I think a man should get what a man wants. If a 2" 12g floats your boat, get one.

Funny, I was shooting 1 3/4" 5/8 oz Aguilla shells out of my 7 1/2 lb 12g Fox today at sporting clays. It whacks them pretty well. I'd use that load for dove or quail if I ever got the energy up to lug it around.