"I am looking to buy a shotgun mainly for pheasant hunting as I have a shotgun for slugs and plan on getting a rifle. So I am looking for a good semi-auto bird gun that I can take all year to the local gun club for trap, sport clays, etc."
To me, there is a bit of a contradiction here. I don't believe any gun is particularly great for both upland hunting and clays shooting, because a heavy gun is nice to shoot but less pleasant to carry for hours at a time. People will claim weight doesn't bother them, but most people who have used an upland gun under 7 pounds wouldn't want to trade for a 8-pounder.
A light gun is nice to carry but not ideal for excessive clay shooting. Granted, there are people who are happy using one gun for both purposes, but whether people want to admit it or not, there is some amount of compromise when selecting an upland/clays gun. Seems to me the OP has to decide which is really the primary purpose of the gun before buying.
