i am pretty new to owning a benelli personally. i have had remington's and winchester's. i am not going to take anything away from those firearms, but i am still beside myself with the quality and operation of my m4. assembly, disassembly, cleaning, loading, and firing the gun has exceeded all my expectations. and i already had a perception of this being a "top shelf" firearm, so i had little tolerance for imperfections. i spent many years in the military, and have seen first hand what bad gun "habits" can do... so if you buy a $1500 shotgun and you dont take care of it...well its gonna not work one day.
tucker301 said it best, "routines" if you dont have them for any expensive mechanical device...it will fail you. if you appreciate your money so much, you should take good care of it when it goes from greenbacks to an item of value to you.
if you dont own a benelli and are reading this thread. dont just buy one, try one out. you tell me if the guns action/cycling arent impressive...bring all the prejudice you want