My favorite HD Shotgun of the last 45 years is a Remington 1100 with a VR Skeet Barrel cut down to 18 & 1/2" with Remington Synthetic Furniture--Why, you ask? Because after 50 years of shooting Clay Targets & all manner of Feathered Game I'm used to the "Sight Picture" I get with a VR Barrel--And on an 1100, a Skeet Barrel has the LARGEST Gas Ports, so it's most likely to "Run" the Reduced Recoil "Tactical" Buckshot & Slugs I prefer to use with perfect reliability...
IF I was buying a NEW-Production Shotty for HD, I'd look REAL HARD at the Beretta 1301 Comp models--Because they have my favored VR Barrels & NOT Rifle-type sights--YMMV, as always...
IF I was buying a NEW-Production Shotty for HD, I'd look REAL HARD at the Beretta 1301 Comp models--Because they have my favored VR Barrels & NOT Rifle-type sights--YMMV, as always...