I've hunted with a 10 ga. (Remington SP-10) for the past few years. I recently switched to a Rhino choke and a Nitro 4x5x71/2 load. It is exceptional! Great pattern density with this combo! It does get heavy if you do much running and gunning but honestly I've never found it to be that big of a deal. Get a good sling and this won't be a factor.