Mick,
I shoot skeet with a Browning Citori XS Skeet model. Great gun!
a little on the heavy side ... good for skeet ... about 8.5 pounds. It's about 11 years old, I've owned for about 10 years and haven't had one problem with it.
It was a little too heavy for bird hunting so I just bought a Franchi Instinct SL ... O&U, 12 gauge, but only weighs a little over 6 pounds.
Enjoy the Browning!

Tony