I have been shooting a Scott Premier 16 with 27" bbls. the past few quail seasons and, at 6 lbs., it handles, and shoots like a dream. With 1 ounce loads, it honestly, as the old saying goes, shoots like a 12 and carries like a 20. Now I know why the gauge was so popular, particularly in the South. It took me 35 years to find this gun, but it was worth it. Sandlapper