Hello again. I currently have a Mossberg 695 that I'm going to ship down the road. My wives son uses it mostly and he just can't get used to the bolt action. My father uses it on occasion and he doesn't care for it either. When the 3 of us hunt together I want each of us to be able to use any gun we have. I've decided on a Remington slug gun. I looked at the 870 and 11-87 both in black synthetic. I've handled both and noticed the 11-87 to be noticably heavier and about $200 more than the 870. I'm kinda liking the 11-87. My thinking is the automatic being heavier would help calm any recoil, plus any follow up shot would be quicker. Both guns come with the cantilever scope mount and rifled barrels.

Question for the folks here is this. Are there any pros/cons to either one of these guns? Is there anything I should know? Anyone with firsthand experience? I've thought about the Browning Deer Hunter in black as well, but just don't know if I can justify the extra $ on a deer gun when I know the Remington will do the job everytime and probably be handed down to grandkids if I take care of it. Thanks for the time and responses.