Gonna do it, just help me decide on a shotgun.

[offthemap]

If you dove hunt or clay shoot more than you goose hunt get the regular Vinci or the m2 they will cycle the light loads better. I've killed a lot of geese with 3" shells and you definitely don't need 3 1/2 for ducks. A 3 1/2" 12ga pattern sucks compared to a 3".

Everyone thinks the 3 1/2" shells are cool because they make big boom then go try and shoot clays or dove and wonder why their gun won't cycle. You can't have the best of both worlds most of the time. I know some sbe2 and super vincis that run anything and some that don't.

When it all comes down to it. Get the gun that feels the best to you. Remember that you will be wearing heavy clothing so you don't want a long length of pull. The a400 is a good gun but didn't fit me at all. The Vinci fits like a glove. I've never had any issues with mine. I clean it maybe once a season if I get it wet. south Dakota will really test a shotgun.

Pretty much nailed it.

I've been lucky enough to hunt everything from dove to teal to pheasant to sandhill crane to greater canada geese all over the country with my near-decade old Stoeger 2000 w/3" chamber and have never had a hiccup or fail (knock on wood). She doesn't get cleaned as often as my dad would've liked, in fact he probably would've beat me with it if he knew how I treated her, but she cycles any trap loads all the way up to the biggest 3" mag goose loads you can find, and without without fail.

1) The spectrum of load choices and 2) the fit (length of pull) are the two biggest things, in my honest opinion, when it comes to buying a new shotgun. Back when I sold guns at a local sporting goods store in college those were the two factors I would stress because at the end of the day recoil is recoil and it's all manageable.

If several different guns fit you well and you're not worried about shooting lighter loads out of it, then the next attribute I would recommend is Benelli's Inertia Drive.

Good luck!

[quackNthwack]

Vinci. Inertia guns are great, and it's incredibly easy to clean.

[Hudson05]

I shoot an O/U, but I've shot the Beretta and it's a great gun. I'd go with that for a semi.

[txpitdog]

At least pick up a Benelli M2 before you buy. The handling is pretty incredible on them.

[MisterB]

Beretta for semi auto, you might check out the A300 or A350 too. For ducks I have a camo A300. Hard to beat. My go to for Ducks or Geese is a Browning Cynergy camo 3.5 OU. ****ed accurate gun.

[lovetohunt]

I went with the SBE II and love it. I shot the A400 but the benelli fit me better. See if you can shoot some those and see which one fits you better.

[WCI]

A-400 Extreme gets my vote mine is in camo... Vinci stock broke behind trigger (POC) A-5 is awesome but it is no A-400.

Wilk

[Lungbustr]

I shoot a vinci. I kill a duck or two with it every now and then. If you have to shoot 3 1/2" shells at ducks you are doing it all wrong.

[ultralite09]

Let me go ahead and put this out there cause I see people say it all the time.....

I dont shoot 3.5 shells and never will. so lets go ahead and drop it haha

My go to shells are either Rio or Kent 3" #4

[muzzlebrake]

I bought me the Benelli M1 Super 90 when they first came out. Had already had a pump that shot 3.5" shells and didn't need anything more than a 3" so I chose the M1. Last auto I will ever own and has been through many cases of shells and never a misfire or malfunction.
Any of the guns on your list is fine. Just get the one that feels the best and that you can hit with.
My experience with the Browning auto is that it has a bit more felt recoil than the other two if that bothers you. I think the Benelli has the least recoil but that may just be the way the gun fits me. Recoil doesn't bother me but getting back on target after a shot is important. Less recoil means faster follow up shots.