I have no experience with Yildiz they might be good.
I have 4 LC Smiths, 1 Parker, 1 Fox. 1 Stevens Springfield SXS's
And I have 1 CZ Bobwhite in 28ga.
I do like them all and do like the CZ a lot. No problems whatsoever with it.
You have good taste- I am with you on the 4 LC Smiths (all 12 gauge- 3 are pre-1913 ejector guns), one 12 gauge Parker, and a 20 gauge A H Fox (Savage Utica Sterlingworth)--No Stevens or Springfield double guns, no Over-Unders either. The rest are all pre-WW2 Model 12's- Love them all, but my favorites are the Smiths and the Model 12's- one man's filet mignon is another man's ground chuck, I guess- that's what makes shooting and owning good shotguns such an all-encompassing event, IMO. I am assuming this father wants side-by-side guns for his lads- and not over-unders?? Good choice indeed.
The Shotgun writer for Field & Stream recommends a gas-operated 20 gauge with a Youth stock, and I sure that he has his reasons for that. But I applaud starting the lads with break-action shotguns, in 20 gauge (NOT the .410 crippler)Gun safety is a human habit, but a break action shotgun , with the breech open, even with shells in the chambers, cannot be fired accidently, and that fact alone makes the choice of double guns for the lads a wise choice indeed.
