I am in the market for a shotgun. Due to medical reasons I can't use a 12ga. because it is too much recoil, believe me I would if I could but I can't. So I am thinking instead of going with a 20ga. I fired a pump action 20ga. mossberg and it was right on the edge of my recoil tolerance, this was while hunting so it had a magnum load. I was thinking that if I got a gas operated-semi and real good recoil pad I could handle a 20ga. for a day of hunting, or informal plinking, what have you.
I would like to be able to use the shotgun for as much as possible, hunting, skeet, trap, and maybe even home defense (I would get an 18 inch barrel for this). So I would also like it to be reliable.
Right now I am considering an 1100, 1187, or Benelli however I have heard that Benelli's are recoil operated and kick worse than the gas operated ones.
Please tell me what you think.
Thanks for the help.