It also comes in Condor Supreme. Mine shoots excellent. I am the same shot with the Stoeger as I am with the 687 SPII. I guess I got "a good one". American Rifleman reviewed another "good one" as it grouped well from the review that was written.
I paid $402 after taxes. Only beef was that I could see the wood overlap the metal right next to the safety. I could have fixed it with a sanding block and a refinish kit.
It has now shot about 1000 loads and is still working flawlessly. I realize this is 1/25 of the standard prescribed lifespan, but you don't sound like you are a clay "junkie". It is also a field gun through and through.......it is no cabinet queen.
If you are serious, buy the $1000 gun and be done with it, if it's not a big deal -- get the Stoeger.
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Ed