It's a shame you think it's such a shame.

The gun weighs 6 3/4 lbs. The barrel profile does not look like there's a huge amount of taper in front of the chambers.

From the photos, it certainly looks stout. It's from Germany. They overbuild everything.

If it appealed to me I'd buy it on the condition that it passed my own personal barrel wall thickness test whatever that might be with a 3 day return agreement.

This assumes you are interested in owning and shooting it.

"The price of good shotgunnery is constant practice" - Fred Kimble