A couple of guys at my club have ATA's. Both of them were bought at around the same time a couple of years ago. Only problem was one of them had a tight choke tube. The threads were full of some sort of grit. Once cleaned up it screwed in nicely.

No problems since and both have had 5000+ rounds through them.

If that's what you can afford, you can't go wrong.

 

In the UK they are generally considered a decent starter gun. Look for you tube videos by premier guns or the shooting channel for ATA guns. That said, what is imported to the UK may not be at all the same as that to the US

 

Take a look at the Weatherby Orion, made by ATA but supported in the US by Weatherby. There are several reviews here on SGW if you search, best of luck whatever you choose.

 

Not sure exactly your price range but you may be able to get a used Browning Citori or a Franchi Instinct L for not much more.

Franchi Instinct L

Franchi Instinct L for sale online.

www.gunsinternational.com

 

Why not buy a quality semi auto instead of a cheap Over/Under? I prefer an O/U, but I am particularly fond of guns that work. Cheap O/Us are a crap shoot at best.

 

Sounds better in stereo........

 

Whatever you buy, if you buy used, make sure you don't buy someone else's problem.

JB

 

What will the primary use for the gun be ?

 

The ATA O/Us are about the best of their breed... That being said, Turkish shotguns today have improved in quality by leaps and bounds over the junk that was imported 15 or 20 years ago but still, don't expect a $1000 gun to be the same build quality as a $3000 gun. I have a ATA Supersport and I cannot fault anything with it given kind of light to moderate usage it has seen thus far. The fit and finish and the features it is equipped with (adjustable comb and extended competition choke tubes) exceed that of what you would expect form a gun retailing for right around a $1000 bucks.

 

Absolutely nothing wrong with an SKB. Their service department, if needed, is outstanding.

 

I've had 2 Weatherby-branded ATAs, an Orion and an Element, and both have been mechanically flawless. I have no complaints on "fit and finish" - it doesn't look like a K gun, but looks good next to a rack of Brownings.

 

Are you shooting hundreds of rounds or thousands? If the latter then look at a Browning , or something equal.

 

You did not say your price point. Mid range means different things to different folks.

After 45 years in the trade, maybe I can add some advice

John Boyd
Quality Arms

 

I hope OP responds. I’d like to hear the thoughts of someone with your experience.

 

The only ATA product I’ve got any experience with is the Weatherby youth compact Sa-08 I purchased for my son. I’m impressed with it so far. It’s a black synthetic model that’s well put together. Based off of the Beretta A303. It’s got an aluminum shell follower, a smooth action, chrome lined barrel, and it’s the lightest 20 gauge autoloader I’ve ever held at 5lbs 12oz. It took about 50 rounds to break it in, but has not had a cycling failure since (Although, I’ve only got about 400 rounds through it so far). It will even reliably cycle Winchester universals.

 

I bought one of these before I got Beretta 694. Winchester Model 101 Ultimate Sporting from Bass Pro. I have at last 10k rounds through it without even a miss fire. The price is higher now then when I bought for $1,500. It's on the light weight side so it kicks more then my 694 for sure.

 

I bought an ATA O/U shotgun a couple years ago. I was new to sporting clays. I could have bought a Beretta Silver wing and that’s what I was thinking. However, the ATA was better looking, mechanically identical and between 1/3rd and half the price. People at my local gun club deal with a lot of high end shot guns. Everyone there is very complimentary of this gun and I love it. It’s gorgeous, shoots well and I’m proud of it. Great purchase. I’m still very happy.

 

IMO ATA, Yildiz, and CZ USA are true bargain guns. What you get is quality that matches the majors and features that come very close to the majors at a cost of about 1/2 of what a Beretta or Browning with identical features. As for quality, every single Beretta shotgun or barrel set I have purchased since 2020 has had some pretty significant Defects. Frankly you'll get better Quality today with any of the mentioned Turkish guns than you will with a new Beretta.

Personally I lean towards CZ shotguns. I currently have a 20 gauge O/U, a 12 gauge SxS, and a 12 gauge Semi. All function perfectly and all came with distinctly pretty wood. I also shoot with a fellow who shot 2 x 100 at this years state championship and his competition shotgun is a 2012 CZ Redhead premier Target he picked up as a NIB special on Gunbroker for 800 dollars in 2021. He got the gun in and first time he shot it found out the gun was a 100% perfect Fit out of the box. That first summer he had it I watched him shoot 9 consecutive straights using 410 tubes in it over 3 weekends.

 

I have 19 shotguns, several Remington, Winchesters, Mossbergs, and one, each Yildiz & Ata Arms. My old Remington 870 pump shoot rings around both of them, a good used Remington is my vote.

 

Never buy any gun that you know you can't find parts for or get quality service in the USA.
Mike

 

I have several Berettas and a Browning Citori 525. Berettas were purchased in Europe and are bullet proof. 525 Citori is on 3rd set of firing pins. I bought a new CZ 20ga o/u that I returned to CZ in Kansas City because the 2nd barrel wouldn’t fire. Great customer service. Had a Franchi that was a lemon and Beretta in MD worked on it, beating up the stock so bad I took a big loss when selling it. Worst customer service I’ve ever experienced is Browning. Had a 870 trap that fell apart when the rivet in the receiver fell out. Bottom line; like cars, you can get a bad one in any brand. I would take a chance on Turkish gun. At least the stocks don’t look like they were made out of pine 2x4s from Lowes, if that matters to you.

 

If you can’t afford a good quality shotgun, then you definitely can’t afford a cheap shotgun