Ray Ward pair 20-bore sidelocks shotgun review

Ray Ward Best Sidelocks
This month we are looking at a pair of new Ray Wards ? the first guns to bear this London name.

They are 28in, 20-bore sidelocks of best quality, and have a price tag to match: £175,000.

First impressions are excellent.

Classically proportioned and beautifully presented, they weigh 5lb 15oz (with 1⁄8oz difference between the two).

They have double triggers, Holland-style actions and self-opening mechanisms, and classically shaped, straight-hand stocks.

They definitely have the wow factor, with Peter Ashford deep-scroll engraving and coin-finished actions.

They have taken three years to come to fruition.