Really ought to go back to my beginnings and get a single 16ga. Everyone says they are hard to shoot but I clealy remember getting more game with my single 16 than the rest of my hunting parties and it was so much easier to carry.
My first store bought shotgun was a 12 gauge Winchester M37. The first time I ever fired it I brought down a pheasant. Other than a home-made 12 gauge I made and fired a few times back in the 6th grade, that was the first time I'd ever fired a shotgun. Like you Jerry, I suppose that's one reason why I like light weight shotguns so much.
Steve