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Main Forums => The Roundtable => Topic started by: K Frame on August 16, 2022, 12:01:34 PM
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Anyone know where the Element is made?
I'm assuming that it's probably Turkish made for Weatherby, but haven't been able to verify that.
Bud's has a synthetic stock 28" Element in 20 gauge for a skosh over $500. That's a pretty good price...
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OK, just hit the magic combination of Google terms. It is Turkish, made by ATA.
Man, I'm seriously considering getting one just for the hell of it and to be a companion to my SxS Stevens in 20 gauge.
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Are they reliable?
I have seen reviews of some of the Turkish knock-off copies and they seem to be all over the place.
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I've only done a limited trolling through the reviews but everything seems to be OK for these.
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I can't help you on that particular gun, but a quick scrolling through the web shows there are a number of Turk guns of that general configuration in the $350-$550 range. Not sure what the $200 gets you.
https://palmettostatearmory.com/guns/shotguns/semi-auto-shotguns.html?caliber_multi=20%20Gauge&product_list_order=price_asc
I do notice that most of the cheap ones seem to be gas operated, while the Weatherby is inertia operated. I don't know if that matters to you. My Benelli M3 has occasionally been touchy with light loads, but it's not really designed for those, where I would assume a 20 ga upland gun would be.
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"I can't help you on that particular gun, but a quick scrolling through the web shows there are a number of Turk guns of that general configuration in the $350-$550 range. Not sure what the $200 gets you."
I'm hoping that the association with the Wetherby name will get a better level of manufacture, fit, finish, and reliability.