Finally bought my own shotgun this Christmas and very pleased. Remington 11-87 Sportsman in synthetic black, 26 in. barrel. I just never liked the 28 in. A friend is already going to drag me out to hunt geese and "shoot at something that is moving for real in the wild and not just clay pigeons." Also bought my son a youth size 870 - he was shocked! I love his little shotgun - smooth operating gun. We took them out Christmas day to a friend's farm, along with my Glock 19 (just acquired in March of last year), and had what will always be remembered in our household as "the redneck Christmas."