Double triggers. If it has to be a single trigger at least don't combine the barrel selector with the safety - the one gun I used to own with that design gave me fits.

Fixed chokes on hunting guns are fine. "Oddball" choices, like Skeet/Mod would be good.

My personal preference would be for a POW grip and a semi-BT fore end. More importantly, I'd expect this to be a quality piece - something my grandchildren would be using many decades from now (assuming the PC crowd hasn't turned all firearms into scrap by then)

I wish S & W luck - at 2 grand or so, there's a lot of other options for the gun buyer out there.