General Specs: Ugartechea, Year 1984, 20 Gauge, 5lbs. 14oz., Chokes IC/M, LOP 14 7/8", DAH 2 9/16", DAC 1 5/8"
Serial Number: 167007
Vintage Firearms Inc is pleased to offer this lightweight, upland gun from Ugartechea, one of Spain’s premier gunmakers well known the world over for making solid, well finished and affordable guns. This is an affordable, solid gun IN 99% FACTORY ORIGINAL CONDITION…AS NEW…CHAMBERED FOR 2 ¾” OR 3” MAGNUM SHELLS, JUST IN TIME FOR YOUR UPCOMING BIRD SEASON, AND AT AN INCREDIBLE PRICE. In today’s world of modern side x side shotguns built in Turkey, Russia, and elsewhere to be cheap but clumsy guns, the value in a fine Spanish gun cannot be understated. Built by gunmakers, not CNC machinists, people who spent their whole life building fine guns with hand fit parts and attention to details, including the handling dynamics of the gun. Weighing just 5 pounds 14 ounces and balance perfectly between the hands, this “Uggie” was built in 1984 and remains in as new condition. All metal and wood retain over 99% of their original factory finishes. The 26” barrels are choked IC/M and have 3” chambers from the factory, the English style stock and splinter forend are nicely figured and without cracks or splits, checkering like new and ready to rock! The gun’s mechanics are superb, with perfect screws, barrels tight on breech face and hinge pin like a new gun, crisp trigger pulls breaking at 4lbs. front, 5.25lbs. rear, everything has been thoroughly checked out by VFI staff and the gun is ready to go for decades without worries. The gun has a 30 day mechanical warranty as well. This has to be the very best value available for a fine upland side x side. Specifications are below, and thanks for looking!
Barrels: 26"
Chokes: .012/.022 IC/M factory chokes
Bores: mirror
Bore Diameter: .618/.623
Wall Thickness: .034/.031
% Blue: 99% factory blue
Chambers: 3" factory proofed
Ribs: tight
Sights: front silver
Action: tight right of center
Extractors
Receiver Condition: 99% factory case color
Screws: perfect
Engraving: none
Trigger Type: double-crisp
Trigger Guard Color: 99% factory blue
Stock: English/Splinter; lightly figured Euro walnut
LOP: 14 7/8"
LOP To End Of Wood: 14 1/4"
DAH: 2 9/16"
DAC: 1 5/8"
Cast: 1/8" off
Checkering Condition: superb factory checkering
Butt Treatment: solid brown pad; pliable
INQUIRIES
There is a 30 day mechanical warranty on long guns. If it is a “VFI Certified” gun there is a 90 day mechanical warranty. Call or email us for more details or questions. Thanks! Vintage Firearms Inc
Other
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PLEASE SEE OUR OTHER FINE VINTAGE FIREARMS. View all listings and our full inventory of fine sporting and collectible arms will appear. Thanks for looking! We employ full time gunsmiths on premises and can perform alterations to suit your needs within a few weeks of purchase. Common requests are: -stock bending to suit your particular requirements -addition of any specified butt pad to increase length of pull -alteration of chokes to suit your shooting preferences -lengthening of chambers and forcing cones -darkening stock color with penetrating stains -restoring any part of the gun including rust blue, charcoal blue, bone and charcoal case color, wood restoration and checkering recuts. If you like one our guns but it needs “tweaked”, let us know and we can quote you a time and price.