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so, for a small frame 28ga, straight stock, splinter, double trigger, 28" (or longer) bbl, fixed choke sxs at a particular price point (2.5K give or take) would you choose:
bernardelli ugarthechea aya antonio gil
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Used AOC Ugartechea. Why? Because that's what I ended up with! Seriously, buy the gun for the gun not the name. The AOC that I saw was very well put together from all aspects. Here are some pics of mine, not the best pics, but the only ones I have on the web right now (the AOC is the boxlock on the bottom of each pic, the other 2 guns are Arrietas):
Last edited by fishrising; 10/18/07 08:06 PM.
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I agree with fish, buy the gun, not the brand name. In this case, and for the same price, they all make comperable guns. I have 4 (and 1/2) 28 gauge shotguns and I love them all. 2 Parker repros w/26" bbls (I've only shot one of them since the other is new!), an Ithaca ICD w/28" bbls (my favorite length), and a Garbi w/28" and 30" bbls. The 1/2 is half of a Beretta 687EELL 20/28 (28" bbls)ga set which I shoot best and which is also the heaviest. As you can tell, I love the 28 ga, and I use it mostly for doves, quail and ruffed and blue grouse. I guess I'd lean towards AYA or Bernardelli for no good reasons at all! Joe
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The boxlock basic Uggie is a bargain. I see them at less than $1500. Saw a mint one last year at a show for $1200, should have bought it. What's not to like?
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Do you mean P. Bernardelli or V. Bernardelli? The VB's are excellent guns, but scarce, and parts will be a real problem if it ever breaks. The PB's can be a real bargain; mine is a DT/English/splinter with 28" barrels and oil finished wood; $325 brand new a few years ago on the closeout after Cape Outfitters closed. I like the M/F chokes, which are difficult to find in a lot of the Spanish/Basque guns currently imported; most seem to come with very open chokes. You won't find a Parker Repro at your $2500 price point, but if you do, grab it and don't look back. Of those you listed, I'd probably lean toward the AyA, but would buy the first really good gun I found that fits me. One advantage of the AyA is that there are more than a few floating around with 29" barrels.
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I have the Ugartechea model 30. They are solid guns. I shoot mine pretty well.
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Be sure to fondle Battista Rizzini side-plated 'Artemis' O/U before taking the final plunge!
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I listed the "names" only to elicit opinions as to quality of manufacturing. I have a sidelock uggie in 410 so am familiar with that brand but know nothing of the other 3 except that they are available in the features and price I am looking for.
fishrising, nice wood on that uggie!
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devrep - you will be hard pressed to find actual differences in quality within a given price range. The world has shrunk, there is not a lot of labor in most guns, and labor prices in gun factories/shops are pretty uniform. The days of low cost Brit/Belgian/Austrian/Italian/Spanish/French/German labor are history.
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here are some for sale: uggie 28ga, 29" bbls, cyl/im antonio gil 28ga, 28" bbls, mod/full bernardelli 28ga
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