Yogi musta said that because it wasn't me.

I'm with you there though Stan. My little Rizzini 20ga. is similar. The long barrel set and long pull make the 5lb, 14oz gun handle like a slightly heavier gun.

When Krieghoff decided they wanted some of the Italian market they went to a lighter barrel set and took weight out of the front end. It's a fairly simple concept like why we try to avoid weight in the ends of a sailboat, but it works both ways.

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