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Since no one has mentioned it, May I suggest an O/U? And honestly, birdshot loads in 12ga really won't kick enough for you to even notice when hunting, unless you're hot-dogging it with nitro loads or something. Also, you'll thank yourself for the price differential and ammo selection if you go with 12ga

I bought a shotgun for bird hunting a couple of weeks ago, and have been very happy with it. It is a Stoeger Condor O/U, cost me $350, and is a GREAT bird hunting gun, and plenty accurate. They're available all over, I got mine at Bass Pro in San Antonio. There's also something elegant about an O/U while remaining utilitarian to the purpose of bird hunting.

I wrote a blog post with my initial review of the gun, and will be writing an update in the next few days with my review of its performance now that I've taken it hunting and will be doing some skeet shooting with it this weekend. My impressions now that I've put it to real-world use have been overwhelmingly positive. You can read it here:

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Take a look at the Stoeger site and have a gander. If there's ever a good utilitarian-grade bird hunting gun, it's the Condor.

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