I own a Browning Gold Hunter 3" 12ga., it is an excellent gun and I have only had a few jams- but only with 7/8 oz. dove loads (that was all I could find on short notice). As with any automatic, it must stay clean and be used with loads heavy enough to properly cycle, my owners manual suggests using less than 1 oz. loads. Other than the few jams caused by underpowered loads, my gun has performed flawlessly time and time again. For those of you who appear to hate this gun, try an adequate load and see how you feel about the gun.