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08-30-2019, 09:38 AM | #13 | ||||||
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In todays market place if someone was looking for a small bore in either 28 or 410 I'd advise looking into the Spanish guns. I don't recall the name but one of the older Spanish makers recently went out of business.
I seriously considered AYA and Garbi when looking for my 410 as a Parker was unobtainable but lucked into a CSM Fox FE.
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08-30-2019, 02:07 PM | #14 | ||||||
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I first learned of AYA from reading Jack O Connor back in my youth. Never owned one, but they appear to be very nice, high grade Spaniards.
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08-30-2019, 05:09 PM | #15 | ||||||
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I think Ugartachea went out of business in the last 2 years.
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08-30-2019, 05:21 PM | #16 | ||||||
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I owned couple Matadors in 12 and 20, serviceable but little hard on triggers. Anyone looking for an AyA should have a look at the AyA history and of Spanish guns generally because there was a period when AyA quality wasn't as good as it had been.
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08-30-2019, 08:04 PM | #17 | ||||||
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I have two #2s (a 28 & 16 gauge), two 4/53s (both 28s), and one of the Bournbrooks (a 16 proofed to handle steel shot). All of them have been reliable, and I've never had any issues with any of them. Two were custom stocked to my measurements, but all of them have good shooting dimensions and handle any reasonable loads I put in them.
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08-31-2019, 09:04 PM | #18 | ||||||
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Congrats Dave on a nice looking AyA. I enjoyed hunting with an AyA #2 for many years back in the late 90's. Good guns for the money. Hope you have a great season with the new addition.
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09-01-2019, 12:09 PM | #19 | ||||||
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I own a 16ga IC/M 26" box lock AYA Matador II from the 70's. It's my el cheapo gun for bad weather, throw a gun in the back of the truck and dog training shotgun. It's well balance, though just a tad heavy, and indestructible. Had a local smith refinish the stock and clean it up and its ready for another 50 years of use.
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05-07-2020, 07:42 PM | #20 | ||||||
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I have an AyA No. 2 in 20 gauge IC and Mod. Love it and fits me great.
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