I purchased a Super Vinci before dove season last year. I had been using an 870 for years and wanted to move up to an auto-loader. I felt like the Super Vinci fit ME better when compared to the Berettas (it felt like the 870 really, just MUCH lighter). It took me a little while to get familiar with the new gun. The safety was not an issue for me and I think I like the new location better. The Super Vinci had problems feeding light target loads when shooting sporting clays (there is a break-in period for the inertia system). It also failed to feed a few times shooting light loads while dove hunting (talk about frustrating). It handled the heavier dove loads just fine. I took it duck/goose hunting (A LOT) and never had a problem. The gun functions flawlessly with the heavy stuff. I haven’t had a chance to shoot a full round of sporting clays again since the “break-in” of a good duck season, but I did shoot a few clays with light loads and the gun performed great. I need to get out to the range and see how it handles the lighter stuff this time around.
So in summary, the gun is great if you are primarily shooting heavier loads. I would say this is a GREAT duck gun, especially if you are doing some pretty good hikes into public lands, etc. This gun really can take some abuse. It probably isn’t the best dove gun. Also, I think they make the claim that it is “the lightest kicking auto-loading shotgun”. It should read “the lightest, kicking auto-loading shotgun”. It kicks, but it is very easy to get back on target quickly.
