I can think of many hunts, that I've been on, where I would have been willing to trade that 8lb. duck or pigeon gun for one like my 12 ga 6 lb. 3 oz. bird gun, and pay some boot. When you are duck hunting, at Pecan Island, La., in the marsh, where every step you are up to your crotch in marsh grass and mud, and also in Picayune, MS, where you will walk miles of hills and swamp, hunting quail and woodcock, the lighter gun will prove its worth. So, this all comes down to the purpose for having the weapon.
If you are just going to the skeet or trap field, the heavy guns are decidedly better, but I suggest there are way more hunters than clays shooters, and therefore more potential buyers for the lighter weapons. I know, I have ALL the 8 lb. guns I will ever own, and that's only 2.
JMHO
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