Real life Yildiz shotgun review

[Crowstalker]

Following on from my thread 28 bore or 410, one on a budget cannot help but notice reasonably priced yildiz shotguns out there.

I am very tempted to have a serious look at them.

Has anyone on here got any real life experience of owning/using one?

What's the reliability like with the alloy etc?

 

[Len the dog]

My son started off with the junior 28 gauge ejector and then moved on to the same in a 20 gauge. He got on really well with both as their off the shelf fit was spot on for him.
Reliability wise we never had a problem, he put quite a few hundred through the 28 and progressed nicely from dusting clays to downing some very reasonable pheasants.
For the money I thought the quality was excellent and the wood was well above what I would have expected. Overall I thought the general finish was good but the laser etched ‘engraving’ was a bit light to be convincing.
They are nicely put together guns.

When I traded in the 28 for the 20 I had a look at a Kofs in the same shop, by comparison it felt very poor mechanically and the stock felt very plasticky, ok it was cheaper than the Yildiz but not by that much.

I wish now that I had held onto the 28 in case I need it in the future for grandchildren.

 

[Len the dog]

This was the 20 gauge.

 

[old keeper]

Over the years I've used a couple of Yildiz guns. I think they offer very good value for money, nothing fancy, but very reliable and well made.

 

[Smellydog]

Friend had one, it was fine. Just make sure it fits. I looked at a few kofs but they all just came up wrong so didn't bother.

 

[Crowstalker]

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This was the 20 gauge.

Nicer wood than my beretta at twice the price!

 

[Crowstalker]

My son started off with the junior 28 gauge ejector and then moved on to the same in a 20 gauge. He got on really well with both as their off the shelf fit was spot on for him.
Reliability wise we never had a problem, he put quite a few hundred through the 28 and progressed nicely from dusting clays to downing some very reasonable pheasants.
For the money I thought the quality was excellent and the wood was well above what I would have expected. Overall I thought the general finish was good but the laser etched ‘engraving’ was a bit light to be convincing.
They are nicely put together guns.

When I traded in the 28 for the 20 I had a look at a Kofs in the same shop, by comparison it felt very poor mechanically and the stock felt very plasticky, ok it was cheaper than the Yildiz but not by that much.

I wish now that I had held onto the 28 in case I need it in the future for grandchildren.

For the price of the yildiz I don't think you could ask for more!

 

[tusker]

I have Yildiz in 28 bore. I love it. It has a very nice grain on the stock and comes up like a dream. When buying a shotgun of that price (very cheap) I am warey of too many moving parts so I went for the non ejector as there is less to go wrong.
Tusker

 

[cjs66]

I know it’s not what you’re asking about but, have a look at ATA also. They’re another Turkish gun maker. A friend of mine has a 12 with 32” barrels and it shoots great. It’s a right hander but must be pretty straight as I’m a lefty and I shot it on high driven clays and was smoking them. Not something I normally do. He took it goose shooting the other year as a second gun and when his Hatsan had enough of the RC50s we were using, ( I told him it would spit it’s dummy out) he dropped onto the ATA and it performed faultlessly. Quite a ask for a sub grand shotgun I thought.

cjs

 

[Len the dog]

I know it’s not what you’re asking about but, have a look at ATA also. They’re another Turkish gun maker. A friend of mine has a 12 with 32” barrels and it shoots great. It’s a right hander but must be pretty straight as I’m a lefty and I shot it on high driven clays and was smoking them. Not something I normally do. He took it goose shooting the other year as a second gun and when his Hatsan had enough of the RC50s we were using, ( I told him it would spit it’s dummy out) he dropped onto the ATA and it performed faultlessly. Quite a ask for a sub grand shotgun I thought.

cjs

ATA O/Us are built around the well proven Beretta design of action.

 

[urban]

I agree with the previous views -Yildiz are excellent guns for the price. My son moved up to a Yildiz 28 from a .410 S/S from the same maker. The 28 was the gun which took him through to a 12. He shot it well on clays and game.

It's for sale in the classifieds.

 

[Rhodesianjess]

I have a Huglu 410. Well worth a look for much the same money as Yildiz.

 

[Morkai]

I have the Yildiz Wildfowler Extreme 12 O/U.

Good price, nice wood, good fit (I'm 5'9).

The only thing that I notice every time is the safety is a bit scratchy/grindy, nithing that couldnt be sorted I would Imagine.

 

[alberta boy]

I have a Huglu 410. Well worth a look for much the same money as Yildiz.

Funny enough , I was just looking at one of these . I may have to take one home . It depends on whether I buy a Black Creek Labs scout rifle or not , we'll see .

AB

 

[User00039]

My wife has the 20g. While I get on with it, it's not fitted for me so is a little short on length, as long as it fits you well. I think it's a great gun for the money.

 

[User00039]

Ps. It's nice a light too.
I had a Baikal s/s 12g. That was a right old lump.
But reliable and accurate..

 

[sikadog]

I own a Yilditz 20 bore it was a special order 30inch barrels and straight hand stock, I've had it about 7-8 years and the only time it missed a beat was on a simulated game day when I put a slab and a half of cartridge through it, I quick shot of WD and back at it.

 

[Dawnrazor]

I got my son a 20g a couple of years ago, a boys gun with a short stock and 26" barrels, it's a non ejector but has a single selective trigger and multichokes, for the the money the finish is very good, equally as good as my Miroku, I'd use one.

 

[Bandit Country]

Another vote for the Yildiz .410. Had one since they came on the UK market. Light, handy and kills clays and game with equal facility.

 

[HallyButt]

My son has had one since 13, the full size adult version rather than kids, it’s be faultless, but the trigger isnt great but what you should expect for that money …

Beg, borrow another £500 and buy a used Silver Pigeon