Its not wear the "point of balance" is ,its how it feels between your hands . Better still how it feels on your shoulder and how it swings . This is one of these old quibbles that surface every now and then ,a lot of people will give a lot of differing opinions as to exactly wear the "point of balance" should be. I have recently had a brand new pair of Miroku's through my hands that in no way will ever "balance" due to their construction ,long barrel and multi chokes . Its a mute point in my opinion ,any shooter will know if a gun feels right when he picks it up . That's all that really matters .