Pardner Pump?
Before any gun snob scoffs at my suggestion hear me out.
I have a H&R Pardner Pump with carbon fiber dip and 18" barrel. I bought the Pardner then put a tactical sling and sidesaddle on the gun and have $250 in it so far. That leaves you $250 in your budget to add tactical light, etc.
I know it is not a big name gun like Beretta, Remington, Mossberg, etc. but it has been super dependable for me so far. I made the decision to buy it based on 2 major criteria points.
1) Low cost. Notice, I didn't say cheap. The gun feels good and I didn't want to put $500 in a gun that would stand beside my bed and get shot very few times a year.
2) The majority of 870 items will interchange with the Pardner.
Now you have my thoughts/position on this, for what it's worth.
Tenwheeler
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