Anybody that says the 500 wont work for both hasn't done any of either. I started with a single shot 20 ga (no clue what I was 5) after that a 20 ga. mossberg 500 and slowly graduated to an 1100 then an 1187 and now to a benelli SBEII. You can never go wrong with a 500, or as marlin 30/30 said an 870. Start there and see if you ever feel like you want to try something else (kinda like dating

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