Anyone shooting a Yildiz Pro?

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I am looking at getting another sporting shotgun. I travel for work and always travelling with a firearm is a pain.

Looking at some mid level O/U’s. I came across the Yildiz Pro. Nice looking shotgun with a boss style action. sorry to bring up this topic but it is a Turkish shotgun which I don’t necessarily have a problem with but I’ve only handled Turkish shotguns in the $100’s of dollars not $5k.

Does anyone have any amount of rounds through one? How is the reliability, dealer support, spare parts etc?

I know there are lots of options in this price range. B guns are always recommended but I currently shoot two beretta 687’s, one sporting/skeet and one trap and have shot lots of browning which never really get my interest. I’m looking to try something different but am a bit hesitant on a high price Turkish gun. I’ve also been looking at Rizzini, Zoli and Caesar Gurini anywhere from $5-10k. If it’s decent quality and can withstand heavy shooting the Yildiz could be a good buy.

Thoughts?
 
There's lots of internet hype about the Yildiz Pro, how it's comparable to the Perazzi that it's copied from but I'd have a lot of difficulty parting with $5k when my previous experience with Yildiz isn't that great. When there's a bunch of Y Pro's around the world with a few million rounds through them maybe I'll change my mind but for now I'd stick with a proven design for that kind of money.
 
I feel the same way as Falconflyer. But someone has to take a chance and contribute to the few million rounds that will have to be put through them to prove they are good value. I do think it is good that the Turkish manufacturers are building shotguns to a higher price point.
 
There is some discussions on Trapshooters about them by those shooting them. One fellow in particular and his wife shoot them and she is championship shooter in Australia. As skeptical as I am about them those using them have posted pics showing internals etc. Many of the parts are interchangeable with the Perazzi MX12 and those using them and even a few gunsmiths who service both the Yildiz and Perazzi in the US claim they are superior in materials and build to a Perazzi. At 1/4 the price of a Perazzi what have you to lose?
 
I have about 5k rounds through mine.
internals still look as new, no wear.
Locks up as tight as day one.

My 32" barrels weigh in at 1560 grams.
Balances perfect for me, swings and shoots well.

The wood you get is far higher grade in terms of figure and aesthetics vs pretty much anything in this price range, or higher.

Besides being manufactured by the parent company Yildiz, this gun has no similarities or really anything to do with the sub $1k guns.

I got mine from The Gun Dealer, and any issues they'll take care of it.
As far as after warranty service, anyone who can work on a perazzi can work on this as its basically a MX12 clone.

My only complaint is the finish of the wood. Could use a couple coats of oil to better fill the pores and bring out the pretty awesome figure of the wood.
That's my winter project.
Having said that, recently handled a couple higher than base grade Blazer F3's and their finish was similar so if what I have comes standard on a $15k gun, maybe I'm expecting too much?

Anyone I've shown the gun to has been impressed, and I know of a couple guys with perazzis that purchased spare barrels for their P guns at $1300 vs paying $5k+ for a perazzi barrel.
Yes they fit.

Comes with 10 chokes, (5 flush and 5 extended) plus all the aftermarket manufacturers have chokes for the Prostar.
I have a couple Comp n Choke tubes, but Teague, Trulok, Briley, etc are making them as well.

All this was to say, I took a gamble on it, have no regrets doing so.
The Yildiz brand association is the only thing holding this gun back from being in many more hands than it currently is.


As far as the other guns you are looking at, the Zoli Z sport is a hell of a lot of gun for the money. Its definitely on my short list...

Rizzini makes nice guns. I had a chance to play with their lineup last summer at a sporting clays event.
the 460 has the boss action. It just felt a little too big and chunky in my hands which turned me off from them, but that's a personal preference.

CG Invictus is a nice gun as well. Probably can't go wrong with one of those either.

Hopefully you get a chance to handle/shoot as many of these as you can so you can buy with confidence.

Osborne, if you have any questions about the Prostar, let me know.
 
I'd have more regard for the Pro if Yildiz had come up with their own design rather than cloning a very successful existing design. You could say that Perazzi copied the Boss action and that's true just as Kolar, Purdey and a few others have done but those manufacturers copied only the action lockup design and then uniquely designed the rest of their guns around it. Yildiz on the other hand copied the Perazzi right down to the position of the name on the left side of the receiver and in doing are piggybacking on an existing design. Somehow that doesn't sit right with me.
 
