Yildiz Shotguns

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My buddy just bought a Yildiz SPZSM 12 guage O/U and after putting one box through it my self I decided Iam not a fan of this gun. I swear it weighs no more than 5 lbs tops! Nice handeling gun just a little stiff in the recoil department. I think Ill stick to my Supernova!

You guys heard of any reviews or direct feedback of the gun.
 
i have 2 friends who got Yildiz shotguns
they for both dissatisfied and sold them at cheap prices just a few months after buying
 
mardig88 said:
i have 2 friends who got Yildiz shotguns
they for both dissatisfied and sold them at cheap prices just a few months after buying
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What was wrong with them? Yours is the first negative comment we've seen about these guns. The first poster didn't like the recoil of the light weight gun and that's fair enough; but many guys like the light weight.
 
Yeah so far nether myself or my buddy have had any issues or complaints about the gun, he LOVES the light weight of it and I prefer my heavier Benelli,

So what was your friends problems just so I can let my buddy know to keep an eye on his?
 
It works for me from different computers, so it must be a user error. :) (You will need flash. If more people will report that it doesn't work for them, I'll create a page without flash)
 
Rudi said:
I got mine, a 20Ga sxs today. I put up a few close up pictures in a photo album here: http://yildiz.rscon.ca
I took a day off for tomorrow so I can shoot it. :)
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Thanks for the pics. Nice finish and fit. Could you tell us the model name and the price paid? Did you measure her up ( drop, lop, etc)?
The last picture of the shotgun shows a beautiful line and a handsome shotgun. Do you know the reason for the plate held by a Philips screw?:eek:
As for how good they are, time will tell.
 
The fit/finish on these is really nice... here's my A1
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OK, I'm back from the range. Bare with me, I'm typing with one hand, because my right arm doesn't move. :)

So the recoil is not really the gun's problem. It's simply the matter of physics. The lighter the gun, the quicker the move backward when it fires. For a hunting gun the recoil is not an issue, because that 1-2 shots will not torture you, but the light gun is much better to carry for kilometers. And this gun is really light!
So I sent through it 2 boxes of 3'' Winchester magnum slug, and I have to tell you that it is brutal. The 20 shots of hevi-shot turkey shell weren't much better. After these my shoulder was quite beaten up, but the 250 shots of Winchester target load were OK. With the light target load maybe even my wife (small lady) wouldn't really complain.

But who cares the recoil, here is the problem:
It didn't want to fire the hevi-shot shells. It seems the primer in them is hard, and because of this the left barrel didn't fire them 90% of the cases, the right barrel 70% of the cases. So the first shot from any barrel was almost always a "click".If I cocked the gun and pulled the trigger on the same shells again they always fired. (this means that the shells are OK. The first hit had to "break" the primer cup a little bit, and only the next one was able to ignite them.)
At the beginning (the first 150) the winchester target loads and the slugs were OK, then I started to get a few light strikes on the left barrel. By the end of the trap shooting (220 shots) I had around 8 failures (6 left barrel, 2 right) Only click without boom. :(
In this situation this model's mechanical trigger has an additional advantage over the inertia trigger: at least the second barrel can fire even if the first one fails.

I added two more pictures about the primers to the end of the album. (click the "full screen" at the bottom left so you can see better http://yildiz.rscon.ca/ )

My gun is the Yildiz A5 (without ejector)

I think the fit/finish/weight/accuracy is very important if your gun is functioning. If it doesn't, then all those are nothing.

I don't give it up, maybe this problem is caused only by a small dirt/grease in the action or maybe a crappy spring. I'll take it apart if I can figure out how to get to that bolt in the stock and I will continue from there. (if anybody is interested in the end of the story.)
 
Rudi, thanks for the story and looking forward to that next one. Want to know its functionality before my purchase. You are right, function is #1 with fit/finish/etc to follow.
 
Bad news for now - it was not dirt. I've added two more pictures to the album. (check the last two http://yildiz.rscon.ca/ )
It seems on the steel reinforcement plate the firing pin hole drilled a little bit lower then it should be, so the firing pin hits the upper edge of the hole inside and then slides into the hole from there and hits the primer, but of course it loses a lot from its energy by that time. Or the pins are higher for some reason when they reach this plate. (There was a strange failure at the range today close to the end of the shooting session when there was no mark on the shell at all. So this was the reason. The pins stuck on the developing burr completely)
I will talk to Clay at Prophet River to see if this is a one-off odd gun with this problem or a design issue.
I hope there is a solution because except this 0.2mm hole offset the gun is beautiful and it would be my favorite. :(

So Testing Phase II: The Customer Service is the next step. Of course I'll report back. :)
 
Rudi,
Sent you a pm on how you might solve the problem -- If it persists, you have a good warranty on these guns with parts stocked in country -- I'v sold hundreds of Yildiz in both SxS & O/U's with this being the first tme i'v heard of this problem.
Cheers, John
 
At least spare parts and repair centers are in Canada, and they are not busy. It seems I will be one of their first clients. I was told that the problem will be fixed immediately or the whole gun will be replaced.
It's good to know that problems are not frequent with these guns but if you have anything (a manufacturing hiccup or you fall through it and break the stock) the help is near.
So I'm sending it to the repair center in Alberta, and report you back in a week or so with the result.
 
Before I bought it I searched the internet carefully, but I didn't find any issues with the Yildiz guns.
It seems Clay from Prophet River (they are sponsors, so I can mention and even link them here http://www.prophetriver.com/ ) really took this issue to heart because my gun is their first warranty issue. Next week we will see what caused the problem.
 
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