Remington made some excellent and reasonably priced firearms back in the day. Yep traded the Mark III also. Had a kid years ago show up at the skeet range with his 870 and put us all to shame lol
For shootability weight is certainly a factor as is caliber and even bore axis. Purpose is a consideration as is fit. How many women with small hands and diminutive size have been sold the wrong gun? I know several who cannot comfortably pull the slide back on their semi auto. As far as weight...