I own two, 2 inch 12 bore's and love them. One is a W.J. Jeffrey and the other a B. Halliday - both London guns but probably made by Skimmin and Wood. The Jeffrey has 26" barrels and weighs 5 lb. 4 ounces. The Halliday has 28 inch barrels and weighs 5 lb. 8 ounces. I seem to shoot the Halliday better because of the longer barrels. I shoot RST loads and though I am sensitive to recoil, I can't recall that felt recoil was ever an issue for me. The W.J. Jeffrey is the nicest gun I have every carried afield and with its svelte wrist and light weight it seems almost like a toy. I have even taken them both on pheasant drives and as long as I pick my shots, they are deadly with 6's, although I use them primarily for grouse and WC.