I don't own a gun that weighs over 7 pounds, and I shoot a lot of skeet (recreational, not competitive) with sub-6# guns. Because I don't shoot really heavy guns, I don't have any problems getting used to it, but you certainly will if you're used to an 8# plus target gun. And of course the real skeet sharpshooters don't shoot "whippy" small gauges. Rather, they shoot small gauges that weight what big gauges weigh--but that defeats the purpose if you're looking at a small gauge as a lightweight hunting gun.