Yildiz pro journey

[Ausgunner]

Hi guys.

Wanted to share my experience with yildiz pro. I've always been a Miroku shooter mainly- among a 694 of late, but the pro tempted me since its introduction to makret in 2018. More so around 2020 when the adjustable arrived with better grip shape etc, i have handled them and compared them to gun which they copied and have always been impressed. Financially i needed to cull a gun so i decided to sell the 694 and move into a grade 4 adj 32 inch pro- as much as i want to i cannot justify spending 8000-16000 on a perazzi- one day.

The pro really are an excellent piece of kit and i would argue best value guns on new gun market.

Only negatives are they saved some money by using a production recoil pad rather than hand fitting individual pads, the wood finish needs some work in oiling, outside of that they are brilliant.

And i wouldn't argue it wasn't wise for them to skimp a little on external finish as if the fitted a better pad and spent a week oiling the price would be 500 pound extra, and what they have done is smart- copy a top tier gun and sell at entry good gun price.

i have done away with the stock pad and replaced with a kick eez- and the gun now balances a tiny bit towards rear which i like. I also sanded and oiled the wood over the week and it looks amazing.

The trigger is breaking under 3.4lbs as expected given the action design.

I have no doubt i will lose a reasonable chunk when/if i ever decide to move it on, that being said they are holding value reasonably well and i can't imagine replacing it.

Love to hear from other owners.

[Scully]

It does indeed look the biz, and don’t take this as ‘knocking’ it in any way as that’s not my intention, seriously, but for those looking to buy a Perazzi for a fraction of Perazzi money, have a good look at the Renato Gamba Daytona. It is 99.99% identical to the MX8, made in Italy by the company which was once ( possibly still do? ) I believe, a finishing house for Perazzi. 
If you don’t believe me, have a look at the YouTube videos of 

@Miroku Matt

[Gordon R]

Got to agree with Scully. Nearly bought a Gamba Daytona in 2012 and regretted it since. I chose a Salvinelli Monaco, which I still have - still tight after many thousands of shells - but keep looking for a Gamba.

[Ausgunner]

5 hours ago, Scully said:

It does indeed look the biz, and don’t take this as ‘knocking’ it in any way as that’s not my intention, seriously, but for those looking to buy a Perazzi for a fraction of Perazzi money, have a good look at the Renato Gamba Daytona. It is 99.99% identical to the MX8, made in Italy by the company which was once ( possibly still do? ) I believe, a finishing house for Perazzi. 
If you don’t believe me, have a look at the YouTube videos of 

@Miroku Matt

You won't find a gamba here for less than tripple what i paid for this, and in the real world- country of origin aside these are as close as it gets for a fraction, people will always say look elsewhere due to turkey stigma which is fine. But i for one don't see this as any less gun

[Scully]

1 hour ago, Ausgunner said:

You won't find a gamba here for less than tripple what i paid for this, and in the real world- country of origin aside these are as close as it gets for a fraction, people will always say look elsewhere due to turkey stigma which is fine. But i for one don't see this as any less gun

That’s fair enough, and I genuinely am not knocking your gun as I know nothing about the model; it was merely an observation on my part.