I started hunting this year and am interested in starting to bird hunt (dove, quail, ducks, geese, turkeys).

I have an old hand-me-down shotgun and would like to get a nice semi-auto. I do not have a lot of experience and would like any wisdom you care to share.

I work hard and can afford a pretty nice one (say a benelli) if the difference is worth the price, but if its not, I would rather buy a more reasonably priced gun (say an 11-87) and the spend the rest of the money on other things.

Also, for simplicity, I would prefer to have one gun that will work for the widest array of prey.

I am bigger than average so weight and recoil aren't as big a deal as maybe with someone smaller.

Thanks in advance.