Stoeger Shotguns?

[tjwatty]

I believe Petersons Hunting reported that Stoeger was bought by Bennelli, basically because Stoeger "borrowed" the Bennelli inertia recoil system and was having less failures. In order to lessen the legal battle the just bought them.. With that said I don't know if that was just their auto line or the whole shootin' match but I did look at a couple o/u at the dealer on Wed. and I thought they looked pretty decent for the money. I have a friend who has the auto and he likes to tell people it's just the same as my SBEII but cheaper. It's not, but it makes him feel good saying it. The inertia bolt is basically the same but there are several other big differences.
From wht I saw of the o/u I wouldn't be afraid of one for a field gun, it was a little light for targets,IMHO,and I don't know about long term heavy use but it does seem like a decent gun.