It's too bad that your gun laid down on you so quickly, but now you have first-hand knowledge of why they don't cost much.

 

I have thousands through my SPZ 28GA. Depending on how old it is, where you bought it and where you are it may be worth contacting Briley in Houston to fix it. They are the official warranty repair provider for Yildiz guns in the US imported/sold by Academy.

 

Hi,
Yes that is what I did, returned it to Academy who forwarded it to Briley. Really hope they can pernanently resolve the issue, as, like I said, I really like that shotgun.
All the best,
Phil.

 

Those types/brands of guns don't hold their price on resell either. The classic of "You get what you pay for".

 

Hopefully they get you fixed back up in short order and it last a lot longer this time.

 

I’d sell it after it’s returned from repairs.

 

Sell it for what? That gun was ~$400 new. It’s pretty good for what it is. Punched my way into C class and almost in B now with my 28GA. Great for quail too….and I don’t have to worry about “ruining” it when I’m out in the field. Just keep it as a beater gun if you grow out of it but it really is fun.

 

I have a friend that bought one. He probably has 1000 rounds or a through his and it has only doubled once. I helped him pick it out as a starter gun when he first started shooting sporting and got tired of always having a different rental gun. I told him that if he really starts shooting a lot it may only last him a couple of years but if he doesn’t really get the the bug he won’t have a big investment. I know that he would get more of his money back if he bought a higher end gun but he didn’t want to part with 2-3 grand right now so that he could get back most of it in 3-4 years. He was comfortable with spending what the Yikdiz cost and so far he likes it.

 

Phil B,
You mentioned looking at a Browning Citori, I had a Browning 28/20 Combo gun that I shot Clays with, for many years, 2-3 time a week at the Nemacolin Shooting Academy, many many thousands of shells put thru that gun, it never let me down. The older guns are very high grade and seem to last for ever, the newer guns seem to have firing pin problems like most Brownings due. I was extremely good with the 28 gauge and used it most of the time. Simply a great gun for clays. On a weak moment I sold the gun to get a down payment on a #5 L.C. Smith gun and a modern L.C. Smith 28 gauge also that I wanted, for Grouse hunting.
If you like the Browning guns find an older Citori 28/20 Combo gun, they seem to last forever with no problems, no matter how hard you use them.
The quality was definitely built into them.

all the best,

Pine Creek/Dave
L.C. Smith Man

Browning Citori 28/20 Combo gun in its Browning hard case, sweet high quality gun.

 

Reliability is actually a good thing. I got rid of an SO 5 that wasn’t reliable.

 

It will be a swell test for warranty service on the Yildiz.

 

Lots of shotguns are priced low, nice outside and cheap inside.
That's how they got you to buy one in the first place, like ATF.
If they sell 500-K shotguns, they don't care if you buy another!
They have their money, then just rebrand, remarket a similar gun.
It's like a Merry $$ Go-Round, only you're riding a Turkey.
Mike

 

Except the HPS isn't very nice on the outside from what I have experienced. I've only seen 2 up close but the wood fitting wasn't great and the stocks were rough and sandpapery feeling. Others may not be that way. These were the 2 that they had in stock at the Academy I looked at them at. They are affordable though.

 

I bought a 12 gauge Yildiz HPS 30” barrel. Have about 600-800 rounds thru it so far with trap and sporting clays. No issues thus far. The finish is just ok and expected for what I paid for it. My only nitpick is it’s a little stiff when breaking the action down but expecting it to get better the more use it gets. Has been shooting great for me.

 

There is nothing better for your shooting than a gun that fits you well. IIRC the HPS features a steel receiver and is roughly an 8 lbs. gun. If so you can expect it will last for at least 80,000 rounds if you clean the action every year and replace the mainsprings every two or 3 years. BTW, I shoot with a very good Skeet shooter who has been shooting a CZ Redhead Premier Target since 2021 and after at least 50,000 rounds fired downrange it still has a nice tight joint and has not had one single part failure. The only failure was this Spring when the trigger failed to reset the second barrel on the last box of a days practice on the station 6 pair. When he got home he pulled the stock and found the cause, a bit of lint had worked into the action and was occasionally snagging the intertia block. He says from now on he'll use a magnifier to inspect everything in the action when it gets it's Spring Cleaning.