Hello,
I'm considering a 20ga Yildiz O/U after recently handling my nephew's gun. I was a little worried from what I had read that it would be too light of a gun for me. His gun was about 6 1/4lbs, not as ultralight as I had thought it might be. It did feel like it would carry really nicely in the field. It also had as nice of wood as I have ever seen on any gun under $1000.
Because I often hunt pheasants on public ground here in SD I shoot steel shot most of the time just to keep things simple. I don't necessarily shoot the heaviest loads in a 20ga but they still are 7/8 - 1oz load at 1350-1450 fps. That can be a pretty stout load in a lighter gun. I'd add a thicker pad since my nephew's gun had one on and the LOP felt fine. I wish it had been nicer out over Christmas so I could have gotten out to shoot that gun.
I know that they are rated for steel but I'm just curious if anyone has feedback on how well these guns handle those types of loads. I'm not too concerned about recoil on myself because it is not high volume shooting, I'm more worried about how well an alloy receiver gun will handle it. Anyone using one for duck hunting or pheasant hunting with faster loads? It seems like I mostly find information about these guns being used for things like dove and quail hunting.
Thanks,
Tim
I'm considering a 20ga Yildiz O/U after recently handling my nephew's gun. I was a little worried from what I had read that it would be too light of a gun for me. His gun was about 6 1/4lbs, not as ultralight as I had thought it might be. It did feel like it would carry really nicely in the field. It also had as nice of wood as I have ever seen on any gun under $1000.
Because I often hunt pheasants on public ground here in SD I shoot steel shot most of the time just to keep things simple. I don't necessarily shoot the heaviest loads in a 20ga but they still are 7/8 - 1oz load at 1350-1450 fps. That can be a pretty stout load in a lighter gun. I'd add a thicker pad since my nephew's gun had one on and the LOP felt fine. I wish it had been nicer out over Christmas so I could have gotten out to shoot that gun.
I know that they are rated for steel but I'm just curious if anyone has feedback on how well these guns handle those types of loads. I'm not too concerned about recoil on myself because it is not high volume shooting, I'm more worried about how well an alloy receiver gun will handle it. Anyone using one for duck hunting or pheasant hunting with faster loads? It seems like I mostly find information about these guns being used for things like dove and quail hunting.
Thanks,
Tim
