snow white Posted July 15, 2015 Report Share Posted July 15, 2015 Good on you blue barrels I had a zabala in the seventys it was a lovely working tool sadley had to sell it family growing up and no where to go.like you said there is a lot of snobbery on this site there is one chap who shoot steal and says ****** the rest of you.That is no way to be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno22rf Posted July 15, 2015 Report Share Posted July 15, 2015 Don't think its so much snobbery-if the OP wants something nice to use, something that's well balanced and carries a certain finesse then an English gun from the early part of the last century ( when we made the finest guns in the world-and had the skills and industry to make them en mass) is certainly worth considering. If something of a more rugged construction that can be thrown around in the back of the car or treated more or less as a tool is acceptable then guns such as some Zabala's would be more suitable-there is, in my opinion, nothing wrong whatsoever with the Zabala guns-they do exactly what they are supposed to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
born_2_kill Posted July 15, 2015 Report Share Posted July 15, 2015 Let us know what you come back with Zetter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snow white Posted July 15, 2015 Report Share Posted July 15, 2015 Something nice I have a William Powell sidelock in 20bore ejector myself which cost a arm and a leg but I don't come on here running other peoples choice for guns down it just seems to some people that if you have not got a berrata your gun is rubbish.I also have a hatson semi and armsan 620 semi the reason I brought them is because they do the job and if the get broken no hardship Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sishyplops Posted July 15, 2015 Report Share Posted July 15, 2015 I agree with the sentiment of not having to have the best of everything and nothing makes me smile more on a clay ground than someone with an old or cheaper end gun beating the DT10 and Perazzi boys with matching hats and skeet vests. However I will say that buying a good used beretta in a private sale is highly unlikely to lose any money at all, My choice for a SXS for the OP would be AYA or ugartechea, again bought sensibly no money will be lost at the time of selling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted July 15, 2015 Report Share Posted July 15, 2015 Cheers for all the advice guys its been really helpful. I have a day off tomorrow so I will be doing a few miles have a nose at a few guns. Neil stop messing about get that AYA 4 26".....it is light, quick to handle and just right for snap shooting in the hide.............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sishyplops Posted July 15, 2015 Report Share Posted July 15, 2015 (edited) i know where there is a 3 set of AYA 25 sidelocks new in the boxes from the early 70's they will be a few quid though, consecutive serial numbers and marked 1, 2&3 or you can buy my mint ugartechea 28" 1/4 & 1/2 choked DTNE for £150 Edited July 15, 2015 by sishyplops Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zetter Posted July 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2015 Well thanks for all the advice on this it helped me a lot. In the end the AYA didn't come up to the eye well for me but they did have a nice Gunmark Kestrel ejector with 27" barrels so I bought that instead its tight on the face and the wood work is virtually unmarked. 1/4 and 1/2 choked so ideal for pigeon bashing and the odd spot of clays/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sishyplops Posted July 15, 2015 Report Share Posted July 15, 2015 Happy days enjoy it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluebarrels Posted July 15, 2015 Report Share Posted July 15, 2015 Well done mate enjoy the Kestrel,good guns I had one in 20g should have kept hold of it BB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
born_2_kill Posted July 15, 2015 Report Share Posted July 15, 2015 Nice one, when you going out to try it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zetter Posted July 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2015 Nice one, when you going out to try it? Sunday is clay day so I will probably take it out for a test run with it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
button Posted July 15, 2015 Report Share Posted July 15, 2015 i know where there is a 3 set of AYA 25 sidelocks new in the boxes from the early 70's they will be a few quid though, consecutive serial numbers and marked 1, 2&3 or you can buy my mint ugartechea 28" 1/4 & 1/2 choked DTNE for £150 Where are the Aya's for sale? Are they used? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sishyplops Posted July 15, 2015 Report Share Posted July 15, 2015 (edited) Hi a customer of mine asked me to look at them, they are un-fired in original boxes, they will be be for sale in Trulock and Harris Suffolk unless you want to make an offer on them I can put u in touch with the seller, they were his dad's and he has had them since early 70's, I would imagine 3.5-4k will buy them Edited July 15, 2015 by sishyplops Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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