First off, thank you all very much for your quick and knowledgeable input.

However, this has lead me to a few more questions, haha.

First, Moose said the stoegers are good, but will beat you up in the long run? What exactly is meant by this? According to Sheridan it sounds like a pretty good gun.

Secondly, Big Uncle said a pump shotgun with different choke tubes would work fine, I'm new to this and have no clue what that is, so how would I make sure I have different choke tubes?

I found the Remington 870 that Vapodog recommended on gander mountain's website
http://www.gandermountain.com/modper...0&merchID=4005

That is a 20 ga shotgun, does it make much of a difference?

Last, if possible I wanted a shotgun that I could eventually hunt deer with if my brother gets back into it. I'm not sure if this is possible in my price range, and if not then so be it. But if it is possible, what would be the most befitting type of shotgun for me?

Thanks again