AyA No 2 12-bore de Luxe
HIS month’s test concerns a new pair of AyA No 2 12-bore de Luxe sidelock side-by-sides specifically built for grouse shooting, proofed and choked for steel shot. Weighing in at just over 7lb, an ideal weight for a modern 30in game gun – or, indeed, a vintage one – they were ordered from AyA by ASI of Snape, the British importer that also brings in Rizzini from Italy. I must declare an interest before continuing: I helped specify these guns for a friend, but this afforded me the opportunity not only to consider them in much detail, but to handle and shoot them
