entry level: JTS FX-12, Girsan MC312 $400-500.00
next step up: Stoeger 3500 $800-950.00
next step up: Beretta A300, Weatherby element (II), mossberg 940 pro, Winchester SX4 $1100-1300.00
next step up: Benelli SBE, Beretta A400, Franchi Affinity, Browning Maxus $1900.00+
go into a few different stores and handle them. getting a gun in hand really helps narrow the field.
YMMV
Boltgun
next step up: Stoeger 3500 $800-950.00
next step up: Beretta A300, Weatherby element (II), mossberg 940 pro, Winchester SX4 $1100-1300.00
next step up: Benelli SBE, Beretta A400, Franchi Affinity, Browning Maxus $1900.00+
go into a few different stores and handle them. getting a gun in hand really helps narrow the field.
YMMV
Boltgun