I picked up a V3 walnut model with 28" barrel last summer. I put it through the paces on sporting clays and am quite happy with it. No failures of any kind and it cycles anything I have put though it including 7/8 oz reloads. Planning to use it in the turkey woods this spring, while I still prefer my older Wingmasters and 1100's for looks, the walnut version is not too shabby. I wanted a gun with a wood stock and matte finish for my main hunting gun, but also something that doesn't look too bad on the sporting clays course. The V3 fits that perfectly and I would recommend it.