Alright so I'm going to buy my first shotgun for my 18th birthday. I've used my freinds shotguns for trap shoots ect. I want a 12 gauge for bird/deer hunting. I'm a bow hunter at the moment but i want to use both. My price limit is 300.. Thanks...I'll most likely be buying from gander mnt. If not there dicks sporting goods. So I'f you could tell me of some quality ones for 300

that'd be great thanks

You get what you pay for.
Mossberg I think makes one in your price range and I think weatherby also does.
Good luck on finding a shotgun.

So I did a bit of looking around and the Mossberg 500 and Remington 870 r both in my price range. Any thoughts is there better shotguns than those two that r in my price range ???

In my opinion theres no better shotgun than the remington 870. As a factory gun you can do whatever you like with it. Later there are so amny aftermarket pieces available that you can specialize it in any way you like. Ive had one since I was 16 and its still kicking though it looks a bit different. Simply change chokes and loads and youre ready to hunt anything.

If the 870 is in your budget buy it. You will not be sorry. It'll give you many years of service. Save up a little longer and get a nice Remington 870 package with some extras.

I will agree with the 870. Great gun. I love mine.

Ok I know this may sound stupid but do I need to buy an extra barrel for slugs or can I use a special choke? I dnt really have the money to buy another barrel for deer hunting

You can fire slugs from a regular smooth bore barrel though they likely will not be as accurate as slugs fired from a fully rifled barrel and they have considerably less range.

If you want to hunt deer and birds with one shotgun then I suggest saving just a little more money and getting you a combo that comes with a slug barrel and a smooth bore vent rib barrel.

Mossberg makes a model 535 field/deer combo that won't break the bank at about $350. It is a wood stocked, 3.5" chambered gun that comes with a 28" vent rib barrel as well as a 24" rifled slug barrel with rifle sights. The Mossberg shotguns are every bit as rugged and reliable as the 870.

Model number is 45310.

I like my 870s..

Get the Remington 870 combo that comes with a smooth bore and rifled slug barrel. It will serve all of your hunting purposes.