I bought my Stoeger 2000 Turkey Camo Model with 24 inch barrel last year, fired about 200 rounds at targets during the winter then finally got to use it with the modified choke for field geese over decoys last week. In three days of shooting so far I used 1oz 2 3/4 to 1 1/4 oz steel 3" loads to bag 63 geese and a few ducks with 94 rounds, plus another dozen or so finishing shots for runners. All loads cycled perfectly and I was very surprised at how clean all parts were after hunting...very little debris in the bolt or trigger mechanism and the barrel cleaned easily. The only initial thing that bothered me slightly was the bruised shoulder I felt after the first day when nearly all shots were at high flying geese and because of very warm weather I was wearing only a shell cotton camo jacket. I am comfortable with the gun now and did not notice any problems from recoil after the first day out. I appreciate the comments concerning parts so will be very careful to inspect my Stoeger at every cleaning to see that all small screws are tight! So far I am very impressed with this semiauto and will give it a lot more testing over the next few weeks when the northern flocks come into central Saskatchewan. I would like to see more information from Stoeger on their website regarding some of the isssues raised in comments above and how they will help with fixing such problems.