Stroud,
You are about to discover that 92% of the fun is in the looking. Let me give you some basic advice. Buy quality first, condition second and the rest will take care of itself. Buy a gun that fits your needs with as little changes as possible. Changes cost money. Straight grip can be made from pistol grips if you are willing to do it yourself.
Quick list to search. All modern metals, demensions and solid shooters.
Ithaca NID
Lefever Nitro Specials
Lefever DS
Ithaca SKBs 100 and 280
Fox Sterlingworth - Late model by Savage
Hunter Arms
Hugululululas or how every you spell it.
When you get more advanced you will like guild guns from Germany and France but might be too advanced for now. Mostly in 16's.
Sorry I was never a Bikal fan but you might like them.
Forget Lefevers, F, G, H, grades. Too old for modern loads and most do not have steel barrels.
Forget Parkers- far above your price range.
Forget cheap Spanish doubles. Unless you know what you are looking at too great a chance of getting a repair problem. Some were called POS and that did not mean Pride of Spain. Guns from the 60 and 70's were not the best quality too often.
Here is one to look at Cabella NID #480324, go to advertisers on this site, go to Cabellas site and take a look. Decent shooter, in your price range. Do not know what the chokes are but drop them a phone call and find out.
Remember a 30" double is no longer than a 26" Auto or pump. The action is not behind the barrel like on a auto so the overall gun is much shorter. Hence a 30" double swings much nicer than you would expect and weight can be kept to about 7 pounds. Light guns are easy to carry but not to shoot and certainally no fun with heavy hunting loads.
