Looking for a semiauto for turning birds into lunch. Pheasants in cornfields as much as anything, with some chance of waterfowl or turkey.
I don't want a pretty finish. Parked, wood, Realtree/Mossy Oak, whatever...there's at least some chance of my painting it anyway, so engraved dogs and chickens and beautiful bluing are not value-added.
Not interested in using it for 3-gun. I wouldn't sneeze at a multi-role gun, but it's not worth a premium to me.
Is the Versamax worth the extra squeeze over an 11-87 or an old 1100? Should I avoid one model or another? Or does anybody else make anything decent in the $5-700 neighborhood?