Rick, the best bet is to go try some. There are many inexpensive OU guns on the market. They would probably last a long time for hunting.

Once you go to Sporting Clays, Trap or Skeet you will need 2 or 3 different guns.

I've done them all. Shot in Sporting Clays state championships. Did I win, nope, 4th place once which did not mean anything.

What dies matter is fit as several have pointed out.

I've had Beretta and Browning OU guns. I like the Beretta better due to it's hinge pin which is lower in the action. To me a Browning is like holding a 2"x4".

My job moved me to a place where I could do Trap and Skeet but not Sporting Clays. I used a Model 12 Monte Carlo for Trap and a Beretta Semi auto for Skeet.

Go have a fit, you'll be glad you did.