Fabs, Your absolutely right ,it has to function reliably, but with the Benelli Recoil Inertia Driven design ,and thats a proven piece of engineering. I think Benelli makes the most reliable Semi Auto action out there and the good looks of a Beretta Teknys I think its a win win situation. Anyways I ordered one yesterday and it will be in Friday. I will let you know how it shoots later. Roy