Well i would like to say thank you to everyone who gave me any advice on the experience they or anyone they know who has a stoeger 2000. I bought one today and shot 200 shellsout of it imedietly ( well as i let the barrel cool down). There were alot of people that said you either get a good one or a bad one and i feel i got a realy good one. I had a bunch of the cheap wal-mart winchester target loads at my expense so i just used them. I figured if it cycles them it will cycle anythng and it did with flying colors. I know i am just braking it in but it is agreat shotgun and i had no hick-ups at all with it. I would recemend this shotgun for anyone on a budget. I cant wait to start dove season and duck season with this bad boy.