I would say the remington 870 express. Its easy to take apart and clean.
Check this gun out at http://www.remington.com/firearms/shotguns/870.htm

The Mossberg 835 Ulti Mag 12 gauge shotgun.

Rem. 870 Express

ditto-870

Yup......Rem 870Express, had one since they came out, never had a problem with them. Great pump guns, very easy to take apart and clean.

Ron

Best all around shotguns are hands down the Benelli' s. Pricey, but the best. You can pick up a Benelli Nova pump for a little over $300, that will do everything you want and more. You can get and or make recoil reducers to go into the stock that will tame the big load recoil. They have the 3.5" capacity for turkey and Goose. They are quality built and will take the abuse. Highly recomend them.

I have an 870 and its a good choice, however, I haven' t used it since I got my Benelli' s. It' s now my home defense gun

Get a Remington 870 in 16 gauge (Sweet 16). Recoil is lighter than any 12 gauge and your son can use this for turkey, deer as well as for other winged game. Heck, you may even be tempted to keep this sweet number for yourself.

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" Sweet Sixteen" was embossed on the side of a Browning Auto..............wasn' t it?

As for an 870 in 16 gauge that would indeed be a nice one, but.................

a) Are these currently being produced?

b) When were they last produced?

c) If not currently being made .....could you find a fella willing to part with one?

Uncle Matt (in IL)

Welcome to the board, First I have hunted waterfowl very little and never for turkey, but I have a few suggestions/questions.
Do you want a pump or a semi-auto?
I would get a semi-auto--they help absord recoil when shooting 3" mags esp 3 1/2"
Get the gun in camo or at least matte
I would stay away from the 30" , 28" , 24" barrels and go for 26"
I would not get iron sights, even though they would be good for turkey, they would not help for waterfowl and could hinder your sight picture. Rember you aim a turkey gun, like a rifle; but you point a shotgun for wing shooting.
If you wanted better sights than a front bead for turkey, which I would, have the gun drilled and taped for a weaver style base, these are low profile. I would use quick detachable rings abd a nice scope or red dot scope-better for turkey than rifle sights anyway I think.
Even though like I said I have never hunted turkeys, I have a rig like the one I described I use it for coytes, deer, and various winged critters.
I choose a model 870 Matte finish------$240.00---1996 price
Bushnell scope----------------------------$60.00----1996 (before I started buying Leupolds)
Drill and tap weaver base and rings-----$75.00----1996
Mossberg rifled barrel for Rem 870------$99.99----1996
total-----------------------------------------$474.99 ----well I blew the budget which always happens when I go to the gun store. Buy the 870 used and you will come in closer to your buget.

I would add a nice sling and use for both waterfowl, turkey and deer.

check out Charles Daily semi-autos a co-worker bought one for waterfowl and turkey, seems to be a good gun, I don' t remember what he paid, though it was way below a Rem or Win and Browing

I re-read your post and I thought you wanted to hunt turkey/waterfowl. Must have had my head you know where. The suggestions I made are still valid for turkey/deer except that you will want a rifled barrel for deer. Which will cost. When I put that set-up I mentioned I also bought a Mossberg rifled barrel for deer. The Mossberg was a lot cheaper than the Rem barrel and works fine. [:-]