Jimmy: Completely understandable. Most shotguns made in this country (& the others) for the last 100 years or so were made to do a number of jobs well because many (if not most) of the people who bought and used them could only really justify owning one shotgun. A Model 12 Winchester, for example, could and can reasonably be used for waterfowl, upland game, and even for deer (with the proper ammunition). In the world I grew-up in (rural Pennsylvania in the 1960s) this was simply how most folks owned and used their shotguns.
In the more "fine" gun world, however, a gun will (in many cases) be hand-made to do a very specific task. "Game" guns are usually built specifically for upland game applications and can be described by saying that they are much-lighter than more-conventional shotguns and are designed to be "carried alot and shot fairly infrequently". Target guns are (conversely) usually much heavier than "normal" and are designed to be carried over smaller distances and shot with much more frequency. Both work very well for their specifically intended use and both generally do not compromise well.
My 1905 W. Richards 16-gauge weighs 5lbs14 and shoots 2 1/2-inch English shells. It is a game gun, I don't use it for anything else.
My SKB sporting clays 12-gauge weighs over 9 lbs loaded. It has very long barrels and a highly-adjustable stock. It is a target gun, I don't take it hunting.
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