Originally Posted By: bonny
Originally Posted By: Stan
Originally Posted By: bonny
I would sooner buy a russian baikal than one of the aluminium actioned yildiz guns. Having owned one before, and knowing plenty of people with them (farmers mainly, who don't baby their guns) , they are very tough and good value for money.


Have you ever owned an "aluminium (sp.) actioned yildiz gun" ?

The alloy receiver is lightweight ...... that, combined with the man-sized buttstock and the 28" barrels, puts the weight where it should be on a little gun like the Elegante 4 ..... on each end, and not in the middle. This gives it much better than expected handling characteristics. Rocketman spun mine and said it was almost identical to a 12 bore English game gun.

SRH


No, thankfully i don't have to as i have an english and an irish 12 bore game gun. I don't doubt the yildiz are good, but my one and only experience with them was bad. First impressions last.


I don't HAVE to either, bonny, but choose to because they're fun. I, too, have the "English Game Gun", but it sits in the safe while the Yildiz gets used for walking the Lab to the pond almost daily, and for doves and quail in season. An Elegant 4 Yildiz is just lots of fun!!

All my best, SRH

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