Description
| General Specs: Ugartechea, Year 1997, 12 Gauge, 5lbs. 14oz., Chokes IC/M, LOP 14 5/8″, DAH 2 1/4″, DAC 1 1/2″ Serial Number: 166278 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 98% FACTORY ORIGINAL CONDITION 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 1/8” in front of the hinge pin, this “Uggie” was built in 1997 and remains in near new condition. All metal and wood retain over 98% of their original factory finishes. The 26 3/4” barrels are choked IC/M and have 3” chambers from the factory, the English style stock and splinter forend are without cracks, checkering like new and ready to rock! The gun’s mechanics are superb, with excellent screws, barrels tight on breech face and hinge pin like a new gun, crisp trigger pulls, everything has been thoroughly checked out by VFI staff and the gun is ready to go for decades without worries. The action is handsomely coin finished with nice scroll engraving creating a gun with some added class. The gun has a 30-day mechanical warranty as well. This must be the very best value available for a fine upland side x side. Specifications are below, and thanks for looking!
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| Barrels |
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| Barrel Length: 26 3/4″ Chokes: .012/.024 IC/M Bores: excellent Bore Diameter: .622/.621 Wall Thickness: .031/.033 % Blue: 98% factory blue Chambers: 3″ Ribs: tight Sights: front silver |
| Action |
| Action: tight, right of center Ejectors: timed Receiver Condition: 98% coin finish factory Screws: excellent Engraving: 75% coverage scroll Trigger Type: double-crisp Trigger Guard Color: 99% factory blue |
| Stock |
| Type: English/splinter LOP: 14 5/8″ LOP To End Of Wood: 14 5/8″ DAH: 2 1/4″ DAC: 1 1/2″ Cast: H 1/8″ off T 3/8″ off Checkering Condition: excellent Butt Treatment: checkered butt |
| 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 |
| Payment Methods: Credit Card, Money Order, Certified Check, Personal Check, Wire Transfer (Advertised price reflects 3% cash discount. Actual price if paid by credit card is 3% higher.) Inspection Period / Return Policy: Three Days from the date the item was received. Sales Tax: Collected in CO, FL, MI, WI Shipping & Insurance: Ground $75.00 within the continental U.S. Additional fees for HI & AK. Item Condition: Used Requires FFL?: Yes. We accept C&R licenses for shipping on 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. |
