Mehulkamdar: I tested a Traditions O/U and I think you need to take a serious look at it. Stock design is excellent for heavy loads, balance is excellent, .209 primers are much more positive than #11 or musket caps on a Pedersoli. I also believe you can regulate heavy loads easier with the Traditions. Of course my problem with it is the same as the Pedersoli in that I don't know how the stocks on either will handle a steady diet of extremely heavy loads... but having used both... the Traditions gun is a lot easier on fillings, retinas, shoulders, etc.