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Looking for recommendations for a over/under 20 gauge shotgun.....
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The Yildiz O/U marketed by Academy is pretty nice for the price. I got the compacts and bought it when I had $100 off coupon. Effectively paid $360 out the door. Got a Sumtoy rib mount for my Vortex Venom. The compact model has a 24" barrel and weighs about 5.2 pounds. I changed out the recoil pad with a limbsaver and had great results in recoil reduction over stock pad. Sumtoy regularly cuts chokes for the Yildiz thread pattern. I'm sure you can get a few other companies to do the same, but the thread pattern is proprietary to Yildiz.

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The Stevens 555 is a really nice budget friendly O/U.
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BrowningGuy88 wrote:The Stevens 555 is a really nice budget friendly O/U.
I looked at those as well before buying the Yildiz. What thread pattern does the Stevens use?

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jhogue wrote: June 13th, 2019, 2:04 pm
BrowningGuy88 wrote:The Stevens 555 is a really nice budget friendly O/U.
I looked at those as well before buying the Yildiz. What thread pattern does the Stevens use?

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jhogue wrote: June 13th, 2019, 12:24 pm The Yildiz O/U marketed by Academy is pretty nice for the price. I got the compacts and bought it when I had $100 off coupon. Effectively paid $360 out the door. Got a Sumtoy rib mount for my Vortex Venom. The compact model has a 24" barrel and weighs about 5.2 pounds. I changed out the recoil pad with a limbsaver and had great results in recoil reduction over stock pad. Sumtoy regularly cuts chokes for the Yildiz thread pattern. I'm sure you can get a few other companies to do the same, but the thread pattern is proprietary to Yildiz.

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Yildiz O/U are sweet, I've looked at them at local Academy.
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You may be familiar with them but I would be looking for one with double triggers if you’re planning on shooting two different constriction chokes. I quit shooting an o/u because I didn’t like fumbling with the barrel selector when turkeys were up close.
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The Yildiz O/U is a bad little shotgun!! I have a sumtoy vent rib mount for my FF 3. I had to add a shim to get it zero. Paired it with two Trulock .581 precision hunter extended chokes. I also added a Sims limb saver recoil pad. It’s extremely light weight and was a pleasure to tote this past spring.

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Wow, nice rig there squeaky
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Squeaky wrote: June 14th, 2019, 12:10 pm The Yildiz O/U is a bad little shotgun!! I have a sumtoy vent rib mount for my FF 3. I had to add a shim to get it zero. Paired it with two Trulock .581 precision hunter extended chokes. I also added a Sims limb saver recoil pad. It’s extremely light weight and was a pleasure to tote this past spring.

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Nice looking rig!

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VA it is hydro dipped. Ole boy out of Robertsdale, AL did the dip on it. Not a high end dip but accomplished what I was looking for on this budget build. I was unsure how I would like an O/U and did not want to invest a large sum of money into the build. Being I love the results and how this gun patterns I will go for a higher end dip if I ever need to redo it.
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Squeaky wrote: June 14th, 2019, 12:10 pm The Yildiz O/U is a bad little shotgun!! I have a sumtoy vent rib mount for my FF 3. I had to add a shim to get it zero. Paired it with two Trulock .581 precision hunter extended chokes. I also added a Sims limb saver recoil pad. It’s extremely light weight and was a pleasure to tote this past spring.

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Leadchunker I shoot hand loads through this build. She likes 9's and 8.5's with the current set up. I personally like to shoot 8's so I may experiment with those at a later date.
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Fdept56 wrote: June 13th, 2019, 4:44 pm You may be familiar with them but I would be looking for one with double triggers if you’re planning on shooting two different constriction chokes. I quit shooting an o/u because I didn’t like fumbling with the barrel selector when turkeys were up close.
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I like the Stevens 555 20ga o/u. You don't have to worry about a shiny receiver on the 555 either.
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KOFS are Stevens are ATI.
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howl wrote: June 24th, 2019, 10:44 am KOFS are Stevens are ATI.
That’s good info!
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hoobilly wrote:
howl wrote: June 24th, 2019, 10:44 am KOFS are Stevens are ATI.
That’s good info!
Makes me even happier that bought the Yildiz. Thinking more about buying a Yildiz is .410 if I can find one.

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Squeaky wrote:The Yildiz O/U is a bad little shotgun!! I have a sumtoy vent rib mount for my FF 3. I had to add a shim to get it zero. Paired it with two Trulock .581 precision hunter extended chokes. I also added a Sims limb saver recoil pad. It’s extremely light weight and was a pleasure to tote this past spring.

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Squeaky I like your setup...
I’m running Sumtoy chokes (562 and 585)and mount with a Trijicon RMR. Limbsaver butt pad
Shoot hand load tss 9s thru 562 and
Golden pheasant 7s thru 585 for up close and personal. Love it
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