Turkish shotguns--Poll to end all doubt. Please only participate if you own one

[The Kurgan]

Let's put aside cost to purchase, mid-east politics and armchair innuendo. How would you rate your Turkish-made shotgun ? I recognize not all will give a glowing review, but only participate if you own, or have owned, a Turkish-made shotgun.

Asena, Armsan, Akkar, ATA Arms, Canuck (by Derya), Churchill (by Akkar), Derya, Dickinson Arms, Girsan, Hatsan, Huglu, Kahn, Lazer Arms, MKA, Pallas, Pardus, Sinsinati, Sulun, Typhoon Defence, Uzkon, Yildez, and those made for CZ, Stevens, Mossberg, Stoeger, Weatherby, Winchester, ETC.

Also, please post a photo of the good, the bad, and the ugly!

 

[drift1122]

I had a pump and a semi hatsan, both I would rate 1.5

 

[trebor2880]

With the QC issues of new American made guns, of late, the Turks got them beat.

Still, they don't compare to the early model 870's.

 

[The Kurgan]

Mine. Aside from the "need" to pretty-up the finish (Cerakote), it's been Very Good!! And, how about that spiked magazine cap? Will come in handy when the ammo runs dry!

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[Innavedaw]

Really enjoying my Derya...Coming in to it’s 2nd full IPSC/3-Gun season and so far hasn’t let me down.

 

[AlbertaJohn]

I have a Turkish made Mossberg SA 28 gauge. It looks and shoots good but my only complaint is that it will not cycle low brass ammo,no problem with high brass ammo at all.

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[FarmerDanz]

Hatsan mpa. Didnt work out of the box, had to tinker with it before it would cycle.

Good for a cheap and smart person with time and low expectations.

 

[memaquay]

I have a Turkish made Mossberg SA 28 gauge. It looks and shoots good but my only complaint is that it will not cycle low brass ammo,no problem with high brass ammo at all.

Same, I have a turkish 20 gauge semi, very picky about ammo. I also bought a 12 gauge single for my son, beautiful looking gun,and very affordable, but the ventilated rib looks like a roller coaster, and it shoots about 3 inches to the left.

 

[sailor723]

I have an Armsan pump and a Canuck Marauder (Derya made) semi. Both work fine. The semi cycles low brass target loads without an issue

 

[Janeau]

My Derya is 100 % reliable. A great gun. Nothing to envy to any made elsewhere shotgun

 

[jewman22]

My Winchester SXP is made in Turkey, and it lasted 12,000rds ish before the action bars broke. They couldn't be welded back together, made from some cheap pot metal.
Getting parts for the Turkish crap is the hard part, took 3 years to get parts for the SXP. Now she is back up and running, currently has about 17,500 round count.

 

[The Kurgan]

With O'Dell Engineering in full operation, parts are MUCH easier to come by these days.

 

[Whitetail Junkie]

Yildez TK36 single shot 410....love it

 

[Hitzy]

Bought a Derya 12g semi from Dlask several years ago, no complaints in fit, finish or function, I think it was $300 with 5 chokes. It's actually a very nice shotgun, bluing is fantastic.
This year picked up an Armsan Turkey pump, again no complaints in the fit, finish or function department, very solidly made gun $399. I put a TRS25 on it and zeroed it for some heavy turkey loads, patterns great with the OEM turkey choke.

 

[ranbur]

I have a Typhoon F12 ... works great. Only issue was the cheap plastic tripod which broke the first outing, was replaced by the dealer without issue and I put it in the case never using it, don't need it anyways on a gun like this. I wouldn't hesitate to buy another.

 

[geologist]

No complaints.

 

[The Kurgan]

The other day I pulled out my Canuck pump gun and my Mossberg 500 ATI Tactical to give them a good cleaning and oiling. When I put them away, I noticed I had cut my thumb. Upon closer examination of both guns, I found a small sliver of aluminum protruding from the receiver of the Mossberg where the mag tube threads into the receiver. I chuckled to myself because it's really not a big deal, but if that had happened to any other Canuck or Turkish gun, can you imagine the "POS" comments?

 

[Sir Plus]

One poll for all shotguns from a country? All brands, price points, all actions? What is that going to tell you

Same, I have a turkish 20 gauge semi, very picky about ammo. I also bought a 12 gauge single for my son, beautiful looking gun,and very affordable, but the ventilated rib looks like a roller coaster, and it shoots about 3 inches to the left.

So... are you going to name the guns you are talking about?

 

[Bluebulldog]

I own two.

Mossberg International SA-20, and a Mossberg International Silver Reserve II, both in 20 gauge.

Both work flawlessly, and have had 1000s of rounds through them.

The only issue? My Silver Reserve II was shipped and received "dry" ( no lubricant present in action). It resulted in a sympathetic discharge occasionally. I pulled the stock off, and lubed the triggers, and voila....zero issues years later.

 

[Swami]

I have a 12ga pump pallas p-tac. Other then the front sight was a bit loose and needed to be tweaked a bit I have had zero issues. Used it for clays one afternoon and even though the barrel was a bit short it still performed well. Slugs were ok'ish accuracy at 100 yards.