I had a Remington 1100 in 12 gauge, about `76. Except for being a little heavy, I loved it. Ventilated rib, nice scroll work, very pretty.
While I was away my Dad felt sorry for a preacher who had trouble feeding six kids and loaned it to him.
I came back and learned the preacher had left town abruptly with my shotgun and a lot of other loaned stuff.
Dad felt bad and gave me his 20 gauge Browning Citori over-and-under: as light as a feather or Obama’s resume.
Moral: Never trust a hungry preacher
Just Dang!
I have a Rem 1100 3in long barrel full choke goose and duck gun.
Heavy as heck, but even with steel shot, you can roll ducks out of the sky at 50-60 yards. Geese works great at 40-50 yards.
Even with a custom fitted recoil pad, you only want to fire about 10-12 shots a day.
You got a better gun from your Dad, for close in shooting.