Funny that someone had trouble with a Benelli - I own one now and I think my dad is on his third or fourth. Never had any problems; all been great guns. These are all shotguns and not rifles.
I went from an 870 Wingmaster (wish I would've never sold it) to a S&W to a Beretta to a Benelli. The only one that I liked as much as the Benelli was the Wingmaster, but it was an old 80's model that was only 2 3/4", which is why I started upgrading. At the time, I was in school and had no money so had to sell one to afford to buy another.