Buying a new gun for pheasant. Have had a Benelli Nova and currently a Stevens 411. Both seemed heavy to me on an all day hunt. So, what is heavy or light to you? I'd like to get into the 6.5-7.0lb range.
What is your budget and are you talking just a bird gun with the ocassional few rounds of skeet to keep in form or are you including waterfowl?
If you will include waterfowl I'd go no lower than 7 lbs in a 12 and 6 1/2 in a 20. One of the best deals for the money out there right now is the Franchi Renaisance O/U's. Well made and lightweight field guns and most for you $ right now IMHO.
I shoot nothing but 20 gauges and they all weigh about 7 pounds. Let me give you s tip on weight, light is nice to carry, but they do nothing to reduce the recoil. Which the light advoctes won't tell you misery loves comapny.
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What do you consider heavy for upland gun
