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Category - AYA - Aguirre y Aranzabal Shotguns - Shotguns - European Double

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AYA - Aguirre y Aranzabal Shotguns
Shotguns - European Double

AyA Churchill XXV 20 Ga. – 5LBS. 9OZ., HIGH CONDITION, vintage firearms inc

Description:
General Specs: AyA, Circa 1975, 20 Gauge, 5lbs. 9oz., Chokes M/F, LOP 14 7/8″, DAH 2 1/2″, DAC 1 9/16″
Serial Number:  460468

AyA (Aguirre y Aranzabal) of Eibar is one of the last surviving gunmakers in the famed Basque region of Spain.  Over the last decade or so, other well-respected Spanish gunmakers have had to shut their doors with the main cause being the high cost of the hand fitting, hand engraving, and hand checkering of these fine guns.  AyA has survived and flourished, building upon a long-standing reputation for making fine guns at affordable prices.  The gun we show here, the AyA Model XXV, is modeled after the famed British gunmaker’s Churchill XXV, promoted by E.J. Churchill and his deadly efficiency with instinctive shooting that is still being taught today.  Mr. Churchill found that short-barreled, centrally balanced shotguns that distributed weight equally between the shooter’s two hands were incredibly quick and responsive, lending themselves well to the instinctive point and shoot method he mastered so well.  In today’s world, this method is translated practically to the fabled grouse and woodcock woods where thunderous grouse flushes leave the upland hunter only micro-seconds to locate the bird and shoot.  The same can be said for the Southern Quail plantations with the little rockets Gentleman Bob.  A fast gun can prove deadly in the grouse coverts or for fast flushing quail. This AyA, sn460468 built around 1975, is in beautiful factory condition and has every hallmark of the traditional English-style double: Purdey-type double underlugs, chopper-lump barrels, and delicate hand-engraved classic floral and scroll.  This AyA Model XXV 20 Gauge weighs just 5lbs. 9oz. and balanced dead on the hinge pin will be a joy to carry over hill and dale next season. The barrels have the Churchill style rib, creating the visual illusion of length, 99% factory blue, excellent bores, 2 ¾” chambers, and are tight on the hinge pin and breech face and are choked Mod and Full.  The action retains 98% factory original bone and charcoal case color, full coverage hand engraving, and perfect screws, all mechanics function precisely as they should.  The furniture is well figured dark English walnut with superb wood to metal fit, excellent hand cut checkering and is finished with a VFI Purdey style leather pad. The specifications are shown in the table below, and we have priced this beautiful gun very affordably.  If you want gunsmith work done, like opening chokes, we can have it done within days of your purchase.  Don’t hesitate or she will be gone, and they do not come up very often.  Thanks for looking!

Barrels
Barrel Length:   25"
Chokes:   .016/.040 M/F
Bores:   excellent plus
Bore Diameter:   .628/.626
Wall Thickness:   .032/.031
% Blue:   99% factory
Chambers:   2 3/4"
Ribs:   tight
Sights:   front silver

Action
Action:   tight-Centered
Ejectors:   timed
Receiver Condition:   98% factory case color
Screws:   perfect
Engraving:   full coverage floral and scroll; sharp; hand engraved
Trigger Type:   double-crisp
Trigger Guard Color:   95% factory blue; nicely engraved

Stock
Type:   English/splinter; well figured dark English walnut; NICE
LOP:   14 7/8"
LOP To End Of Wood:   14 1/8"
DAH:   2 1/2"
DAC:   1 9/16"
Cast:   1/4" off
Checkering Condition:   excellent factory
Butt Treatment:   VFI leather pad

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.

Payment and Shipping
Ways to Pay: Credit Card, Money Order, Certified Check, Personal Check, Wire Transfer (Advertised price reflects 3.5% cash discount. Actual price if paid by credit card is 3.5% higher.)
Inspection Period / Return Policy: Three Days from the date the item was received.
Sales Tax Collected: AZ, FL, GA, MI, MO, PA, TX
Shipping & Insurance: Ground $105.00 within continental U.S. Additional fees for HI & AK.
Item Condition: Used
Requires FFL?: Yes. C&R licenses accepted for shipping C&R eligible guns

Other
Terms of Purchase: Check your local and state laws before purchasing. It is the buyer’s responsibility to confirm his/her right to own the firearm or any item before purchasing.
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. Some enthusiasts like the guns “as found” and others want them “just so”. We often list guns as found and let the particular buyer choose how they want their gun to fit or look.

Shotgun Gauge: 20 Gauge

Price: $3,850.00