I don't have any insight inside the company - or divisions of Beretta ...... but yes, I think both Beretta's gas guns and Benelli Inertia guns are worth serious consideration in today's world of semi-auto shotguns as a very good all around gun for clays, upland birds, etc.
Some of the members on here are reporting good results with Franchi as well ...like Slugo. And I think Browning / Winchester is making a pretty good gas gun too in the Browning Silver / Win SX3 lines of guns..
So the real issue here - is not corporate politics - its which gun will meet your needs, if you want a semi-auto.
For me, its the Benelli Super Sport models...but I've purchased a couple of the Browning Silver hunter series semi-autos as gifts for some of the grandkids in the last year or so - and those guns are holding up very well also - and they are certainly affordable / the Super Sports not so much retailing in my area now for around $2,000....while its a gun I will buy for myself / its too expensive to buy 4 or 5 to give away....
Some of the members on here are reporting good results with Franchi as well ...like Slugo. And I think Browning / Winchester is making a pretty good gas gun too in the Browning Silver / Win SX3 lines of guns..
So the real issue here - is not corporate politics - its which gun will meet your needs, if you want a semi-auto.
For me, its the Benelli Super Sport models...but I've purchased a couple of the Browning Silver hunter series semi-autos as gifts for some of the grandkids in the last year or so - and those guns are holding up very well also - and they are certainly affordable / the Super Sports not so much retailing in my area now for around $2,000....while its a gun I will buy for myself / its too expensive to buy 4 or 5 to give away....