Purpose of frame sizes...

[Researcher]

I've said this many times before -- With all their frame sizes, the Brothers P did all manner of weird and wonderful things which keeps us coming back for more. The larger frame doesn't always necessarily make for a heavier gun. My 2 frame 1889 vintage 12-gauge has vert heavy "straight" barrels with almost no "swamp" and weighs a fraction of an ounce over nine pounds. Quite muzzle heavy. My Grandfathers 1890 vintage 12-gauge is on a 3-frame and weighs 8 pounds 8 ounces and its 30-inch barrels swamp in very fast. Weight between the hands.

While most people think of the late 1/2 frame 12-gauges as being light "bird guns" there is at least one over eight pound 1/2 frame 12-gauge double trap gun.