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O/U's ...under $1,000 are mostly junk ...in my view / I'd suggest you stay away from them. On used market ...you might find an older Browning Citori or Beretta O/U at $ 800 - $ 900 especially if its scratched up a little - but still in sound mechanical shape ...( especially if its a fixed choke gun vs today's changeable chokes). If you find a used gun fixed choke in IC or Mod that might be ok for what you are doing...( Mod choke for Trap / Skeet or IC choke for Skeet )...
In general - Browning and Beretta will give you the most gun for your money.
Shop the used gun stores / or shops in your area that might have a now discontinued model Browning Gold ( they quit making it in 12ga about 4 or 5 years ago ) ...or a Winchester semi-auto ..or a Browning Silver series semi-auto ...Winchester is now part of Browning/FN and they are a little less expensive than Brownings offerings../ Silver series has a number of options new..but not at $ 800...unless you find a deal ( and in the Fall, there are a lot of guns on sale ).
Browning Silver Hunter might be a good option for you ...new they around $1,000 now ...but you might find old inventory around...and they are made in 12ga and 20ga with a 26" barrel option if that's what you want.
In used market ...there are also a lot of Beretta semi-autos around 390 / 391 series...etc...
Common Barrel lengths these days for Field guns ( upland birds, etc ) are 28" / common barrel lengths for Trap are 32" / common barrel lengths for Skeet and Sporting clays are 30" .... ----- in a semi-auto the reciever is longer than an O/U so a 28" semi auto is the same overall length as an O/U with 30" barrels.
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