The two 16 gauge guns I owned were beastly...overweight and bulky. That's quite a combination.
Apologies for following this post further off the 12 ga. sporting clays gun topic. But I think it's worth clarifying that there's a lot of variation in the configuration of RBL 16s.
The 16 ga. frame is compact, and the standard 29" barrels on mine weigh just 2 lb. 12 oz. The hefty interchangeable pad system puts several ounces of extra weight on the standard RBL 16. Add a beavertail and pistol grip and you may have yourself a beastly and bulky gun.
The RBL 16 stocks are thicker than they need to be, but CSMC reduced their weight somewhat on guns ordered without the pad system by routinely boring out a buttstock cavity. I wanted more than the standard LOP on mine, and the buttpad I had them install instead of the basic buttplate added some weight. It's not particularly light at 6 lb. 10 oz. (with straight grip and splinter forend) but it's a very nice carrying and handling gun.
I recall a poster on an older thread reported his RBL 16 weighs 6 lb. 4 oz.
Jay
