Got mine last week and shot it at a match. Had the same experience with the Estate loads (3 dram, 1 oz 7 1/2 shot), wouldn't cycle properly. Worked great with AA loads and some heavy game loads we had. Really, really pleased with the shotgun, and outrageous for the price. Added a matchsaver and fiber optic sight yesterday and can't think of anything else it would "need" except maybe an oversized safety. I did dremel the carrier and loading port a little bit, but just to soften the edges not to really modify anything.