rwc

I'm thinking about buying my first shotgun this year and have been considering Benelli. As I only plan on buying one shotgun, I want it to be have the greatest versatility possible. A few questions: Which model would be the best to build different configurations on? Is there a short barrel (18.5") that can be fitted to the SBEII? Does anoyone know if Benelli plans to issue a comfortech/steadygrip stock? Thanks, rwc