I think the reason I'm staying away from pump is just a bad history with them and personal preference,I'm defiantly getting 12 gauge,it's really the only gauge I've shot and I've shot some pretty big slugs out of them. So that's the reason I'm sticking with semi or o/u.
Also I wanted to get an 11-87 but when I shot my dads it had a slug barrel on it and it was really heavy,is it the same without the slug barrel?