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Way too light in 12 gauge for anything. A waste of money.
I purchased one in the 1970's for my wife. Not a good decision. It's gone, that should tell you something.-Dick
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Way too light in 12 gauge is a pretty broad statement, Dick-mine spent some time behind the seat in a Mazda 2200 pickup, where it was put to excellent use. Recoil is no problem with the Winchester Featherlites, which, weren't available when you bought yours for your wife-bet she would like using the gun today with that ammunition.
You either need a handy, folding shotgun, or, you don't-If you don't, then it is a waste of money. If you do, there isn't any other single shot that compares, quality wise, to those Italian folders.
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Anybody with a 12, what does yours weigh? From a Beretta ad it specified 2.5 gr, which, if that translates to 2.5 kg, about 5 1/2 lbs.
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My 16 weighs 5 lb 9 oz. A 12 could weigh the same because the 16 was probably made from a 12 barrel blank. 
Last edited by 2holer; 05/30/11 04:20 PM.
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Nice gun, even figure in the stock!
Is the receiver coin finish or an alloy?
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I picked up one in 20 gauge on GA, almost new condition, no importer's stamp, must have made it here in some G.I.'s duffle bag. Weighs a little over 4 1/2 lbs.
We went to the skeet field yesterday, my 8 year old son smashed the low house bird at the #1 station with it and can't wait to go back.
Recoil is manageable with .410 1/2 oz. (chamber insert) and 5/8 oz. handloads. 1 oz. factory loads will loosen fillings. Neat little gun, balanced and proportioned well for a child.
Thanks to all posters for your input.
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The receiver finish on mine is satin chrome. Good Luck with your new gun. Great for what they are intended.
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Ted, I hear you about upland hunting on snowshoes! Have hunted Huns on the Palouse Prairie that way and grouse in NYS "heart attack factories". Excellent exercise, assuming you survive. Safe gun handling a challenge--you need four hands! Check your choke(s) for snowpack after falling each time.....
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