I shoot a couple of 12ga's that are under 6lbs, a Darne with 28" barrels and a Bernardelli Elios with 25" barrels and use 7/8-1oz loads. Both are a pleasure to carry and work very well for everything. Both were under $2000, the Elios half that.

The Bernardelli at work.


You could always get a SXS and use the "Gangster Twist" to make it an O/U.

Years ago I had a very nice steel framed Breda O/U 12ga that was very light. Wish I wouldn't have sold it to get my wife a trap gun.

Last edited by oskar; 11/17/13 12:11 PM.
After the first shot the rest are just noise.