Looking for my first shotgun

I have been wanting to go hunting for years now and I finally found a pal to teach me the ropes. I’m an avid shooter with rifle and pistols, I’ve done my fair share of trap shooting, and I think it’s time I got serious about buying a shotgun.

I know the first repsonse is going to be “get 2 then!” and I wish I could but i barely have enough space in the safe for one more long gun.

last time I was at the range I saw this mossberg 590 retro and I thought it was the coolest shotgun I’ve seen. the wood furniture and the vented barrel look top notch. when I learned it was mostly a self defense gun and that barrels were hard or even impossible to switch out, I realized I neeeded to find a new gun.

what I’m looking for is a semi auto or pump action 12 gauge that is mostly going to be for hunting or skeet/trap shooting. preferably with wood furniture and easy to swap barrels.

hoping to stay under $1000