It sure is nice to carry all day after bobwhites. I bought some 2 5/8" Subsound B&P 1 1/8 oz. loads before they quit making them and surprisingly, they are not heavy recoiling at all. I just came back from the Texas panhandle after quail and that old Purdey was a pleasure to use as we walked 6-7 miles/ day in that thick brush and shin oak country. Whoever ordered it knew what they wanted. Apparently, Purdey mfg. quite a few of these lightweight 12's in the 1920-1940 era according to Dallas' book.