bucksnort06, I have an Extrema not the Extreme2 just eh orginial. Was one of the first to get one here. I shoot alot even the end of the barrell got brown. We shoot steel in 3" not 3.5" too expensive. You can shoot 2 3/4", 3" or 3.5". If I was going to shoot 3.5" shells I'd rather buy a 10 gauge as there is less recoil. There is a beating in 3.5 that is not in the 3". Enough said about that. I use it mostly for waterfowl and I do like it for my turkey. As in most semi-auto's they need maintance in the rain/mud. Also Bretta is heavy. I put a sling on it also. I guess if I thought about another semi I'd think about the Bennili, as they are lighter. I'm older and won't get another gun unless something goes really screwy.