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First of all I want to say ( and this is not brag, just want you to understand where my opinion is coming from) that I shot competitive Skeet for 5 years, sporting clays competitively for 2 years and hunted doves both in Texas and Mexico for over 20years. The type of action you buy is a personal thing. I prefer O/Us but that is me. If you feel more comfortable with a pump, BUY IT. What is infinitely more important is Gauge and Barrel Length. My recommendation is a 12 ga mostly because it can do more things ( doves, quail, ducks geese) and do them BETTER than a smaller gauge. Light field loads for a 12 ga are not that hard to find and generally not that expensive. Here my personal recommendation is you buy SS ammo with extra hard shot. This is easily done by buying traps loads from one of the major ammo producers. A 1oz load of #8 shot will bring down any dove and the hard shot will give you a better pattern to do it with. The other thing is buy a 28" barrel. Most shots with a shotgun are missed because the shooter stopped their swing. The longer barrel gives a little extra weight an the end of the barrel and helps you follow through on your target, and also gives you a little longer sighting plane for those longer shots. Hope this helps with your decision and doesn't confuse you or make your decision any harder. Whatever you buy keep wood on wood.