The issue here, I think, will be the comparative quality of higher grade guns, and how reliable they are based on significant use. The Turks have succeeded in establishing themselves in a price range of about $1500 or less. What they have yet to do is convince very many Americans that buying a $5K or up Turkish gun is a wise decision. The Valiers did not sell very well. The Ruffed Grouse Society bought a bunch of them for banquet/life sponsor guns and had a lot of trouble getting rid of them. The high dollar Marias OU got a pretty negative review in Shooting Sportsman, from either Bruce Buck or Vic Venters (can't remember which). Thus it still remains in question whether they can compete against established Spanish sidelocks in the new sxs market. But then it took the Spanish some time to establish themselves in that market, and the Turks may eventually get there.
