Norinco YL12 shotgun

I've owned this gun for a year now and it is in my opinion the best bang for the buck on a short compact shotgun. I had the DA mag SG but found it to be a pita with no real benefit. Tube mags are way more reliable and easier to reload and just all around better. I love the Ithaca design and this gun fits the bill.buy it.
 
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I had one 10 years ago. The stock was cheap, solid (not hollow) and smelled bad. The metal fit and finish was rough. Mine was reliable though. Sold it when I lost interest. It never failed while I owned it.
 
Chris604 said:
Anyone been firing off their yl- 12? Looking to snag one and any further feedback would be great.

Thanks folks.
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I only ended up putting 2 boxes of shells through it. It functioned great... it would have functioned better if the wife had let me sit on the couch watching TV racking the slide a million times lol
Right now I've got the gun on lay-away for the inlaws. The approached me but wanted to do a "payment plan" for it... I said I'd just give it to them, but they refused. So far I've been paid 2000 rounds of .22 and a box of .303 British... few more boxes of ammo and the gun will be theirs :p
 
DiMP said:
I only ended up putting 2 boxes of shells through it. It functioned great... it would have functioned better if the wife had let me sit on the couch watching TV racking the slide a million times lol
Right now I've got the gun on lay-away for the inlaws. The approached me but wanted to do a "payment plan" for it... I said I'd just give it to them, but they refused. So far I've been paid 2000 rounds of .22 and a box of .303 British... few more boxes of ammo and the gun will be theirs :p
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That's way more generous than I'd be.
 
mobusten said:
That's way more generous than I'd be.
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Trying to gain brownie points... the whole workshop is full of inhertited wood working tools that NEVER get touched unless I'm over for a visit then I sequester myself in the shop and build projects to avoid socializing lol. I'm hoping to be able to aquire a few of those things :p
 
Had one, it got jammed up on low brass quite often, would not dream on running winchester low brass in it. Bottom eject is the only thing going for it, having the option again i would buy a used mav 88 or express 870 which mine have both been good. Except the 870 sometimes gets screwed up on winchester low brass, whats with that ammo?
 
cyberdyne said:
Are these still available anywhere? I'm a leftie and sure do appreciate that bottom-eject!
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This is why I kept mine - left handed :)

I find the YL-12 to be a bit heavy and long, but it cycles nicely if a bit mechanical. I've never had it fail other than when I don't cycle it completely myself. That being said - if you don't know if you've cycled it completely and you expect a !bang!, it can be disconcerting when you don't hear/feel it. Can't even push-check it easily as it's bottom feed/eject.
 
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