I bought a synthetic Element from Dante's for 700 bucks a few months ago. I like it a lot. You certainly get a lot for your money. Maybe not what you'd get if you dropped 3 grand on a SBE3, but I'm in no immediate danger of doing that. Certainly not much separating the Element, in terms of fit and finish, from guns I've spent twice as much on.
I bought it because I got an itch to try an inertia gun during the pandemic but didn't feel right about dropping $1300 on a Franchi or twice that on a Benelli at a time when I can't even get to a store to see how it shoulders. I've run a couple hundred shells through it without any issues - mostly just patterning steel shot, but also some buckshot and slugs for ####s and giggles. Haven't taken it to the range so I can't comment on how it handles target loads, but based on performance to date I'd be shocked if there are any issues. It's nice and light and fits me well. Trigger is light. No FTFs or FTEs yet. I've let a couple of friends shoot it too, and they liked it too. Recoil is a bit more than what you'd get from say an A400 or a V3, but lighter than most pump actions.
I don't know how much of a newbie you are - if this is your first shotgun, you might want to wait until you can go to a store and take a look at a few before buying something online. There are a lot of guns that I thought I'd like until I bought them. But given the price and what you get for it, probably not the worst place to start. I can't imagine you'd be all that disappointed. I assume if you're looking to spend an extra 200 dollars on camo that you're planning on using it for hunting. It'll certainly do the job there. Comes with 4 chokes and some shims.
