I have a 5# 1 ounce 16 gauge sxs and it is a real ass kicker (I shot a few rounds of skeet with it this past weekend). Still it's a great game gun, I only wish it were a 5# 12 gauge because of amunition avaliability. As I've said in other posts, recoil isn't much of an issue with me, the only thing extra I do with my 16 gauge is to wear a cotton work glove with the thumb and forefinger cut off to protect my middle finger from trigger guard bruising.
I found the Model 21 Researcher wrote about, a 7# 1 ounce 12 gauge with a titanium frame and a (yick!) single trigger.
Steve

Approach life like you do a yellow light - RUN IT! (Gail T.)