what I love about my sub-gauge guns has nothing to do with shooting them...it has to do with the 99% of the time that I am simply carrying them...they a joy to carry. I recall taking an aya 4/53 20 gauge from a gun rack about ten years ago, and "getting it" instantly....12's don't affect me that way, but maybe there are some that would....but like someone had written, it was like taking a petite lady onto the dance floor...much different than anything I had experienced....