We like what we like but sometimes I think that we hit better with a forward heavy gun as opposed to one that feels right when we pick it up in the store. I love my SXS but some of them are butt heavy. I have a 28 ga SXS that is a joy to carry but does not weigh enough for me to shoot it well after I have been jogging to catch up to a dog on point.

Things like balance, barrel length etc. have to be figured out by the indidvidual