Thanks Paul. The heavy breech walls that John mentioned are part and parcel of the 9 1/2# weight, but the amazing thing is how well it handles for it's weight. With so much of that weight being there, and in the larger receiver that HEs have, it is right where it needs to be to not cause the gun to be slow to move. Weight right between the hands, and even more so back toward the butt, enables a gun to still exhibit some "liveliness". It's not the deal for trying to run down a woodie that catches you by surprise streaking through the trees, but for old big, fat mallards it is fine.

SRH

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