[dgludwig]

Over the (many!) years, I've owned and hunted with all types of shotguns but I'm currently in the market for a waterfowl/turkey gun. I've had my share of bad luck with semi-autos (recently sold a Beretta 390 I could never get to eject reliably) and I've narrowed (admittably arbitrarily but for my own, hard to defend reasons, I want a steel receiver) my choices down to either a Browning BPS (which I'm admittably leaning toward based on the tang safety and the current $75.00 rebate offer) and the Remington 870. I want a "camo-colored" stock with built-in sling-swivel studs and, of course, a good recoil pad; a 26" or 28" barrel ; a 12 ga., 3 1/2" chamber and a selection of chokes.
(I would consider Ithaca but I'm not sure this company has any viable future).

I would appreciate any inputs concerning the two aforementioned shotguns, particularly in terms of smoothness of action and reliability in extreme conditions. Thanks.