re: 20 Gauge For Skeet and Dove

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I love the Beretta A400 but they’re too pricey for a secondary gun.

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buy it...make it your primary gun.

Personally I prefer to shoot ducks w 20.

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if you can shoot you can shoot, doesn’t matter 20 or 12.

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Absolutely true. I know a guy who doesn't even own a 12ga. Does EVERYTHING with a 20 or 28ga and I've never out-shot him on any kind of hunt.

Shoot them in the face and it doesn't matter if you have a 10ga or a 28ga.

Unpopular opinion but I bought a Mossberg SA-20 for the exact same reasons and now it’s all I shoot on anything but a goose hunt. It’s light, fit me well and is softer shooting than a Montefeltro or M2. If you can get past the Mossberg name it’s actually a very nice, well made shotgun.

A vintage Remington 1100 in pretty good shape is a great shotgun for what you want.
You can shoot it all day without fatigue or shoulder soreness.
I have one from the 1960's and it is a killer of clays and birds inside 25-30 yards with IC choke barrel.
I haven't looked, but I would think you could find a nice one for under a grand. Just stay away from anything built after the mid/late 80's. Not sure of the exact year, but Remington went to shite in that time frame.

How do you like the SBE3 20? I just bought one (impulse buy), have not shot it yet.

I've got a M2 20 and it shoots like a dream. Everything about it fits me well. I also have a Beretta 390 20g. It is bulky compared to the M2, but it has less recoil and I might prefer it over the Benelli. Both a great.