I would recommend the Beretta AL 391 Extrema 2 with the kickoff system that is what I shoot it is a great low recoiling shotgun that will shoot the 23/4 3" and 31/2" shells they are the best on the market for the money

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My 15 year old son has been shooting birds and clay pidgeons with me this year and really loves it.

I am thinking of buying him an automatic for X-mas. We will be doing mostly skeet/trap and upland bird hunting. Maybe some ducks down the road.

Winchester new auto's that look good to me are the X-2 and X-3.

They are going for about $750 to $800 for a 28" barrel, chambered for 12 Ga 3 1/2" shells. I figure to add a choke system to the gun, and it should be fairly versatile.

OK value? Any other brand/model suggestions?