I've owned Benelli M1s since around 1995, and they're the only semi-auto I've found to be utterly reliable. My hunting semi-autos were a pair of Remington 1187 Premiers, but as they aged they became less reliable. My hunting gun is now a Benelli M2 Field with a 26" barrel. To be honest, I've not even shot it. Its brand new, sitting in my safe. TIME is always an issue with me.