RE: Which of the two??
Millpond:
Had exactly the same delimma last season. Wanted the 11-87 (personally love them), but couldn't find a good used one for under $500. While I have always shot autos for upland game, I went with the Nova and have not been disappointed. New in the box with three choke tubes, the gun cost me $350. The good points include the durablility (single piece synthetic stock), price, weight (8 lbs.), and ambient-light sight. The gun does rattle, and was a bit too long for my comfort. I took off the recoil pad and fitted the butt with a piece of acrylic to fit the hole. Will probably pay for that during goose season with 3 1/2's, but will deal with it. Still getting used to pumping, but the gun does what it's supposed to do, which is kill birds.