As the title says, the lad wishes to do some water fowling in the PA/DE/MD areas. He just completed his first deer season with a bow. Bagged a button buck cleanly at 40 yards. Now he wants to learn the sport of water fowling. He has a buddy who lives on a farm with ponds and will be learning there with his buddy and the buddy's father. Because I am the cool uncle with gun knowledge, his dad has been asking about what to get. My wing shooting chops are dated and limited to upland hunting. An old single 16g and later a Wingmaster 12g were what I used. My first choices for him would be a Benelli Nova for a pump gun or a Beretta A300 or A400 for SA. I am thinking these vs cheaper options so this can be a life long user for him.
My job has Novas for LL purposes and they are really nice guns. My appreciation for the A300/A400 comes from using a 1301T and handling the others.
Am I on the right path or should I be looking at other brands/models?