RE: Good shotgun for newbie
Go for a Remingtion 870 of a mossberg 500.
The Remintion has all the accesories you will ever need (more than any other shot gun) to make it a gun for every season.
The Mossberg has almost as many accesories and is less on the cost.
I have a 500 and have found it to be shaky noisy dependable accurate and the most rugged gun I have. I wouldn't trade it for the world.