Another generic “Help, what should I buy” post

You already know what it is!

So I’m a nurse and I really don’t make a lot of money. I recently came into a few hundred extra dollars that is solely mine and I’ve been looking at a shotgun primarily for home defense, and I would ideally love a semi-auto. I would genuinely love to get a Beretta A300, but it’s just a smidge out of my price range. Yeah I know, I’m a peasant. What I’m curious on is if there are any semi autos with an 18.5” barrel and decent capacity(NOT mag fed) that aren’t A300 level price. Definitely want something that’s actually reliable, not just use-case reliability like most Turknelli’s. I’ve read enough on here to generally avoid the 930 pro, but does anyone have actual recommendations?