Ideas or suggestions

[Dutch]

I have an 870 Special Field in 12 ga.  When you get ready let me know and I will bring it up and you can try it out and see if that size works for you. It was my go to for dove hunting now it is just a man stopper. 

[Mitch f]

4 hours ago, ness said:

If you've got a mortgage, skip a payment or two and get the Citori.  

Citori is a fine gun

[Basfis]

The beretta outlander is very soft shooting. Light target loads in a 12 kick less than any of my 20s. 
price point is fair for a good gun. 
 

Steer clear of inertia drives if you’re avoiding kick. 

[MOPanfisher]

What part of my issue is,having tried and owned several different brands of shotguns over the years is that the 1100 and 1187 and one of the very few that seem to fit me, shooting where I am looking.  I may well end up keeping my old 1187 other than being heavy it is certainly a soft shooter due to its with and system.  Also during dive hunts I have moved further from Texas Heavy DI've type loads and more towards 7/8 loads.  I used to load all my shotgun loads, and loved my 7/8 high speed loads they were killers.  Now for the cost I just buy a box of whatever WM has on sale usually.  Love the idea of another LT 20 gauge but hard to come with a good reason .  If I find one in a pawn shop or somewhere at the right price well dealing might happen , otherwise I will heal up and then this summer send up a few soft test shots out of the old 1187 and see what the shoulder says.  Gentlemen I thank you for ideas, thoughts etc.  I should be back on line here soon.

[jdmidwest]

Second on the Inertia system. 

I suffer from a tweaked nerve on the second surgery and radiation that goes across my right shoulder compounded by scoliosis to the same side.  I noticed last summer that flinching was affecting my accuracy and heavy recoil was pounding me shooting rifles.  Looking at a fall duck season, I bought a Stoeger 20 with the Inertia recoil system.  Different pulse than what a gas operation gives and still delivers a pretty good punch shooting target loads.  The box said put 200 rounds thru to break it in, I made it 10 and bailed on the idea of duck season.

Stick with gas operation, or better yet, try several other guns before commiting to one.