy of Massad Ayoob's Advanced Combat Shotgun