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Jon
Just my personal opinion, but I favor the remington 870. Why? Versitility. The barrel selection is great, full rifling for slugs, they have Turkey barrels and all the standard barrels also. Barrel replacements are easy.
You can beat the heck out of the gun and it will still function. My Son proved this point. He's the only one I know that could abuse a crow bar and break it.
No they aren't as pretty as a Krieghoff or handle like a Perazzi (SP)
but as a working gun they can't be beat. Like I said you can hunt a whole lot of game with ONE gun.
As to your pistol choices I'd go Ruger 357 or a N frame Smith, preferably a M-27 with 4" barrel. There is a company in Illinois that will convert either brand to utilize Moonclips for fast reloading.
The only thing bad about the Smith, m-27, is they are heavy, but there bullet proof, no pun intended. Rugers are tough also and there is a vast selection out there in Security Sixes, Police Six in older models and the Gp Models. I like revolvers because if it doesn't fire you can keep pulling the trigger till it does. I don't like having to cock a slide or even worse drop a mag to clear a jam. Murphy is not our friend.
Best wishes, Bill
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