Well that is kinda what makes it an autoloader! The shells just don't jump into the chamber all on their own.

Regardless of it's weight, it won't be a bad recoiling gun at all. A good healthy portion of the recoil is absorbed by the action instead of all of it going into your shoulder, so that's how they are able to get by making it light without overly hammering the shooter. That gun was made to shoot many heavy full field loads over the course of a full day of wing shooting. However, the lightness of the gun has the draw back of not being as steady when aiming. Heavy long guns make that easier. Conversely, lighter guns are easier & faster to sweep / move through the target which is a major bonus when wing shooting. You'll like shooting trap & skeet with it...a lot!