I have to disagree with L. Brown on the muzzle heaviness. Mine is very, very slightly biased forward. Six pounds nine ounces and is a great bird gun IMO. Barrels measure nearly .750 if I remember correctly.....I'm thinking .752 actually. MUCH bigger than anything else I have. I do not understand the dislike of the safety/barrel selector.....works great for me and seems rather intuitive. The quite petite receiver makes it a joy to carry. My petite wife does well with it, too.