Falconflyer said:
I'd have more regard for the Pro if Yildiz had come up with their own design rather than cloning a very successful existing design. You could say that Perazzi copied the Boss action and that's true just as Kolar, Purdey and a few others have done but those manufacturers copied only the action lockup design and then uniquely designed the rest of their guns around it. Yildiz on the other hand copied the Perazzi right down to the position of the name on the left side of the receiver and in doing are piggybacking on an existing design. Somehow that doesn't sit right with me.
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Just maybe the person who designed it now works for Yildiz
 
At 5k and 8k, its a tough pill to swallow

That price range, I would spring for a 694 TSK or 694 ACS

Shop around at your club, some guys like to switch up shotguns.
 
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Wait, did Spank just endorse a Turkish built shotgun? Signs and wonders..... :p
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The OP is spending his $ not mine and being a Perazzi clone that parts like barrels can switch it might work out well. I don't know that I'd buy one with my $?! This is THE ONLY Turkish gun I've ever read a positive review on and until I'd see one in action myself with tens of thousands of rounds through it w/o issues only then would I give it my full endorsement. :wave:

One of the things that gets me is the Pro can be bought in the UK for around 1/3 of the price of Canada. Lots asking the same thing in the US. Why is it double the price in the US than the UK? I'm guessing tariffs? They can be bought in the UK for $1500-$2000 US dollars, in the US $3000-$4000 and in Canada $5000-$6000 CDN!
 
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I see Pro's advertised at $5k and Pro Specials advertised at $9k and I don't know what the difference is between them but for a company that normally sells poor quality guns for $1500 I'm highly suspect of the product and I don't intend to be the guy who gets disappointed. As I've said before, when there's several Pro's around the world with a million plus rounds through them then I'll believe they're as good as a Perazzi, until then I'll stick with the tried and true.
 
Falconflyer said:
I see Pro's advertised at $5k and Pro Specials advertised at $9k and I don't know what the difference is between them but for a company that normally sells poor quality guns for $1500 I'm highly suspect of the product and I don't intend to be the guy who gets disappointed. As I've said before, when there's several Pro's around the world with a million plus rounds through them then I'll believe they're as good as a Perazzi, until then I'll stick with the tried and true.
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Can't argue with that statement spot on. IMHO
 
Falconflyer said:
I see Pro's advertised at $5k and Pro Specials advertised at $9k and I don't know what the difference is between them but for a company that normally sells poor quality guns for $1500 I'm highly suspect of the product and I don't intend to be the guy who gets disappointed. As I've said before, when there's several Pro's around the world with a million plus rounds through them then I'll believe they're as good as a Perazzi, until then I'll stick with the tried and true.
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I agree completely. Any Turkish guns I have seen in use on the ranges or in the field have been absolute junk. I couldn't imagine spending my hard earned cash on any of them. Most of the reviews on the Yildiz Pro I've read have come from people not associated with the manufacturers, importers or dealers of them but have been from avid shooters of trap, skeet and sporting unlike the many reviews by owners of bargain basement Turkish junk who for some reason think shooting two boxes of ammo at hand tossed clays or ducks somehow equates that as being some long term heavy use test of the gun. And of course many reviews are by outdoor writers who make things sound like they are the be all end all to appease advertisers.
 
Seeing as I actually have one vs the rest of you with predetermined bias trying to compare apples to oranges (comparing this gun to the entry level Yildiz guns) all I can say is handle and shoot one before you pass final judgement.
As I said in my last post, they messed up marketing wise by calling this a Yildiz vs re-branding it as something else.
Its not comparable at all to a Yildiz you may have seen in the past.
I have no personal stake or anything to gain by changing anyone's mind, but I'm not a fan of misinformation and opinions with no basis in fact.

Like the rest of you, longevity is a concern of mine, but having had one 5+k season with it under my belt and speaking with people in US, Europe and Australia with 10-20k rounds down range, I haven't heard of a single issue yet.
Time will tell, but I currently have no more concern with this gun vs any of the other guns I travel and compete with.

The $8k retail version is engraved vs the non engraved version.
There are opportunities to buy them for less than retail if one is so inclined.

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Have to say the Turks put nice wood in them. I hunt and use 3 different much lower grade Turk built guns and have had no issues. They can build very good guns but it depends on the vendor's price point as to how good.

Darryl
 
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