You can get a Remington 870 or Mossy 500 for right around 300 bills and there is not a thing wrong with them. Again, I have lots of slugs/shot through my 870, and it's been submerged with me several times on hunting trips. Not a single FTF FTE ever. I have no NEED to buy another shot gun, but want several more as well as other long guns and hand guns.

Nothing wrong with starting out at a QUALITY entry level gun and adding to the collection.