I'd like to address one point from above and, hopefully, without offending anyone.
Handling qualities of any gun, be it SLE, SLNE, BLE, BLNE, pump, auto, etc. are a function of the individual gun. They (weight, teeter-totter balance, and swing efforts) are to handling as stock dimensions are to fit. No gun can be imbued with a magic set of handling dimensions that make it superior in handling for a wide range of shooters any more than one set of stock dimensions is suitable for said wide range of shooters. There are sets of dimensions for both handling and fit that will allow a wider ran range of shooters to adapt than other sets. However, each shooter needs to determine his own range of both sets. No gun, however much it may cost, will have that 'ole magic "balance" for many/most shooters. The cheapest of pumps might just posess the set of handling characteristics most suitable to you, who ever you may be.
DDA
