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

Your Turkish Shotgun - what is your opinion?

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Falconflyer said:
I should also have mentioned that I have seen a picture of an Sa-08 online that the bolt itself shattered, as in broken in half! I don't know the circumstances behind the breakage but I also can't remember ever seeing anything like that before on any shotgun.
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I split the bolt on one of my Beretta 390 Sporters. Somewhere between 60 and 70 thousand rounds.
 
My buddy's new Weatherby ou is a total dud. He came in and out it back on the table said neither barrel would fire

I put over 40000 rounds thru a Turkish semi. It did break 2 bolts in that time but it was also not babied. It was passed around as a farm clay gun and was run hot and dirty. An email to Corwin arms asking to buy a replacement part landed me a free part likely shipped the same day as they came in in less than a week across much of the country. That gun ran 1500 rounds or so straight out of the box before the first hang up and the dozen or so others that club members and friend bought are still going strong. I moved mine along in favor of my a400 and a303
 
Westward1 said:
I split the bolt on one of my Beretta 390 Sporters. Somewhere between 60 and 70 thousand rounds.
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Well there you go, it can happen to any gun!
390's have a good reputation but they can still break and I'd think you'd be lucky to have an sa-08 run that long. I've always said that any gun can break no matter what the price but some just break more often than others.
 
It's no doubt that lesser guns are built with lesser material. The cost savings have to come from somewhere. High prices don't always mean perfection and most times budget guns will last a lifetime to an occasional hunter.
Not every gun is designed to go 100000 rounds and this not built to.
 
Here is the inside of my Charles Daly 601 receiver after 50 1 1/8oz slugs. The bolts been slamming hard forging the receiver. This gun uses a dual gas seal on the piston. I'm wondering if I take out the first seal if it will reduce how hard it's cycling.


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I also noticed gouges in the hammer spring cap it's made of really soft metal and should be hardened, it probably wont last 400 rounds. My Stoeger m3500 has thousands of rounds and the same type of trigger spring cap with 0 marks on it.
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burns k31 said:
I believe that. I would think that weatherby would put some effort into making sure their name is not on an inferior product.

Mossberg doubles are made in turkey, I believe. The silver reserve. Anyone have one to speak on?
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I've got a beauty SRII in 20 gauge.

Works flawlessly. In the field, and shooting skeet. ( Uses Huglu chokes).

It was shipped dry however. When I first got it ( new), it had an issue with sympathetic discharge. I took the stock off, added some oil to the action, and zero issues since. They're mechanical set triggers. Round count is somewhere North of 6000-7000 now.
 
On the only one I've looked at the top lever wouldn't return to center when the action was closed without pushing it over with your thumb. I
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I’ve owned guns worth far more that have this “issue”. Just a matter of break in
 
I've seen new guns where the top lever was a bit sticky too but the owner of this one said he had worked it back and forth a few dozen times and when I looked at it you still needed to push it closed quite forcefully. A break in period is not unusual with a lot of guns and I have no doubt that it would free up in time but how long is too long?
 
brybenn said:
My Tristar 12ga blew out the chokes as well. Warrenty refused to replace them stating #3 steel is to big for any of their chokes. I replaced them with true Beretta Mobil chokes and it's been fine since
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So ,got the new Beretta Mobil choke for the Tristar 20g.It fits perfectly and screws in by hand unlike the stock chokes.Big differance..
 
My experience so far is not definitive but have put about 200 rounds through my CZ bobwhite 20 GA and so far , it has been flawless However, 200 rounds is hardly a lot to draw any kind of conclusion. So far, so good.
 
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Well, my single shot Lazer went to a new home, and I must say, it was a real good value purchase! But I bought a Henry and only need one single shot 12 gauge. For the record, the Lazer was much lighter with the aluminum receiver and short 20 inch barrel, and unlike the Henry, the barrel was chrome lined.
 
