General Specs: AyA, Year 1980, 20 Gauge, 5lbs. 12oz., Chokes LM/F, LOP 14 1/4", DAH 2 7/16", DAC 1 1/2"
Serial Number: 546319
Vintage Firearms Inc is pleased to offer this clean, delightful, affordable upland gun from AyA, one of Spain’s premier gunmakers well known the world over for making solid, well finished guns. From the AyA : The N° 4 has been AYA’s standard boxlock design since 1960. It is modelled on a Westley Richards boxlock action, brought to Spain by the King brothers. The Anson & Deeley action, the most famous of all boxlock designs, was created by two employees of Westley Richards in 1875, and ever since, Westley Richards guns have defined boxlock elegance. This fine upland gun is an early AyA Model 4 built in 1980, it is serial numbered 546319. Weighing well under six pounds at 5lbs. 12oz. this handy side-by-side is balanced ahead of the hinge pin. The 20ga. chambering is known to be extra deadly on pheasants, grouse, quail, dove, woodcock and clays. The 27" barrels are of the chopper lump design, long heralded as the very best method of joining the barrels and utilized mostly in “BEST GUNS” from the likes of Purdey and Holland & Holland. The barrels are tight on the hinge and face, have mirror bores, tight ribs, 99% factory blue, and are choked Light Mod and Full, complete with well-timed ejectors. The receiver retains 99% factory bone and charcoal case color, it has hand chiseled borders and light scroll around the pins and screws and is in perfect mechanical condition with crisp double triggers, auto safety and perfect screws. The European Walnut has straight grain and excellent hand cut flat top checkering and a checkered butt, the furniture features a satin oil finish with very few field marks. These are known to be highly reliable guns, and this one is nice and light and a joy to handle. This AyA Model 4 is priced affordably for a hand-engraved, hand-checkered gun-what’s not to like? Ideal for the upcoming upland and clays season. Thanks for looking!
Barrels: 27"
Chokes: .014/.037 LM/F
Bores: mirror
Bore Diameter: .621/.622
Wall Thickness: .039/.035
% Blue: 99% factory
Chambers: 2 3/4"
Ribs: tight
Sights: front brass
Action: tight on center
Ejectors: timed
Receiver: 99% factory case color
Screws: perfect
Engraving: sharp clear
Trigger: double-crisp
Trigger Guard: 98% factory blue
Stock: Straight/Splinter; plain straight grain
LOP: 14 1/4"
LOP To End Of Wood: 14 1/4"
DAH: 2 7/16"
DAC: 1 1/2"
Cast: H 3/8" off, T 3/4" off
Checkering: excellent
Butt: checkered
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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. Some enthusiasts like the guns “as found” and others want them “just so”.
