What DailyDriver said is a great deal. I have one of the 2 barrel deals and love it. Both barrels works great, the vented rib does well enought for trap(shooter needs work). And the 18" shoots great when I do combat shooting. Great deal.

 

bang for the buck

maverick arms 12 gauge pump less expensive than mossberg, same action, synthetic stocks only, excepts mossberg barrells, and the safety is on the trigger gaurd not on the back of the reciever you could pick one up under 200 if you shop around but i want a charles daly vr-mc semi auto or a beretta
A391 3.5 Xtrema Synthetic

 

Don't I know what that was like! But u know what, when I graduated I didn't want to leave. Party's over! I can imagine money is tight but I would have to concur w/ Fordtruck87. A lot of versatility and features in the 835. We got a couple refugees around here that get a lot of crane and geese. U aint gonna knock one of them down w/o a 12ga magnum shell. Even better when u pack that shell at home. That 870 Supermag Ford Truck Racer mentioned don't sad bad either. Good luck!