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What shotguns are made in Spain?
Armas Ugartechea is a Basque shotgun manufacturer located in Eibar, Spain. It produces several models of double-barreled shotgun.
Are Spanish shotguns good?
In general, Spanish guns last at least as well as the best-built English guns, so they make an excellent investment. The likes of their sidelock guns copy the very best London nine-pin sidelock designs and incorporate the Southgate ejector system, which made owning a?
Where are Benelli over under shotguns made?
Urbino, Italy
Why “828U?” The shotgun is manufactured in Benelli’s plant in the 15th-century Renaissance town of Urbino, Italy.
Where is the Remington 870 made?
Millions of 870s have rolled out of the same factory in Ilion, New York, where they’ve always been made. The 870 passed the 10,000,000-made mark in 2009, and it’s the best-selling shotgun of all time.
Where are Spanish shotguns made?
Illustration courtesy of Grulla Armas, S.A.L. These days, when a knowledgeable shotgunner says “Spanish Shotguns,” chances are they are referring to guns made by four small manufacturers in the Basque region of Northern Spain. All four are centered on the small cities of Eibar and Elgoibar, the heart of Spanish gunmaking.
Are Spanish shotguns any good?
These are not the only shotgun makers in Spain, but they are the firms that turned the reputation of Spanish shotguns completely around. For while today Spanish best guns are considered by connoisseurs to be among the best in the world, in my youth Spanish guns were regarded with suspicion, even disdain.
Where are the best gun manufacturers in Spain?
Spain, or more accurately Eibar, is home to gunmakers like Arrieta, Grulla Armas, Armas Garbi, V. Sarasquota, and of course Aguirre y Aranzabal (AYA).
Why did the Spanish make so many cheap guns?
There was room at the bottom of the price structure and American distributors paid the largest Spanish gun makers to produce economy doubles. The Spanish gun companies desperately needed cash flow and were in no position to turn down orders, so cheap guns is what they built.