Yildiz SPZ ME O/U 12G

gbrad2x

Hi all

Have my sights set on a Yildiz SPZ ME O/U 12G as my first shotgun. It seems to be well received across the world and at 899 new it seems well priced.

Anyone out there with this model? I was considering a Beretta 686 silver pidgeon also though its over double the price. I could stretch is but would it be worth the extra.

Mostly shooting clays.

Thanks in advance

Gerry

tikka646

I have one, it's reliable. Probably not the best for lots of clays. It's light enough so you'll feel the recoil after a while. I only shoot clays the odd time so I don't mind so much.

gbrad2x

Wpuld you know if there are better guns in around that price range?

17hmr1

www.boards.ie/discussion/2058365166/for-sale-fabram-gamma-shotgun

tikka646

I'd look at buying 2nd hand. You'd pick up a nice browning 525 for around the price of the new yildiz. The yildiz is grand but the browning will be nicer in every way and more suited to lots of clays.

Grizzly 45

IF you can FWIW and it hasn't been abused go the Beretta. They are a buy once, cry about the price once, use it for life gun,they will hold their value if you ever want to sell it on.

However, I'll put one caveat on any of the brands mentioned.You need to get the gun to fit you properly. This is vital with shotguns and esp if you are starting off as a badly fitting stock or with the wrong cast will make life hard for you. Its sometimes better to have a POS gun costing hundreds with a proper fitting stock costing a thousand that gets you proper hits, than having a 1000-plus gun and a stock that is killing you. So try all the brands mentioned for fit and if possible shoot them.If you find one that fits of any brand,it might be worth the saved money to get the stock custom-fitted to you, which you might have to do with the Yil if you are a large fellah. I find the Turks rather short for me. Mr Pat Sludds is the man for that here in Ireland.

gbrad2x

Thanks to all who commented, great advice. In the end I opted for a used Beretta 686 one Sporter.

To my untrained eye I though the gun looked to be in great condition and came with the case and chokes etc. 1800 for it. They couldn't tell me the age of the gun but after a little research it appears to be 2004 , though I'm unsure if that's correct.

I can't help but think I should have bought it new but it's a saving of 700 buying the used gun which is not to be sneezed at. Putting through the fca1 form soon and looking forward to shooting soon.

I'll try post an image of it and would be grateful if somebody with a keen eye could identify the year ( or thereabouts)

gbrad2x

Here it is

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J.R.

That gun looks to be in excellent condition.

The year of manufacture wouldn't bother me — my priority would be the amount of use and care it received.

If the gun fits you, enjoy it and get great use from it.

If minded and cleaned, it will last for years.

You can find the year the gun was proofed here -

https://avalonguns.co.uk/beretta-age-lookup#:~:text=To%20find%20the%20year%20of,without%20breaking%20the%20gun%20down.

Go through this checklist and you can satisfy yourself that you got a very good gun.

https://blog.hunting-spot.com/en/condition-secondhand-smoothbore-shotgun

gbrad2x

Thanks for that JR! Turns out the gun was manufactured in 2021 ( chuffed at that) I have the safe ready to go.

The Garda advisory mentions that it's attached to a solid structure and so I plan to bolt it to the concrete floor only. Attaching to the wall will mean removal of the skirting and added mess so I'll avoid that which should be OK according to the regulation which just mentioned solid structure.

FCA form is also submitted to local Garda station so have to wait it out now.