Yildiz o/u warranty?

[Texaszach]

Is anyone familiar with these shotguns warranties?
They are apparently "academy exclusive."

The gun was a gift from my grandfather.
It has shot both rounds simultaneously on a few occasions!
The last time it happened was with 2- 3" magnum turkey loads..

 

[rcmodel]

No idea.

Academy Customer Service
1-888-922-2336

I imagine though that you would get off cheaper finding a local shotgun gunsmith to fix it.

rc

 

[drsfmd]

They are serviced by Briley. http://www.briley.com/

 

[Texaszach]

K thanks guys. I'll be looking into it first thing tomorrow

 

[greyling22]

I sent one back because the top barrel was shooting way low. I had bought it used so I didn't have the receipt, but they had only been out a couple of years and all of them were still in warranty. I said it was a gift and they sent it off to be repaired. it took a while, and I had to drop it off at academy and pick it up at academy when it was ready, but it didn't cost anything. (I did have to call academy to see if it was ready, they never called me. they had had it behind the counter for 2 weeks). It still wasn't fixed so I sold it.

BTW, you can massively improve that gun by lightening the ejector springs.

 

[Texaszach]

How does that improve it? I don't know as much about shotguns as I do rifles.

 

[greyling22]

makes it a whole lot easier to close the gun since you have to compress the ejectors when it closes. It also keeps the empties from achieving near earth orbit or putting your eye out when opening the gun. Mine was a 20ga, and it was a bearcat to close before I started playing with the springs.

 

[Texaszach]

Wow thanks for the advice. That gun is definitely a beast to close.
I was too busy at work to go talk to them at academy. And am having to go out of town tomorrow..
So lord willing I can go have a chat with them on Friday.

Is that a mod worth trying on my own? Or should I consult a smith

 

[drsfmd]

Do *NOTHING* until you have the gun looked at by Briley. At home modifications may very well void any warranty you have.

 

[greyling22]

+1 to drsfmd.

when it comes back, lighten your ejectors. they remove a lot like these http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJQaNqeObhc keep in mind they're under a lot more pressure than the ones in the video so that pin will sproing out. (safety glasses are not a bad idea. see how he can push his ejectors in with finger pressure, my gun required 2 thumbs to budge.)I cut 3 coils on each of my springs and could probably have gone back for a 4th.

Rest the end of the barrels on a towel on the floor, and use a small block of wood, or something similar, to depress the ejectors while rotating & removing them. Also, maybe place a plastic bag over the ejectors to trap the small pin that rides between the ejector & the spring in case it trys to fly away. DO NOT DO THIS IN A ROOM WITH SHAG CARPET

Then, if you feel frisky, take a .17 caliber bore brush, chuck it in a drill, and clean/polish the spring hole in the barrel monoblock. Also, clean & polish the ejector's themselves and the slot's that they ride in on the side's of the bbl monobloc. It should help some, but not as much as lightening the springs. Then grease the pivot points, pull the stock and lightly lube the internals. Yildiz's tend to be bone dry from the factory.

 

[oneounceload]

Or, you might ask Briley to do it - if you have future problems with the gun and you made those changes, you might have voided your warranty. There is also the issue of potential liability if you sell the gun and your modifications in some way, cause an injury to the next owner

 

[Texaszach]

Well the gun was shipped to briley and they're also looking at the tightness to close it.
All free of charge. Can't complain about that, let's just hope it is fixed.