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Accepting that the gun has no hidden faults, it should be ideal for game shooting.
By Mike George
Tuesday, 09 December 2008
I have been offered a side-by-side Ugartechea sidelock 12-bore, with 28-inch barrels choked three quarters and full.
The gun dates from 1973, and is in excellent condition. Would it be suitable for game shooting?
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MIKE GEORGE says:
Ugartechea is a gunmaker based in the Basque country of northern Spain and, like their better-known fellow countrymen AYA, have built some very fine ‘English look-alike’ guns.
Accepting that the gun has no hidden faults, it seems ideal to me – but with one exception.
Unless you are lucky enough to shoot very high pheasants all the time, the choking is a bit tight.
For personal preference, I would get a gunsmith to bore the chokes out to quarter and half.
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