The chrome lined barrels are a nice feature and some of those cheap Turkish guns come with walnut that puts berettas to shame. To bad shipping costs so much the next batch of Turkish imports will likely cost alot more. But then a Henry single is about a grand or more to your door. Prices have gotten rediculous
 
I am currently on my 3rd Cz Ringneck in 28 gauge.
The full disclosure on that is that everytime I take one out in the field with someone, they want to talk me out of it. The first two got sold, and I just about never found another to replace it. Number 3 stays in the box hidden for now, as I will never likely find another replacement. In my opinion, much nicer than any of the recent Huglu guns I have seen out there.
The case hardening seems proper as opposed to the new "Q-Tip swabbed" models. The actual CZ model has the proper baby frame and carries around like a broom stick. Never had any mechanical malfunctions. For the price, it is hard to see how they made any money on it for what appears to be a very well made gun. Ejectors, select trigger, multi-chokes, and a decent piece of Turkish walnut.
My only other experience with Turkish guns is the CZ Uplander Supreme. This one is an o/u 28 gauge with a bit of high relief engraving on the reciever, and upgraded wood (anyone interested, it is currently out on consignment at Shooters Choice). The price on this one was considerably more than what I paid for the simpler little Ringneck, so I may have expected too much out of it.
The gun is still ANIB condition, coming in a moulded plastic case (negrini style) and the only fault I could find with it was that the action was "too" tight. Maybe I'm spoiled with assisted opening in others, but this one is almost a chore to open and close. Needs someone with time on their hands to open and close it a few hundred times while sitting and watching TV!
Mechanically, I have never had an issue with either gun.
 
browning525 said:
I am currently on my 3rd Cz Ringneck in 28 gauge.
The full disclosure on that is that everytime I take one out in the field with someone, they want to talk me out of it. The first two got sold, and I just about never found another to replace it. Number 3 stays in the box hidden for now, as I will never likely find another replacement. In my opinion, much nicer than any of the recent Huglu guns I have seen out there.
The case hardening seems proper as opposed to the new "Q-Tip swabbed" models. The actual CZ model has the proper baby frame and carries around like a broom stick. Never had any mechanical malfunctions. For the price, it is hard to see how they made any money on it for what appears to be a very well made gun. Ejectors, select trigger, multi-chokes, and a decent piece of Turkish walnut.
My only other experience with Turkish guns is the CZ Uplander Supreme. This one is an o/u 28 gauge with a bit of high relief engraving on the reciever, and upgraded wood (anyone interested, it is currently out on consignment at Shooters Choice). The price on this one was considerably more than what I paid for the simpler little Ringneck, so I may have expected too much out of it.
The gun is still ANIB condition, coming in a moulded plastic case (negrini style) and the only fault I could find with it was that the action was "too" tight. Maybe I'm spoiled with assisted opening in others, but this one is almost a chore to open and close. Needs someone with time on their hands to open and close it a few hundred times while sitting and watching TV!
Mechanically, I have never had an issue with either gun.
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Some careful stoning on the barrel lug will save someone a few hundred open/close cycles.
 
So I guess I'm a part of this club now with a Winchester SXP Trench and while I wish it was made in New Haven, CT it's a pretty damn nice gun. Chrome lined bore, action is slick, dual action bars are nice and solid, nice wood, black chrome finish is ###y. Regretfully absolutely love the damn thing, I didn't know they were Turkish made before I got it and knowing beforehand would have probably steered me well away from it but owning it now...I really really like it a lot.
 
Seems like brand name Turkish made guns are doing ok..I also love my sxp. But anything off brand seems to be seconds or not tested to ensure operation.
 
Had an urge to rack a pump action a while ago. The last couple of weeks I've scratched that itch. Both are made in Turkey. Winchester sxp and Canuck. Got the Winchester a week or so ago. Took it out and ran a variety of rounds through it. It's the waterfowl camo 28" barrel. No issues. Took the Canuck out today just finished cleaning it. It's got a 16" barrel. Ran nice with the same variety of shells. 00, #4, #7.5, slugs. Ran 6 as fast as I could rack it a few times. No issues. As far as I can tell they're decent guns. Looks like lots of inexpensive good value guns coming from Turkey. While the Russian surplus stuff has gone way up. I'm thinking Turkish firearms are the best value now
 
Just bought a Churchill 612 pump 12.5 barrel. Gun worked fine out of the box. Shot slugs,buck shot, and some 3 inch turkey loads. The gun kicks harder than anything I have ever shot. the 3 inch shells were unbearable my shoulder is bruised. No more 3 inch shells for me.
 
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