I would probably go with the new Benelli SBEII if I had to use a single shotgun for everything. I could live with it on clays and I already use it for all my shotgun hunting with the exception of upland and occassionaly doves. For upland and doves in the early season, I tend to carry my Beretta Teknys 20 ga. and for clays I use my Beretta Teknys 12 ga. However, prior to buying both of those guns a little over three years ago, I used to use my SBE for all my hunting and I used to use a Beretta 682 for all my clays shooting.
Now, the SBE I currently have I also use for deer hunting. I bought an ER Shaw barrel for it and the scope and rings come on and off with the barrel, so I do not have to worry too much about scope alignment when I change up barrels. I have also seen people use SBE's at the clays range, but mine doesn't like the light loads, and I do not like shooting heavy loads unless they are at waterfowl or deer.
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