If you live near Briley, sure, I'd check with them. Otherwise, I think it'd be quicker to have a local gunsmith look at it. It may be a pretty quick & easy job to straighten & adjust that latch.

 

Holy cow, did you hit that latch with Mjolnir?

 

I bought one about 4 months ago and the gun is really tight for about 500 rounds. I have about 2500 rounds through it now and no issues. My son and I shot 400 rounds Fathers day weekend shooting two rounds of sporting clays. I really like mine and so far no issues.

 

Hello to all. I just bought one at the local Academy Store. It also had an extremely tight forearm latch, the people at Academy had a tough time getting it to release to disassemble the gun. I did a ton of research on Yildiz and have found that the British shooters love and highly endorse Yildiz. That was a deciding factor on my decision to buy this gun. That and the fact the receiver is made of stainless steel, which helps to ensure longevity. We shall see. Just spent an hour taking it down, cleaning and lubing everything with Rem-Oil and Slip 2000. Off to the range tomorrow to pattern and see how everything operates. More info to follow!

 

It loosens up a lot after about 500 rounds. Mine was very stiff and now it takes no effort at all and I have about 2000 rounds through it.

 

We also had an overly tight fore end. It was so tight that it was binding and you basically had to break it open over your knee. The latch had to be forcefully pulled open and forced shut. The fore end had to really be tugged on to get off and had to be smacked to go on.

No way my wife could open it while shooting. I worked the action 100's of times and we shot some rounds through it. After the metal started exhibiting galling another approach was needed.

I ended up taking a couple .001's off the back of the barrel lug. From the wear pattern on it, it was only contacting on one side, so it wasn't even square to the fore end locking assembly. After a couple very careful swipes with a fine file, my wife's gun now opens and closes correctly, the fore end latch snaps shut on its own and the pattern on the block shows contact all the way across.

These guns are being built to a price point for Academy and are not going through all the hand work and other processes that Yildiz's higher priced guns do. They come off the same machines, fixtures, etc but you know for a gun to sell (in our case) for $569.99, the gun has to pay for the trip across the ocean, plus X amount of profit for Academy (they aren't giving them away). That tells you how much they cost to build.

Now we know that overseas labor costs are not what they are in the US and CNC machines do most of the work. If the guns that go to the UK (and other places across the pond) suffered the quirks that the guns from Academy do, they would not be so popular.

They are what they are a relatively cheap, entry level gun. As I said in another thread here, Briley doesn't warranty everything. I had a problem with a choke tube. What a cluster it turned out to be. Customer service at Academy sucks. I was advised to contact Yildiz in Turkey to see what they suggested / would do.

I ended up fixing it myself. Also all the choke tubes were drastically undersized, as if they had been roughed out and never finish machined. We ended up boring them out on my gunsmith buddy's lathe.

With the little bit of hand work I put into it, it is now a respectable shotgun that my wife is starting to shoot pretty good. We did have to shorten the stock and we put a Limbsaver recoil pad on it. It's now perfect for her to learn to shoot trap with. It patterns good, shoots where it is aimed. The barrels are regulated together. It is still appropriately stiff for a new gun, but she is able to open and close it on the line safely, without the hand work I put into it, she would not have been allowed on the line as it was so difficult to open and close.

 

I would be wary of confusing reviews for the Yildiz ProStar line (Perazzi clones), which seem to get pretty decent feedback, with those for the rest of their lineup, which is held to a much lower standard to meet the aggressive price points.

 

that us why I said

These guns are being built to a price point for Academy and are not going through all the hand work and other processes that Yildiz's higher priced guns do. They come off the same machines, fixtures, etc but you know for a gun to sell (in our case) for $569.99, the gun has to pay for the trip across the ocean, plus X amount of profit for Academy (they aren't giving them away). That tells you how much they cost to build.

and specifically said their higher priced guns. if you go look at Gunbroker, non-Academy Yildiz guns sell for north of $2000.00

 

A friend of mine who is a left handed shooter has talked himself out of his HPS Sporting and into a different O/U. I happen to be a right handed shooter and am picking up said HPS for $650. Can’t wait to take ownership of it on wednesday.

 

Picked her up today. Wow. Pics Later.

 

My 13 year old Son hit 17/25 and 18/25 with the HPS Sporting. (trap) No adjustments to the stock. Full choke , 1 1/18 top guns , He digs it. We need to pattern it and see where the pellets are flying. I want him to get his first 25 straight with it.

 

awesome! if you're getting those kind of results, first time shooting it; you've just confirmed the pattern, point of aim and impact. congratulations!

 

oh.......and full choke too! very impressive!

 

now I've got one , had it for a while but haven't shot it an awful lot yet for various (free time and also shoulder surgery). I did get it fitted to me the best of my ability and it shoots plenty good for me and seems really good.
that model was already on my want to buy list and I stumbled across one and a pawn shop for 500 bucks no scratches all the chokes the case and everything was with it I called the deal of the year.... and when I adjusted the stock and use the patterning board the barrels were regulated very well

 

Sure but for my ease of mind I want to see it on a patterning board. Should take me less than 5 mins.

 

I've got over 250 rounds through mine and all ok. Gartone (see my thread here: First day out with the Yildiz Sporting HPS) bought one and had the forearm fall off into the hull bucket when the forearm latch just broke off the bottom of the barrel. Briley told him that they couldn't fix it and he needed a new barrel. Since you can't find the whole gun, good luck getting a new barrel. Halley's comet will pass again before that happens (estimated mid year 2061). Sent him to Feland's Gunsmithing. Larry said he could reattach for about $100. Moral of the story - I wouldn't hammer on that latch too hard!

 

Great video on the Yildiz HPS Sporting

 

These are really hard to find and present a great value at $730, each. When i found them, i went ahead and bought two!

12 gauge
Over/under
Vented Rib
30" Vented Barrels
5 chokes
Nice trigger (low pull weight)
Stainless steel receiver
Black barrels
Single trigger
Combination manual safety/barrel selector (over or under)
Nice cushioned butt pad
Adjustable comb
Beautiful Turkish walnut stock
About 8 lbs
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Only problem that i found so far was that one of the forearm latches are pretty tight. On one of my guns, it didnt want to snap closed. The latch didnt want to go closed, even though the forearm was securely attached to the barrel. Stupid me; I gave it a light rap with a soft rubber hammer that i had on my bench. The latch is now bent and protrudes from the forearm (not flush, see below). I feel really bad (embarrassed by my stupidity) for "operating" on a brand new gun! Should i reach out to Briley and explain what happened?

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PS: I shot 16 yd trap with one of the guns today. Forgot to bring the spare chokes. Didnt do too bad with IC and skeet chokes. Very comfortable to shoot!

any other issues other than the latch?

 

no thats all and it was an easy fix, with a couple of passes witht a file. appears to be well made. beautiful wood. gun has good weight to it; 8 lbs and change. great triggers on my two guns. here's where they may have cheaped out; the barrels are some sort of black, maybe powder coated; not blued. the black is tough and hard.