Originally Posted By: Kyrie



Yep. That's what one can read in some of the gun rags, mostly quoting the King's and AyA's advertising. You're obviously easily led, and I wish you luck. You're going to spend a lot of money on guns that aren't what you think they are.


Kyrie, You are so right about spending a lot of money on guns "that aren't what you think they are".

I ordered a Garbi 103 A in the late 80's followed by an Arrietta 801 N in the early 90's & both guns came up way short of my expectations of fit, finish & general quality based on what I had expected from importer's display examples & gun writer's reviews. In the unlikely event that I ever buy another Spanish gun It will be one that I can handle & examine prior to payment.

BTW, IMHO both of those guns were reasonably close copies of English game guns based on the H&H sidelock in all respects except for the workmanship!