love game meat, haven't gone hunting for it yet though.
On the other hand, I'm getting into shooting skeet, and I'm open to suggestions for a nice over under 12 gauge for skeet, and maybe duck, quail, and grouse.
First make sure you have a consistent mount of the gun as in each time you shoulder it your point of aim will be at the same spot.
Find yourself a gunshop, have a look around see what you like and the budget available, there's Lanbers at the entry point for about 3-400$ (good enough for 250k shots without problems) up to top of the range 60-120k$ shottie's which are much better if you decide to go nuts and do a shootout at a school since you're doing it in style.
No point in buying a specific skeet stock/rib gun, just go for a sporter.
Most people end up buying a Beretta 68 series(686-680 etc..) or a Browning 325-425-525 as an entry point (I think they should retail at 600-3000$). If you don't like shooting you won't have any problems reselling it without much if any loss. Some like Brownings others Beretta it's an individual thing. Other makes to keep in mind are Miroku and the Winchester 101, again go for a sporter no specific skeet or trap one...
Do inspect the gun for cracks in the stock where the metal touches the wood and bulges in the barrels and that the barrels lock onto the action without play.
Stick with 28-30 inch barrels and vari chokes if you want to go hunting with it.
If you go for the Beretta/browning since they're a bit more expensive you shouldn't have a problem asking to have the gun fitted to you when you buy it which is the most important thing hence the need for a consistent mount otherwise you're wasting your time. Hence the need for a gunshop, private sales can seem more attractive but are risky when you're new to it all. A shop should give you a guarantee for 6 months or more.
Avoid cheap Spanish guns no matter how nice they might look or how cheap they are , they're junk same with Turkish one's Huglu, Dehaan(he didn't stop selling them without a reason), etc.. as there are more then a few that go wrong and getting them fixed seems problematic since most do it under warranty and their resale value is shit.
If you want to shoot competition afterwards you can go for the Perazzi/Krieghoff competition guns. They're quite expensive running in 3000-16000$ if not more but are used by most top competition shooters.
topgunsatlanta.com/ they've got a citori for 1100$ which fits your bill and they'll be able to fit it to you by the looks of it, makes a great starter.
