I still have five of them, all 12's : four Superlights and one 3" Mag. The '67 solid rib gun and the '72 VR each weigh 6lbs 7.2 ounces. The '69 SR gun and the '83 VR one each weigh 6lbs 10 ounces. I absolutely love these as upland guns. Light enough (for me, anyway) for extended carry and heavy enough to swing well. My wife uses the one with the prettiest wood! And she shoots 1 1/8 to 1 1/4 loads while hunting. She is totally unaware of recoil. The 3" mag does not get shot with anything more than 1 5/8 loads and is really impressive on late season roosters from any angle. I have never personally noticed that the Superposed recoil anymore than any other guns of the same weight. Yeah, I think the Superposed is great.