One more thought:
Everyone wants you to shoot their favorite gun, I suggest you get the gun you will like. A nice SxS with an English grip and splinter forearm will point better and you can get a good London, Birmingham gun in a 12 gauge that will weigh no more than the Spanish 20 gauges and still less than German 20’s.
Shooting well with light loads will compensate for bad shooting and more powerful loads.
Patterns are essential when you talk of lighter loads and the 12 will excel in that category. Double triggers are a plus, you can shoot either barrel first and still follow up with a quick second shot and you don’t have to remember the selector on a single trigger gun.
You can find something you will love for under $2600.00 and they will still be worth it years later when the Brownings and European guns have lost their luster.
