Yildiz vs. Savage 220B .410 shoot-out (sorta...)
Posted: May 11th, 2013, 2:10 pm
I purchased a second Yildiz .410 and took delivery of a Savage 220B .410 this weekend. I had an opportunity to shoot each at 40 yards this morning with TSS 9’s, 13/16 oz. While one shot is not a statistical certainty, it gave me a good idea of what lies in store for both down the road. My first Yildiz .410 has a 4 shot average of 101 inside the 10” ring with a high of 110 and a low of 88. I was expecting the same from the newer Yildiz.
I weighed each new gun. Not surprising, Yildiz #2 weighed in at 3 lbs, 3.1 oz. with its 28” factory full barrel and alloy receiver. A mere wisp of gun, but proven deadly in the field this past season with my first Yildiz. For a gun costing $139 with sales tax included, the Yildiz also has remarkably nice walnut with hand cut checkering. I was in Athens, Ga., yesterday for daughter’s graduation and I bought myself a graduation present at Academy Sports. As for the Savage, the wood was plain, no checkering. Surprisingly, it weighed a whopping 5 lbs., 13 oz. with its 26” barrel. My 20 gauge 220A weighs a flat 5 lbs. After studying the gun, the weight is a factor of the gun being built on a larger gauge’s gun frame and an overbuilt barrel. In order to center the firing pin in the firing chamber, the wall thickness of the chamber is a stout .365” compared with the Yildiz’s .18”. The Yildiz shot a disappointing 74 in the 10” ring and 78 in the 10-20” ring. This is low-borderline in my estimation for a 40 yard turkey gun. A trip to Mr. Lambert at Sumtoy is probably in order for a sleeved choke. The Savage with its 26” full did a respectable 110/106. I’ll leave it as is and mount a red dot. With a full bead showing above the receiver’s slotted sight, it shot a foot high at 20 yards. I had to aim at the bottom of the paper to pattern it a 40 yards. A red dot is in order for it.
Despite the lower 10” ring numbers, I think the design, wood quality, and uber-lightness of the Yildiz wins in the cool factor category. I carried Yildiz #1 most of this past season, and tricked-out with red dot and sling, it’s 3 lbs., 9 oz. was a pleasure to carry. I think William can improve the numbers on Yildiz #2. Stay tuned.
I weighed each new gun. Not surprising, Yildiz #2 weighed in at 3 lbs, 3.1 oz. with its 28” factory full barrel and alloy receiver. A mere wisp of gun, but proven deadly in the field this past season with my first Yildiz. For a gun costing $139 with sales tax included, the Yildiz also has remarkably nice walnut with hand cut checkering. I was in Athens, Ga., yesterday for daughter’s graduation and I bought myself a graduation present at Academy Sports. As for the Savage, the wood was plain, no checkering. Surprisingly, it weighed a whopping 5 lbs., 13 oz. with its 26” barrel. My 20 gauge 220A weighs a flat 5 lbs. After studying the gun, the weight is a factor of the gun being built on a larger gauge’s gun frame and an overbuilt barrel. In order to center the firing pin in the firing chamber, the wall thickness of the chamber is a stout .365” compared with the Yildiz’s .18”. The Yildiz shot a disappointing 74 in the 10” ring and 78 in the 10-20” ring. This is low-borderline in my estimation for a 40 yard turkey gun. A trip to Mr. Lambert at Sumtoy is probably in order for a sleeved choke. The Savage with its 26” full did a respectable 110/106. I’ll leave it as is and mount a red dot. With a full bead showing above the receiver’s slotted sight, it shot a foot high at 20 yards. I had to aim at the bottom of the paper to pattern it a 40 yards. A red dot is in order for it.
Despite the lower 10” ring numbers, I think the design, wood quality, and uber-lightness of the Yildiz wins in the cool factor category. I carried Yildiz #1 most of this past season, and tricked-out with red dot and sling, it’s 3 lbs., 9 oz. was a pleasure to carry. I think William can improve the numbers on Yildiz #2. Stay tuned.