Hi guys. Thanks for all the suggestions. I don't think he meant to spark a word war on the salaries of teachers, but I can tell you he doesn't make a ton of money teaching. But this thread is not about that.
To answer a few questions:
(1) I think he means a round knob, or what the French would call a "demi-pistol" grip rather than the "English POW" grip.
(2) He intends to use the gun about 60/40 hunting and then a casual clays (trap and skeet) gun.
(3) I'll check what he means for the foreend, that sounded odd to me as well.
Thanks again!