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1953 Stoeger Shooter's Bible--->Stevens Model 311 $59.95 Ugartechea over/under $225. Sorry no Uggie SxS listed for a good price comparison back then. I never held or shot a 311 to give an honest opinion of quality.

Mr. Rise,
Unfamiliar with the Corrida de Toros, or Fiesta Bravo? Spanish Toreros are considered the epitome of Tauromachia today, and have been for many centuries.
Manchego, produced in La Mancha, truly something everyone should have upon his bucket list.
Segovia, no one will ever compare. Ditto Vincent� Amigo.
Jos� Andres could certainly prepare the game you manage to kill with your 311.
It would be tough to find something more beautiful in all the world than Francina Diaz Mestra.
And, Sir, sporting guns, wonderful guns that run the gamut from utilitarian to spectacular, regardless of your narrow viewpoint.
Truly, Sir, you need to get out more. It is, however, always refreshing to witness an individual that doesn't feel the need to display his intellect for everyone to see.


Best,
Ted

I've only owned one Ugartechea a very plain unengraved model 75EX sidelock 12ga with the most plain golden colored stock I've ever seen. It seemed to me to be built to a very high quality standard. I was on the verge of packing it up and shipping it to Mark Larson for a dose of his miracle art work and a refinish when I found a 1907 Lefever E grade ejector w/Krupp barrels at a local gun show and swapped the Uggie even for it, so my Uggie experience was first rate...Geo

Found it!! Grainy cell phone photo, but it tells the tale. Had to dig pretty deep (the action is empty) but I found the problem. Honestly, I think of myself as a hack, but who does this shit?? I don't have the correct spring, so I will just jam one that doesn't fit in halfway and call it a day. That bottom spring (the wrong one) actually looks like a top lever spring to me.

I hope putting in the correct spring fixes the problem, and that the incorrect spring didn't ruin something else.

Everything needed a good cleaning anyway, so it is good I pulled it apart. I live within driving distance of LCS so I will try them first for a spring.

Thanks,
CHAZ

Well Mr. Rise; looks like your reputation SUNK a bit today.

First off, I never put a man's gun down even if I have a negative opinion of it.

Second, as a owner of four Ugartecheas and not one has been to see a smith, I can see you know nothing of which you speak concerning Uggies.

Maybe you will have a better day tomorrow.

If they don't have the spring, I'm pretty sure Cole Haugh will. 812 654 3209

Chaz,

Congrats on figuring it out. I'd love to see some pics of your progress.

FWIW, here is my junker Uggie doing hard time:

Mr. Ted:

I shall, just once, break my promise to cleanse myself of this thread to reprise your most tasteless comment:

"...always refreshing to witness an individual that doesn't feel the need to display his intellect for everyone to see."

Now to reference your intellect: If you had some rudimentary grasp of the English language, you might have understood that I said "things" and NOT people.

In other words hard goods. Like Aston Martin automobiles. Krieghoff shotguns. Apple computers. You get the picture. I hope.

And Google up some wine crap. Spanish wine is as bad as their guns.

I will pull out my Ugartechea 20 gauge 1030 or my 28 gauge Holland model in any company and show them proudly. Bobby

In my opinion, the "most tasteless comment" did not originate with "Mr. Ted."

As to wines, both Spain and it's neighbor Portugal make quite a few very excellent wines. I guess wines and shotguns are built to different markets and to different tastes.

I am certain you can indeed Google up some "wine crap." It all begins with what you are searching for. You can also Google up some wonderful wine, just like wonderful guns. Looks like Mr. Rise is the one here that's searching for crap.