Thread: Yildiz U/O - any good

Am thinking about getting a new toy - SPZ ME YILDIZ SLAH-YILDIZ SHOTGUN

Mostly pigeons and clays with the odd magpie, hare, duck etc. Feels nice, heard it will probably kick a bit but I like it.
Anyone recommend them or anything nasty I might need to know?

I got told about kick in 12g too, in the 20g its nothing. I love my one. I have been told to oil the wood underneath the metal work or the moisture can get in and it will swell up, I haven't done mine yet I just don't use it in the rain.

Yep Toby nailed it, if you get yours wet regularly then it will pay to take the butt off and seal it inside, as they can swell where it meets the receiver. Other than that, good value for money. I brought one as a test platform to try a 20 gauge gun, I had very good success with both this season. Cheap and cheerful

How does the butt come off? I had a quick look and saw no screws

under the buttplate, 10mm socket on a long extension

Originally Posted by Pointer

Yep Toby nailed it, if you get yours wet regularly then it will pay to take the butt off and seal it inside, as they can swell where it meets the receiver. Other than that, good value for money. I brought one as a test platform to try a 20 gauge gun, I had very good success with both this season. Cheap and cheerful

Cheers for the feedback guys!!
What would I seal it with exactly?

Originally Posted by Herne

Cheers for the feedback guys!!
What would I seal it with exactly?

Boiled linseed oil if I remember correctly. Probably don't as my memory is shot

Depends if you get it wet Herne. Yours may never need it if its kept dry?

The 20g is light as feather. I hunted with my baikal SxS 12g (old one) for 9 days straight but also had few shots with Pointer's 20g Yildiz
2 top reasons really made me like it: it was light and I loved the pistol grip when I pulled up the gun to my shoulder, really suited me. I don't remember about the kick, obviously it didn't leave any impressions.
Plus the gun comes with a nice piece of walnut stock. The engraving is traditional Arabic patterns and you can't blame them they are freaking Turkish.
Strongly thinking about getting one in 20g for next season.

Concerns about them? The people who I've spoken about it had the gun for a season or two, so not sure how they will do over number of years hunting with it.
Other thing I'm not sure on is warranty and parts. I red somewhere, in US they have 1 distributor and warantly is quite limited so are parts. Tho that may well be due to Yildiz not being quite popular in US anyways. Not sure about NZ.

Get one you'll like it. I got mine because of Jims haha

I have one 20g, super light, about 2.6kg. Shoots well and great for those long chukar days in the high country.

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damn those chukars... I want them so bad... I'd trade pheasants, brownies all together if I have chukars...

Go south instead of north next opening

i bought the SPZ ME 1 year 8 months ago but i cant tell you how good it is cause its never left the safe.....

Originally Posted by Uplandstalker

I have one 20g, super light, about 2.6kg. Shoots well and great for those long chukar days in the high country.

Thats my biggest positive about them in 20g. They are great to carry all day. the SxS in 20g is lighter yet again over the O/U

Originally Posted by Petros_mk

damn those chukars... I want them so bad... I'd trade pheasants, brownies all together if I have chukars...

I would give up altogether if I couldn't eat quail!