It's tough to beat a Browning Citori in that price range. They've been around a long time and have proven durable and reliable. I personally don't believe a trap gun and a field gun are the same animal. Maybe you can break a few trap targets with a field gun, but a steady diet of trap targets with a light field gun isn't much fun and carrying a 9 lb. trap gun in the field doesn't work out too well either. You can buy a used Remington 870 or Browning BT99 and still have plenty left over for a good Citori field gun. A possible compromise would be one of the Browning Sporting Clay models. Take Passports advice on the 30" barrels, unless most of your hunting is grouse and woodcock in heavy cover.
