As to the question of durability, I have had no problems at all with my RBL in several years of use. It's my "go to" shotgun for pheasants and sharptail grouse. Mine is not a 12 gauge though- it is a 16 straight stocked gun which weighs 6 5/8 pounds with the shorter of the included recoil pads. I believe that these are very good guns.


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