rwade545 Posted February 28, 2015 Report Share Posted February 28, 2015 As above- any one got any experience with the above gun? Thinking of one for walk up rough shooting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnfromUK Posted February 28, 2015 Report Share Posted February 28, 2015 Usual AyA features - including decent build, good value, upmarket features, easy to work on and plenty of choice. I believe both sidelock (based on the No 1 and No 2 actions) and boxlock versions are around. I also know of AyAs with 25" barrels and a normal rib (not the higher thinner 'Churchill' rib). Like all Spanish s/s guns, single triggers are best avoided as they are not always trouble free. I have 3 x AyA s/s guns and they are good guns. Whether 25" barrels suit you - you will have to try. Personally, I don't like them, but some people do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandalf Posted February 28, 2015 Report Share Posted February 28, 2015 My shooting mate of the last 30+ years had an old Midland game gun. It belonged to his grandfather then his father. He is one of the best game shots I have ever known. When he was around 60 he was told by the local gunsmith that it was re-barrel or scrap time for the old gun. It became a wall hanger. My mate then purchased a pair of Aya XXV's. He had them tailored to fit and went to the clay ground. Disaster!!!!! Couldn't hit a thing with them. "Sell them", I said - "No", he replied - "They were a good deal, I got them cheap". (Typical Suffolk farmer). Well he went on with the suffering for two seasons and a lot of leg pulling and general abuse from all in sundry - Then, on the third season, the act came together and he started hoovering partridge and pheasant out of the skies like the old days. I have tried them but I am an o and u man and can't get on with them at all. Ralph now swears by them but 'Ye God's' - it tried even his patience. Super gun when you get used to them but be prepared for a big difference at first. Those 25'' tubes just don't swing like 28's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortune Posted February 28, 2015 Report Share Posted February 28, 2015 (edited) it's all between the ears. They are just a tool like any other tool. Use it correctly and it will do the job intended. i've got both the side lock and the box lock. but i've also got lots of other guns ranging from single barrels, o/u, sbs to pump action. perhaps i'm lucky in that i just don't get hooked up on mental considerations regarding using these. i am also lucky that I shoot fairly well with all of them. but this is not about me it is about you and you better try to find someone that would let you use one because the short barrels don't suit everyone. they're nice well made guns. Edited February 28, 2015 by fortune Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wymberley Posted February 28, 2015 Report Share Posted February 28, 2015 They look good too :- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rimfire4969 Posted February 28, 2015 Report Share Posted February 28, 2015 I had one and wish I still did. Rough walked up days it was great. I get a couple of invites each season to a walked up Woodcock / Pheasant days through light woodland and scrub it would be ideal. If I see one at a good price I expect I will buy it and use it 6 days a year. Which is more than some of my guns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blasterjudd Posted February 28, 2015 Report Share Posted February 28, 2015 As above- any one got any experience with the above gun? Thinking of one for walk up rough shooting. I have box lock version my friend has the side lock both fab guns The Churchill rib makes it great for any o/u shooters to use as the rib is wide and high same as o/u Used mine for decoy in hides great being short, good for roosting and driven pheasants I've had some amazing high birds too. Buy one there lovely guns By the way Pantile guns in Tonbridge Wells has 3 for sale on their own web page 2 box locks a 1 side lock all mint guns around £900 to 1000 he's had them a while and reckon he will take offers as they specialise in English sxs nice shop for a viewing too...... I love them ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortune Posted February 28, 2015 Report Share Posted February 28, 2015 They look good too :- <script pagespeed_no_defer="">//=d.offsetWidth&&0>=d.offsetHeight)a=!1;else{c=d.getBoundingClientRect();var f=document.body;a=c.top+("pageYOffset"in window?window.pageYOffset:(document.documentElement||f.parentNode||f).scrollTop);c=c.left+("pageXOffset"in window?window.pageXOffset:(document.documentElement||f.parentNode||f).scrollLeft);f=a.toString()+","+c;b.b.hasOwnProperty(f)?a=!1:(b.b[f]=!0,a=a<=b.e.height&&c<=b.e.width)}a&&(b.a.push(e),b.d[e]=!0)};p.prototype.checkImageForCriticality=function(b){b.getBoundingClientRect&&q(this,b)};h("pagespeed.CriticalImages.checkImageForCriticality",function(b){n.checkImageForCriticality(b)});h("pagespeed.CriticalImages.checkCriticalImages",function(){r(n)});var r=function(b){b.b={};for(var d=["IMG","INPUT"],a=[],c=0;c=a.length+e.length&&(a+=e)}b.g&&(e="&rd="+encodeURIComponent(JSON.stringify(s())),131072>=a.length+e.length&&(a+=e),d=!0);t=a;if(d){c=b.f;b=b.h;var f;if(window.XMLHttpRequest)f=new XMLHttpRequest;else if(window.ActiveXObject)try{f=new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP")}catch(k){try{f=new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP")}catch(u){}}f&&(f.open("POST",c+(-1==c.indexOf("?")?"?":"&")+"url="+encodeURIComponent(b)),f.setRequestHeader("Content-Type","application/x-www-form-urlencoded"),f.send(a))}}},s=function(){var b={},d=document.getElementsByTagName("IMG");if(0==d.length)return{};var a=d[0];if(!("naturalWidth"in a&&"naturalHeight"in a))return{};for(var c=0;a=d[c];++c){var e=a.getAttribute("pagespeed_url_hash");e&&(!(e in b)&&0=b[e].k&&a.height>=b[e].j)&&(b[e]={rw:a.width,rh:a.height,ow:a.naturalWidth,oh:a.naturalHeight})}return b},t="";h("pagespeed.CriticalImages.getBeaconData",function(){return t});h("pagespeed.CriticalImages.Run",function(b,d,a,c,e,f){var k=new p(b,d,a,e,f);n=k;c&&m(function(){window.setTimeout(function(){r(k)},0)})});})();pagespeed.CriticalImages.Run('/mod_pagespeed_beacon','http://forums.pigeonwatch.co.uk/forums/index.php?s=af2da686a3b18544d2fa110702b98c83&app=forums&module=ajax§ion=topics&do=quote&t=306691&p=2767931&md5check=62d3855b41cb20aca154fcd4dc6a9e54&isRte=1,l8PuqRhht8,true,false,g8dxjM1yA-g'); //]]></script>&&0
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