Model 12s are cheap these days. A 16 is as heavy as a 12. 20s are nice but still a lot more to cart than an Ithaca Featherlite.
Way off base. The 12 gauge Model 12 is much heavier than its 16 gauge sister, as there are only two frames for Model 12s (excluding 3” magnum 12s). The 16s were built on the 20 gauge frames which preceded the other gauges. My 1958 vintage 16 gauge field gun, with 28” modified barrel, weighs 6 1/2# on the nose. A similar 12 weighs about 3/4# more.
