Yeah the newer ones are better, and the X3 just came out last year. Worth checking out, I've got a few buddies who shoot them and I've never heard any complaints. I prefer my Beretta's, but that's a matter of personal taste.
Take a look at what the wingshooting operations in S America use as loaner guns- Mostly Beretta's, and a lot of Benelli's. This is where there is no bag limit, and the Italian's come and want to shoot 500-1000 birds a day. The guns get hot, get abused... A much better field test than some deer-hunter/magazine writer from the States who might only hunt birds twice a year. Those guys will endorse any gun, as long as it's free and the hunt's free.
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