Back to guns - have you looked at the Franchi semiautos?
For my son, the final decision was between the Weatherby and Franchi Affinity.
Both me and my wife loved the way the Franchi handled, but we eventually went with the Weatherby for my son because I could buy the youth model and then upgrade to the adult stock for peanuts ($60 direct from Weatherby). Upgrading the Franchi was substantially more. You can get the Franchi with real wood (walnut) or synthetic (black or camo) stock.
FYI, a Franchi Affinity Compact with walnut stock is now on my wife's wishlist. I'm personally a pump-gun hunter, I only use a semiauto for clays, and I'll be looking for a break-barrel double sooner rather than later...
Last edited by Strut&Rut; 04-19-2018 at 12:09 PM.