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I have had a Stoeger 2000 since they first came out. The only problem I ever had was it got dirty out in South Dakota while driving in the back of a truck on dusty roads and got a little sluggish...my Super Black Eagle also got dirty on the same trip and would NOT work. The Stoeger still worked...go figure. I actually think the Stoeger is a better design, keeping the recoil spring under the forearm, instead of the buttstock. Obvioulsy, Benelli thought enough of Stoeger's engineering and their copy of Benelli's rotary bolt design, that instead of suing them, they bought them. (google it)