re: Help me pick a shotgun

I had this exact same dilemma two months ago and went with the beretta a300. Only difference (other than $800) is it only shoots 3" shells and the recoil system is not as good but I put a limb saver on it and have shot ~15 boxes through it so far and it's worked flawlessly. You can literally buy 2 a300's for the price of 1 a400. Just my $.02.