I've had and do have a Brittany Classic. Pick your importer, BSA, Tristar, AA and yes even Weatherby, which BTW dropped the Zabala made SxS's they imported after a very short run. Weatherby dropped the Zabala's due to poor quality and they felt they did not live up to the Weatherby name. Oops, don't buy the name! The Brittany can in no way compare to a 700 or similar guns of any country. They are heavy, bulky, thick in the wrist, gritty trigger pulls, pressed checkering,have the swell at the end of the bbls due to the choke tubes, plain wood, cheap looking engraving and don't handle all that well. Do they work, sure, but to compare them to a 700 is laughable! BTW, I use my Zabala as a loaner/truck gun, that's about all it's good for.
I have a Purdey Best gun that was built in 1896 and a H&H Royal built in 1897 not to mention a J, Blanch made around 1880. They have been shooting all those years without fail, and I imagine have more rounds thru them than your 2007 Zabala. Can you say that your Zabala will still be shooting 120 years from now.......Don't think so!
