My favorite grouse/wc gun is a 1907 W&S screw-grip A&N 16ga SLE with 28" barrels. The balance and handling is excellent and at 5 lbs 15 oz it's a joy to carry all day long in the MN woods. Simple engraving but still a beautiful old SxS.



Before the A&N this AyA #2 16ga with 28" barrels was my favorite upland gun. Barrel #1 is choked for grouse/wc while #2 is choked for the open prairies chasing pheasants/sharpies/huns. At 6 lbs 3 oz it's about as heavy as I care to handle in the uplands.



Another popular option is a SxS I've had for a long time. The Arrieta 871 16ga has 27" barrels. At a little over 6 lbs it's a nice gun for long days in the woods or field. It doesn't get used as often as it once did but certainly an excellent example of a Spanish light weight upland gun with excellent balance and handling.