hi
if and when you decide on a aya in whatever gauge, something important to consider. the older guns, like just several years ago were not proofed for steel shot and there has been some problems in those guns. the last couple of years they have proofed them and the water table and the barrels will be stamped with a fleur de lis, kinda like a three pronged weed. i'm shooting steel in mine when i have to and as i have been making a few trips to wyo. it is required. with open chokes and # 6 shot, you are pretty safe, it is the closed chokes and larger shot that gives the problem. steel is important as you can never fig. the direction and restrictions we may face before we are too old to give a hoot
cheers
spence