Danger Dan:
The Spanish guns of the era of the Zabalas, were imported by sporting goods houses or specialty firearms importers. On Most the quality was "workmanlike", and they function well enough, but the fit , finish and balance leaves much to be desired when compared to their English namesakes. Postoak's comment was right on. There is a saying here on the board " buy the gun and not the name". That goes double for Spanish guns - some of which are utter garbage built to a Western Auto Stores "price point", quality be damned, and other Spanish guns ( usually made more recently ) are every bit as good in terms of fit, finish, balance, engraving and function as their English forbears. The trick is differentiating the crap from the cream.
As for getting a gun converted from fixed chokes to screw-in chokes, Briley in Houston does it regularly. Mike Orlen, a member of this board, does the same, I like his work and he his cheaper and quicker than Briley. That being said - the gun will be a 10 bore waterfowler. Such guns are usually pass shooters or at least distance shooters if you are using heavy shot loads. Unless you wan to play with the gun at doves with 1 oz loads ( amaze your friends) , why do you need any chokes other then Mod/Full or Full/Full? I would suggest that if you have a gun choked fixed Mod/Full, loaded with Bismuth 4's in the loose barrel and 3's ( or 2's) in the tight barrel , you will have a goose killing machine that wont hammer you to death, and it will surely do for ducks.
My thoughts.
Regards
GKT
