What price range are you looking at? The 1187 is a great semi-auto, but at 8 1/4 pounds I personlly think it's very heavy to carry compared to my Benelli M2 at around 7 1/4 pounds. The Benelli M2 goes for around $1,050.00. I would suggest the Franchi I12 in the $700.00 range, or the Stoeger 2000 in the $400.00 range. The weight listed on the last two are around 7 1/4 pounds. I've heard good things about the Stoeger 2000, but I think that the finish on it is not up to par with the other two I have listed, and have seena brand new one on the sales rack that was starting to develop rust around the vented part of the barrel.