The one Mark had was somewhat unusual for a Brit 2" in that it weighed close to 6# with 26" barrels. The positive side of that is, it's still light enough for games like grouse and woodcock, but easier for a lot of people to shoot better than an ultra-light wand that's close to 5#--which a lot of Brit 2" guns were. When Arrieta made up a batch of 2" 12's several years ago, theirs all weighed right around 6#.
The theory with those 2" 12's is that, because of the very short shot column, they also have a very short shot string. Most of the pellets arriving on target at the same time. I don't know how much of an advantage that is, at ranges where 2" guns are typically used (see above posts), because elongated string seldom makes much practical difference unless you're doing some pretty long-distance shooting.
Last edited by L. Brown; 07/06/14 07:08 AM.
