MakinItRain

Correct and to further add it doesn't come with the adjustable shims as well, no hard gun case, and only 3 chokes instead of 5. Fine by me, as it saved me a good $400 off the M2 field. Same exact internals for the gun, without all the extra gimmicks. As someone mentioned, if your worried about recoil (didn't affect me whatsoever and I was shooting a light twelve Browning A5 2 3/4" before this gun, and both are lightweight and not a lot of recoil, you can get a limbsaver pad or another stock butt insert. no need to worry about adjustable shims as long as you make sure the gun fits you before purchasing, most of us look at aftermarket chokes for specific applications if the stock assortment doesn't meet our fancy. You can customize your gun with these extras if you'd like for about $200 or so.

Hard case = $40 if you must, 2 more chokes = $60-100, limbsaver or other replacement butt for more comfort if needed = $30-70 Average savings on M2 American over M2 Field = $300-400 range. For someone who doesn't care about all the extras, the American is a **** of a deal because your getting a well-built Benelli at a heck of a price.

just posted in another thread but my dicks offered $100 off this shotgun until Jan 1st for being over a certain price point, got it for $799 today plus taxes.

Dick's in St. Louis, listed for $899, they have a $100 off promotion through January 1 for some shotguns over $800 price point, so bought for $799 plus taxes. Got the M2 American Black Synthetic 26"