A Complete Inventory of 12, 16, 20, & 28 ga. & .410cal. guns in stock

Prices starting at $3,250.00

The design of the AOC/SG is the result of a cooperative effort between Armas Ugartechea and Aspen Outfitting Company (AOC) begun in 1999. These dynamic, fast handling boxlocks embody all of the features found on a traditional bird gun.

Created to satisfy the style of handling and shooting that American game birds demand, these aesthetically distinctive firearms represent the best value in a S/S bird gun in the world today.

The features represented on the model AOC/SG have been tested and refined over thousands of hours of use by the students of AOC’s shooting school as well as by the clients of our wild bird hunts, in both North and South America. Our confidence in these guns is supported by a warranty for the lifetime of the original owner against defects in material and workmanship. We employ a warranty gunsmith who has worked with the production department of Armas Ugartechea and has a full inventory of factory-made parts in stock.

Terry Wieland in his second edition of Spanish Best, The Fine Shotguns of Spain, says "The AOC/SG is a nicely balanced boxlock that has the feel of a much more expensive gun, and (Jon) Hollinger has worked closely with Ugartechea.... putting an importer who knows wingshooting together with a gun maker who really knows guns can produce a fine product at a reasonable price. I don't know of any American importer who has worked more closely with a Basque company to perfect a modestly priced gun for the American market."

The March/April 2003 edition of Sporting Classics states "Hollinger has developed an excellent series of light game guns in close association with Basque gun maker Armas Ugartechea.... the AOC/SG is a light game gun with many options found only in more expensive sidelocks, .including chopper lump barrels, inlaid foreand escutcheon, Southgate-style auto ejectors, articulating front trigger, upgraded walnut with 24 PPI checkering."

Ugartechea Sidelock Game Guns

The sidelock game guns imported by Aspen Outfitting Company are the highest quality guns made by Ugartechea.

The action blocks are forged from high tensile Spanish steel and are machined to exacting specifications, incorporating lateral supports for additional frame strength.

The locks are built on the Holland & Holland bar action design which includes double intercepting sears for positive safety.

The same basic components are used on all of the sidelock models imported by Aspen Outfitting Company. The quality represented on the various models relates directly to the amount of man hours invested in the specific model and increased numerically.