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Great, I must have got the two mixed up. Thanks for the clarification.
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I have a higher end Huglu, it's fit, finish, engraving, and wood are about as good as any Berretta or Browning. No issues yet, but I do not shoot it a lot. IE not in a trap league. I have read that they can have issues, but do not know personally of one that has. Huglu makes the CZ shotguns. They are more of a community or region that a specific company.
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Chris DeHaan had a good business replacing problem parts on Huglu SxS guns and putting his name on them. He got out of the business as the quality dropped to the point he could no longer fix and sell them at a reasonable price. CZ then took over full importation.
Make that Mark DeHaan, not Chris. Chris is someone else entirely.
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Lots of quality O/Us available under a grand these days... Beretta and Win 101s are too good to settle for less.
Mark Begich, Joaquin Jackson, and Heller resistance... Three huge reasons to worry about the NRA.
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Over on Upland Journal there is a Beretta 686 Black Onyx for $1150, Beretta BL3 for $1150, and an Uggie side by side for $875. All 20 guages. If I hadn't just bought a new truck..... BL3 there is overpriced. Extractors...
Mark Begich, Joaquin Jackson, and Heller resistance... Three huge reasons to worry about the NRA.
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Been awhile since I've been here. Very interesting thread, and I'm studying all of the replies as I msy be interested in a new/used s x s down the road here. I have noticed there are fewer decent quality s x s shotguns out there than o/u, at least in my part of the world.
Regarding how much one has to spend, I've found a good rule of thumb is "when you buy quality, you only cry once". Regards, Vic
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They were and they were a good shotgun. No longer made and if something breaks you have a problem.
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I ended up with a Yildiz Elegant A5 20ga SxS. Have put a few hundred rounds through it already at the skeet range and the dove field. Love it.
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I recently traded a revolver for a CZ Woodcock 20ga w/ 28" barrels. Love that little gun. Man it shoots nice and is just a hoot. I have around 250 rounds through it so far without a hitch actually getting better as it wears in. I see them on sale for around $600 once in a while. I like that gun so much that I'm contemplating selling my Ruger Red Label.
A true sportsman counts his achievements in proportion to the effort involved and fairness of the sport. - S. Pope
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When it comes to over/unders, it is awfully hard to justify not simply getting a used Beretta. Or SKB ,CItori etc
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I have a CZ in 28ga. that I like a lot. I have not shot it very much yet, maybe a couple of hundred rounds but no complaints so far
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I have had a Yildiz ME 20/20 for about a year. I really like it. I have put a few hundred rounds through it shooting sporting clays, and I used it dove hunting this past fall. It performed well. I look forward to pheasant hunting with it later on this year. It is a good gun for the money.
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My recommendation on a Turkish shotgun.
NO. NO.............PLAIN NO
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I have had a Yildiz ME 20/20 for about a year. I really like it. I have put a few hundred rounds through it shooting sporting clays, and I used it dove hunting this past fall. It performed well. I look forward to pheasant hunting with it later on this year. It is a good gun for the money. I will add that due to the fact that I liked my Yildiz 20 gauge, I recently purchased a Yildiz 12 gauge to go with it. I like them both. Granted, I am not one who shoots 10,000 rounds a year at a sporting clays, trap, or skeet range, but I think they are nice guns for the money. I shoot sporting clays around 10 times per year and upland hunt when I can. They may not be for everyone, but these guns work for me.
If ifs and buts were like candy and nuts, it would be Christmas every day.
“The .30-06 is never a mistake.” - Col. Townsend Whelan
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I was researching the new guns from SKB, and found out they are being manufactured in Turkey, possibly the same place the Kimbers were made. May be worth a look.
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I was researching the new guns from SKB, and found out they are being manufactured in Turkey, possibly the same place the Kimbers were made. May be worth a look. The Japanese-made SKB's are excellent... I've shot SKB's for decades - still have at least three (haven't used 'em for years now - shoulder issue.. ). Just me - but I would NOT want one from Turkey...
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Redneck,
I hear what you are saying. I had a 785 Sporting and a 20ga/28ga 385 set. They were on the heavy side, but solid guns. The fact that SKB USA has always been a company that would stand behind their products and the fact that Kimber trusted them, makes me at least give it a second thought.
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I still have an SKB M880 Crown Grade that I bought brand new in '80.. It's still in 98% condition.. It might have 6-700 rounds through it.. Just too nice to use.
Ex- USN (SS) '66-'69 Pro-Constitution. LET'S GO BRANDON!!!
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I liked the 785. Had to get rid of it to fund the Blaser F3. Got one of the first year of production. Put a few thousand through the 785. Several thousand through the F3.
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