My friend bought one for his son last year and they have hunted with it for just over a year now and have been really happy with it. He is now going to buy one for himself.
I have the 887 tactical. I personally love it. No pun intended, but its a blast to shoot. I put it through its paces at the pumpkin shoot, and it ate every type of ammo I fed it. Recoil was a non issue, and the reliability was fantastic. It even caught the eyes of some of the RSO's, and they shot, and liked it as well.