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CZ Drake is a great bang for the buck

A remington 870 with a 26” barrel and screw in chokes in 12 gauge. It will do everything, if you will.

Just saw he wants an OU. On your own, there. Not my world.

Hard to beat the Super X family................ 2, 3 or 4 ...............chambered in 3 1/2".

You can run anything in them from 7/8 oz. up to 3 1/2" candlesticks flawlessly. Just great, all-around, light recoiling, reliable guns.

This right there.

And I've never felt under-powered with 2 3/4 inchers either,

Can’t tell what to get, but I can tell you what I’m buying, a CZ Redhead Premier 20. Seems to be the best deal in a new gun in that range. If used is okay, you may run into something else nicer if you cruise around looking.

I wanted something mostly for turkeys, but also for some doves and whatnot. Ended up with one of the oogly cerakoted models for crawling around in the bushes. Has a mechanical trigger and selective ejectors, plus magnets in the extractors so the shells don’t fall out. They also make them with silver receivers and black chromed barrels. For about $1800, they have some with very nice walnut and better engraving, but that puts you into some pretty nice used gun territory.

Turkish guns can be rough or excellent, depending on the company that puts their name on them and how close they watch the maker

Find a good clean lightly used Citori Lightning in 12 ga with 28" barrels and the invector plus choke system. A compromise like most everything else suggested. As another mentioned shotguns are about fit so you might be way ahead to let the person getting it pick it based on fit they like. For all around use don't know how one could go wrong with a light Contour 870 with rem chokes in a 26" barrel 12ga. Or a M1 super 90 benelli 12 ga with 26" barrel.. mb