A pump gun is a different animal compared to any autoloader.
All pumps and break actions are thumpers, just the nature of the beast.
I just got a Browning Maxus Wicked Wing. I have only shot one round of sporting clays with it, but was very happy with it. All of my shotguns are vintage O/U or SxS, and I really needed a gun I could drop in the bay without sobbing uncontrollably. Dove and duck seasons coming up. We'll see how it goes.
BrowningGuy recommend the Maxus. You can't tell me he's biased.
I just picked up a Benelli Super Vinci over the SBEIII. Clean gun out of the box, break it in w/ 3 boxes of heavy loads, clean again, and it will shoot all the light loads after that. read that most ppl don't have a problem out the box after cleaning, but I figure after spending that much, I can afford a few boxes of ammo to break it in. trouble is finding a place where you can shoot the heavy loads (pretty much gotta be private land). Only shot some skeet with it after a bust of a turkey hunt, but it shoots great! It's lightyears ahead of my old Mossy 500. Have a buddy that loves his Stoeger too built on the same system
That's interesting. My benelli shooting 3.5" turkey loads had significantly less recoil than my buddy shooting 3" loads out of his 870.
And, I'll also say, any one that hunts or shoots with me knows full well,.... "it ain't the gun"!
While I'd probably never recommend a pump gun for waterfowl or any kind of target shooting, pretty much ANY modern auto-loader will serve most folks well for light use. If you're going to hammer on something with a few thousand or more rounds you're gonna want something like a "B" gun.