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yildiz shotguns

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  • 24-11-2012 7:05pm
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    cork shooter
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    just throwing this out there. A friend starting off is looking at an o/u yildiz as a first gun .Dont know much about these myself so looking for a few opinions on them. All views welcome,reliability ,handling and anything else worth knowing would be helpful.


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    cubbyleader
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    cork shooter wrote: »
    just throwing this out there. A friend starting off is looking at an o/u yildiz as a first gun .Dont know much about these myself so looking for a few opinions on them. All views welcome,reliability ,handling and anything else worth knowing would be helpful.

    I've been told by my brother's my father and my uncle to stay away from them because they kick like a mule apparently


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    owelfisherman
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    2 words STAY AWAY!!"


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    cork shooter
    Registered Users Posts: 52 ✭✭cork shooter


    what can he expect if he buys one ? a baikel is the other option .


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    owelfisherman
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    baikil are a nicer gun alright


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    elius
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    I had one had chokes ejectors and was a nice gun was pretty light aswell never let me down. Only changed because i wanted a semi auto....


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    deerhunter1
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    cork shooter wrote: »
    just throwing this out there. A friend starting off is looking at an o/u yildiz as a first gun .Dont know much about these myself so looking for a few opinions on them. All views welcome,reliability ,handling and anything else worth knowing would be helpful.

    Not a bad gun for their price, reliable and nicely balanced, but a nice kick from it


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    snipe02
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    they handle well, shoot well, look well are cheap and light for game shooting but any heavy use and the thing will fall apart in this i mean if your shooting pheasants a couple of times a week for 3 months of the year it will last ya but forget about pigeons or clays id recomend a lumar or baikel cheap reliable and made of far better stuff than the yildiz as said earlier "stay away"


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    patdahat
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    2 lads i know had yildiz, both gun's gave trouble,, spend your money on a second hand gun of better make, baikel wont brake they are a true work horse prob a bit heavy tho for a lot of walking.


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    snipe02
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    should mention i recently got a brand new lanber 790 euro and i love the thing. the uncle got an ultra light and id pic me lanber over it and not much weight difference maybe half a lb . ya would get a second hand one as cheap as a yildiz


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    meathstevie
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    Baikal, Lanber, a good second hand European S/S for even less but I personally will not buy a Turkish made shotgun in my lifetime. One particular Turkish made semi-auto that looked like a good deal cured me forever, I suppose a fresh crap can look solid and shiny from a distance as well....


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    rowa
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    meathstevie wrote: »
    Baikal, Lanber, a good second hand European S/S for even less but I personally will not buy a Turkish made shotgun in my lifetime. One particular Turkish made semi-auto that looked like a good deal cured me forever, I suppose a fresh crap can look solid and shiny from a distance as well....

    The trouble is a lot of manufacturers are having guns or major components of their guns made in turkey , and there is no way of telling.


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    cookimonster
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    One of the lads out of the club bought one this summer, very light gun but kicks like a mule and I'm no light wieght. Other chap has a lanber sporter, beautiful fit for a short armed round shoulder ape like me. Heard the same bad news about the Yildiz longevity if used on clays etc.


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