What is slam-firing? In either case, I used to have a Browning - loved it. My buddy and I bought at the same time - he bought with the camo (dura-touch armour?). I thought it was a waste of money at the time, but after a few seasons of hunting salt marshes, mine was in rough shape and his was like new. Also looked way cooler ;-) If you're thinking of waterfowl, and want a bottom-eject pump, I'd say you can't go wrong with the Browning, but shell out for the camo coating. It's got a healthy kick though, compared to some other companies (Benelli supernova pump) that have fancy recoil-reduction technology built in (but side-eject the shells).