Need some opinions

[dzeke]

I recommend anything from Beretta or Benelli. They are both quite a bit lighter than the others you mentioned, all great guns as well though. For long days in the field chasing pheasants every oz. matters. If you hate recoil give a little more attention to the Beretta, being a gas operated gun it will recoil less than a Benelli. Also most of the higher end autos will come with shims/spacers to put between the receiver and stock to adjust the cast/drop so that it fits properly, a huge plus! I personally have competed with both Beretta's and Benelli's at a pretty high level and both are great guns!
P.S. Any 3.5" auto will have the occasional trouble functioning light target loads, no matter what the manufacturers says lol. Some are better than others though.