Howa Escort slug guns????

[slughunter71]

I am trying to replace my mossburg 500 with a semiauto slug gun. Have been thinking it was going to be a browning silver or an sx3 but came across these howa guns and they are about half as much $ but I don't know much a bout them.Where are they made, are they accurate, do they stand up to the test for slug hunting. Any info would be a great help.