That's a light set of 8 ga tubes. I think the lightest Parker 8 I have weighs over 9lbs. for just the barrels. I think they would be pretty efficient at shooting bigger birds like ducks or geese that are far away. I'm not a waterfowler by any means but I don't think the weight would mean much when most of your time is spent sitting in a blind, not walking a field. I'll say this much - the 14+ lbs doesn't feel that heavy when the gun is well balanced and you're excited about shooting something.