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Has anybody seen one or have one. Guy I talked to awhile back said they weren't bad guns. I know they're Turkish but so's the CZ Bobwhite. I have a 28 bore and like it alot after seeing the insides. Chops

Not bad guns for the money, I would buy a Yildiz before I would a CZ. I owned one for awhile, and the gentleman that I sold it to has not had any trouble with it.

I saw a number of them at the CLA Game Fair in England. They seem to be breaking into the market well over there. Here are some English reviews.

http://www.shootinguk.co.uk/guns/144588/Yildiz_20bore_sidebyside_shotgun_review.html

http://www.shootinguk.co.uk/guns/shotguns/395908/Yildiz_Eleganta_12bore_shotgun_review.html

http://www.shootinguk.co.uk/guns/283825/Yildiz_SPZ_ME_Lux_Special_shotgun_review.html

http://www.shootinguk.co.uk/guns/shotguns/143894/Yildiz_20bore_shotgun_review.html

I've had a 20 ga. Y-gun for about 2 1/2 years; it has a lot of pros, and a few cons. It's a very light gun, 5.4 lbs, which I really like for hunting. It's chambered for 3" ammo, but I can't see myself shooting magnum ammo though it; I imagine it'd kick the crap out of me! I have shot some 1 oz. 2 3/4" loads through it, and that wasn't bad. I'll do it again this winter pheasant hunting. It also came with some REALLY nice wood - here are a few pics of the stock. Pretty nice for a gun that cost $526 out-the-door!





Best of all, I shoot it really well. It's a light, great handling and good shooting gun.

The cons, you ask? Well, about a year and a half ago I started having a problem - light hammer strikes which resulted in FTF's. I sent the gun to Briley for warranty repair at the worst possible time, when they were in the middle of their FFL problems. They had it 16 weeks, and sent it back with new hammer springs. The gun has not FTF'd since it was returned.

Some more "need to know" info: Only the 20 ga comes with ejectors; the 12 and .410's come with extractors-only. They don't currently offer a 28 ga gun, at least in the U.S. If they did offer one, at the price of the 20 and with ejectors, I'd own one.

Some more bad news: they only come with 1 trigger and with a pistol-grip stock.

If you can live with the cons, it's a pretty nice gun.

Wow BP! You hit the jackpot on the wood! I bought a 410 a couple years ago and it weighs around 4 lbs 4 ounces.Shot a couple boxes shells through it so far and no problems.Decent gun for the money. Bobby

Sadly, I think the return of nice double guns will eventually by accomplished by countrys that have skilled labor available at reasonable wages. The third world will dominate. I guess that in your lifetimes you will shoot nicely made Chinese doubles. As a guy once replied when I asked about CZ's Huglus, "Chopper it makes no difference which country knows how to run the computerized machinery". Sad, maybe, but inevitably true.

where do you find these yildiz's???

Gary

Academy Sports Stores

Is there anywhere that will order one for you? I looked at Yildiz' website and they show 10 or 12 different models in the side by sides. One 20 gauge looks reminiscent of the funeral model English receiver finishes. They also show over two dozen engraving styles. But, there are no prices on anything. With all this to choose from, plus wood upgrades, there must be someone who would special order them. No?

Stan

I would ask the same question, about a year ago I tried to order one, tried everything I could think of and got nowhere...They offer some pretty nice stuff...If you could buy it...