I think I have made my decision on which semi-auto, I will be getting a Remington V3 Waterfowl Pro, this is Remington new Shotgun for 2019. I like the Patriot Brown Cerakote with Realtree Timber. I went to Academy yesterday, they had a lot of shotguns to shoulder, the Remington V3 in Camo felt very nice, the next in line that felt very nice was the Franchi Affinity 3.5, they did not have the Affinity 3. I also shouldered a Stoeger M3000, Beretta A300, Benelli Montefelro and an ATA. They were all nice guns, it came down to a lot of research online, a lot of it was from Randy Wakeman reviews on all the ones I mentioned, except for the ATA. In the end a lot of reviews on the Remington V3 came out as the softest recoil on all of them and a better trigger, the Franchi Affinity shouldered as good and was light to carry, but it came down to recoil and warranty, plus American made that won me over. The V3 Waterfowl Pro has a few more enhancements over the Standard V3, the Pro version has a Hi Vis fiber optic site, which is what I wanted, a more open port for loading, Cerakote receiver and barrel, another item I wanted, the charging handle and receiver button enlarged from the V3, another plus. It will come with shims, three extended chokes, choke wrench and a sling. As of now none of the online retailers have the Patriot Brown Cerakote with Realtree Timber, they mostly are carrying the Burnt Bronze with Realtree Max5 or Blades, the one retailer I did find with it has it as out of stock. I have read Remington produced the Burnt Bronze with Max5 and Blades first and is in the process of starting the Patriot Brown version to get it out to the distributors. I probably will not buy until around July timeframe so that works out for me. I asked Academy when they will be receiving them, but nobody can give me an answer other than check the website on when it is available from there distributors.. I asked if they could order it for me, the answer was it would be a higher price if we ordered it as a specialty item, better to wait until it is available on the website, it would come at a better price. I thought I would update on what I decided, I have been on several forums with people asking for advice and some never acknowledge what they chose, I am always curious as to what they came away with so if anyone out there is like me in that aspect, I have decided on the Remington V3 Waterfowl Pro.
