RE: Mossberg shotgun
Should serve you fine. Doesn't have the asthetic appeal of a remington 870 (which just feels great in my hands but I hate them just the same) but it'll take a load of field use and still do what you expect it to do. I'm a big fan of Mossberg. I owned a maverick years ago and it was a good entry level field grade shotgun. I prefer the mossberg 500 but either of them would do just fine for a hunt.
David