I have owned a Gold Stalker for 4 years now and have used it for everything from the cheapest skeet loads to 3.5 inch Heavy Shot loads on geese in Saskatchewan. Coming from Northern Canada, I was looking for a rugged no-frills automatic. This tough, versatile gun has bagged me more game than most of my other guns combined, ducks, geese, upland birds, one deer and many skeet. It has NEVER misfired or jammed once after over 2000 rounds. After reading the negative reviews I think some of these people need a lesson in basic firearm maintenance - that it you clean and lube it after EVERY TIME you take it and fire it, even after one round. The Gold was designed for ease of disassembly and cleaning. I also own a more expensive Beretta that I feel is not close to the Browning. The only thing I did not like was the cheap white plastic bead sight which I immediately changed with a TruGlo sight.
