My first trip to SA for dove shooting, I took a Remington 11-87 with an Ithaca 37 for back-up. Both were 12ga. The Remington only worked if I cleaned it constantly (replacing parts along the way) and the Ithaca kicked. After that 1st trip in 1989, I just took one gun with me and never had a failure in about 10 trips; a 12ga Citori. Clean out the plastic build up in the chambers and it was good to go. The Brownings are also heavy enough to absorb most of the recoil...Geo