I think the Stoeger is a perfectly acceptable utility shotgun. It is made in Turkey, which accounts for the low price. You probably know the story. Stoeger saw the Benelli inertia mechanism and copied it to the letter. Benelli sued Turkey restricting them to sell in Turkey only, which would have meant the end of the Stoeger semi-auto with ineritia drive. Benelli manufacturing engineers and lawyers visited the Stoeger plant in Turkey and were so impressed they bought Stoeger. Now Stoeger serves as the Benelli entry level shotgun. It doesn't have the fit & finish of the Benelli, the shock absorbing mechanism, or the cryo-barrel. But it is a good, reliable, servicable semi-auto shotgun and it is the only other shotgun to utilize the inertial driven technology available at a low price. The inertial mechanism is very simple, only a few moving parts. It's also very clean, since all the gas goes down the barrel after using the inertial of the fired shell to eject the shell and load another one. It's also the easiest semi-auto shotgun to clean. There is no separate gas chamber or O-ring as with traditional gas-operated semi-auto shotguns. It's got a bit of a kick but if you don't mind that it's a good gun.
