Re light American guns: While light 12's were relatively rare (compared to Brit/European guns), light smallbores definitely were not. A lot of Ithaca Flues 20's, for example, were very light. Plenty of light Fox and Parker 20's out there as well. Although I like Parker Repros in general, one place I think they went wrong was in the weight of their 20's. Although they were 0 frame guns, they're decidedly heavier than most original 0 frame Parker 20's.