Thanks for the replies. The comments about an auto loader being a bit longer than an over/under made a lot of sense.
The thing I didn’t mention is that I have an issue with my shoulder that makes a semi-auto pretty much a requirement, and I likely need something piston driven vs inertia driven. That’s a my bad for not mentioning it.
The analogy of shotgun sports being like baseball made a lot of sense based on my lesson the other day. When I just reacted I did pretty well. Once I started getting in my own way was when I had trouble.
I totally saw the value of doing Sporting Clays with the gun not mounted, that seemed like the most realistic way to do Sporting Clays. I view Sporting Clays, probably inaccurately, like practical shooting, but for hunting.
I think I am going to lean towards this one,
https://www.beretta.com/en-us/produc...nthetic-FA0026, it seemed like the best value for money for me. Based on my reading, it should have the KickOff system. If I am wrong about the KickOff, please let me know.