The best bargain for clay sports is the Remington 1100, which if it’s one with interchangable chokes can be used for skeet, trap and sporting clays.
Ruger RL’s tend to have two types of owners, one’s who love them and ones that hate them. IMO it’s not the best gun for high volume shooting.
For under $2K you should be able to find a used but solid Beretta Silver Pigeon, Browning XS Skeet or Sporting. Others include SKB, etc...
For skeet I use a Beretta Silver Pigeon II in 12 ga, a Verona GC692LX in 20 and 28, and a Winchester 101 in .410.
Thing about shotguns is one size does not fit all. I’ve owned Berreta 686,Siver Fox, 682,390 Auto, Winchester 101 (both barrels), Belgum grade over/under, Browning Citori’s, single barrel trap (can’t remember the model) and a Charles Daly over/under. Shotguns are an extention of your arm and no gun fits everybody.
Wish I never would have traded that 101.