Thread: English & Spanish side by sides

I have uploaded these on behalf of lophortyx and he can share his story's of these guns . One is a Victor sarasqueta 12 E.... wow !!!very nice

Originally Posted by el borracho

Attachment 26160Attachment 26161Attachment 26162Attachment 26163Attachment 26164Attachment 26165Attachment 26166Attachment 26167

I have uploaded these on behalf of lophortyx and he can share his story's of these guns . One is a Victor sarasqueta 12 E.... wow !!!very nice

Just a few notes on the photos. that semi auto is a ring in i know, but i thought it might be of interest.i like shooting a few quail and as i live in ch.ch. i spend i bit of time chasing them around nth. canterbury.for the most part this is hard country,both to shoot and retrieve,riverbed,broom and blackberry, not your tussock, briar and matagouri of central otago and marlborough. so for most parts shooting is covey flushes,not often do you pin your covey. two shots is all you get. which is fine if you are a sport with the attitude of 'if i can't git 'em with two they can live for another day', and i'm fine with that. but there have been days when i just can't get 'em, and this led me thinkin', if only i just had another shot. then i read about the benelli ultra lite, lightest 20 ga in the world, 5lbs 6 ozs,3 shot. well i just had to get one didn't i.bought it online from a texas gunshop,and a couple of months later,i was able to collect from customs after shelling out for gst,MAF, bio and whatever else they bone you for.the gunsmith made up a new mag, you can't just add an extension, so it holds 3 shells and not the factory 2.to the amusment of friends of have add a steel rod to the forend knob to give it a little more weight forward, yes i'm trying to improve what benelli spent millions perfecting.i've had this gun for about 4 years and it is one of my favourites. the next photo is my AYA. mentioned in a previous post and with it my lovely brie, now deceased. the hammer gun,i went through a real fad for these, i still love them. there is a few lessons in this one which forum members might enjoy. this gun had done a couple of rounds on trademe.i watched it, because i liked a back action and it looked like a copy of the Holland and Holland Dominion(a gun in actual fact made by w.c scott but sold under H&H label) anyway i put a bid on $180 and this was the sole bid.the gun was local so i went around to collect and it was at a house full of students.one of them(off a farm) had two shotguns for sale.there was mine and had a quick look and realised it was one of those gun that had spent a fair bit of its time in the truck over the years. the other one had a split up the foreend and was cracked through the wrist. my one was loose in the action had mismatched hammers, a lever spring or firing pin was broken,had several dents in both barrels and when i peered down the tubes, the left barrel was pitted and hadn't been fired or cleaned in years.none of this had been mentioned in the description.i began to shake my head and say this gun is irretrievable,and the student said oh please take i need the money.he threw a side of wide pork and sucker that i am i found myself walking out the door to the chorus of ' love to see the gun again when you do it up'. well it sat for about a year before i did something with it.i took it to the gunsmith.he honed out the barrels,redid the chokes made up a new lever spring.i found a hammer.he had to shape it,file to fit the axle and then put a little fence around the top to match the others.this cost $350 and it was cheap at that.it still needs to be blued and the wood and checkering to be done,but i think i have spent enough.its a great gun to shoot clays with and have a bit of fun.i've saved this gun from a certain death but get my money back? the next photo is my AYA, doesn't do it justice.these were/are one of the most popular guns in the UK often referred to as the poor man's H&H of which they are a copy. suprisingly expensive new here, about $8500, and with the makers leather case,$10,000.but not bad to buy 2nd hand from the UK where there are many to choose from. the next gun is my victor sarasqueta 12 E.i guess i always had a soft spot for sarasqueta, victor not to be confused with other sarasqueta makers.this is the top production sxs model all crafted by hand. i have two other V.sarasqueta 7E models hand detachable sidelocks,i love this outstanding piece of Basque workmanship. having said that, the sidelock u/o AYA as shown by maca49 would take some beating. that was an outstanding gun and from that era.

nice write up -shame the system didnt allow the photos to follow through . i tried also but did the same