If it was about 3/4 pounds lighter I buy the gun myself. Eight plus pounds guns are just no fun to tote anymore with a bad back and semi old legs. Using my homemade 10/12 chamber sleeves it would make a heck of a fun hammer gun to shoot a few preserve chickens or early ducks. I bet a 7/8 or one ounce shot load would be a blast to shoot in that old girl. I have a birthday coming up and I might be good between now and then so maybe my wife might buy it for me. Where to leave the note this time....?