Franchi I 12 or ?

[Randy5.0]

I went to buy the Franchi I 12 because they are $100 off until July and I could get one for $699+tax but I started to pick up a few different models and now I find myself wanting to spend more money....... Dammit.
Whatever I get will be used for Waterfowl and Pheasant mostly and maybe Turkey.
The ones I like the most are the Browning Maxus, Benelli SBE II, Beretta AL 391.
I would like to hear some opinions on any of the guns listed.

Thanks

-Randy

 

[mudychevy]

I love my Beretta 391 extrema2, but its a little too heavy for a pheasant gun that gets carried all day. Picked up a Franchi 720 Diamond, which is a 20 ga for my pheasant gun. Had it for 2 years and havent had a problem yet. They are all pretty reliable, just pick what feels the best in your hands. The more comfortable and natural a gun feels, the better you will shoot it.

 

[JoshH]

I love my Beretta.

 

[mmasuperman12]

i love my SBE II, i had a franchi diamond hunter before and it was a great gun i had lots of luck with it, didnt fail me once. buy the gun that fits you. as soon as i pick up a gun if it feels funny its checked off the list. when i first picked up the SBEII i knew that it was my next gun.

 

[RENODMAX]

I own and shoot an M2, however I have shot the Franchi as well as the Beretta. The Beretta and Benelli are by far nicer firearms in my opinion however the Beretta is extremely front heavy for my liking. The Franchi is a really nice firearm for the price, but if I were you I'd shop around. I bought my Benelli M2 28" barell with walnut stock for $800 which I then received a $150 gift card to Sportsmans Warehouse for spending over $500. I know that is a really good deal but there's no reason you cant get a good deal too. I then watched ebay for a long while and picked up a synthetic stock set for $150 so my M2 has poly furniture now with a spare set of wood. If I were to have bought it that way it wouldve been at least 1200