gas vs recoil operated

[oremike]

I'm thinking of getting a left hand semi-auto12 ga mainly for sporting clays the two I'm attracted to are:

Beretta A400 Xplor Action KO 12 Ga Semi-Automatic Shotgun 28 Barrel

The A400 Xplor Action is a semi-automatic shotgun that will be equally at home on an upland, duck or deer hunt as well as at the clay range. It...

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which is gas operated
and

Benelli Montefeltro 12 Ga Semi-Automatic Shotgun 28 Barrel Left Hand

Benelli Montefeltro shotguns operate on the basic principle of inertial operation with fixed barrel, utilizing the kinetic energy of gun recoil, which...

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which is recoil operated.
Is one better than the other for recoil reduction and reliability mainly with trap type loads?

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[Tlock]

I have a old Montefeltro that probably has 500000 rounds threw it and it still runs. It doesn't like the light loads now days but it's been ran threw the ringer. I love my sbe2, it has never let me down and will cycle the light loads all day long, even when it's dirty. We bought 10 berettas for a work project and they didn't hold up at all.

 

[Bigdeeeeeeee]

Is one better than the other for recoil reduction and reliability mainly with trap type loads?

The gas gun will be much softer shooting. The inertia gun requires much less cleaning to stay reliable. Pick your poison.