[5String43]

I dunno, I think a lot of it has to to do with the way they swing. Berettas tend to be lighter at the fore end than, say, Brownings, which is what I shoot. And guns with built-in chokes, as opposed to those with screw-in chokes, tend to be lighter still.

I shoot a Browning 525 12-gauge and I don't find it to be a big deal. The last 20 I shot was a Beretta. I thought it kicked just as hard as my Browning 12 - which, by the way, has a walnut stock. It's a pretty nice looking piece, as well as great to shoot.

This is a wonderfully complex subject, isn't it.