robc: Ive had something of a facination for these types of guns ever since I became a fairly serious ruffed grouse hunter (they work darn well on quail too). You basically want as much payload and pattern as you can manage to tote around all day, and yet still manage to mount and swing the gun fast enough hit something. How do they balance? Most of the ones I've been able to get my hands on balance quite nicely. I'd have to say that the majority were balanced on or near the hinge pin, or slightly forward of that. To use your word for it, they are very "lithe".

We are getting far-afield from the original intent of this posting. Perhaps another thread on this subject is warranted?

Last edited by Lloyd3; 02/20/13 08:00 PM.