On 12/25/14 3:01 PM, Poquito Loco wrote:
On Wed, 24 Dec 2014 20:50:14 -0500, Keyser Söze
wrote:

On 12/24/14 8:03 PM, Tim wrote:
On Wednesday, December 24, 2014 2:07:03 PM UTC-8, John H. wrote:
On Wed, 24 Dec 2014 14:03:19 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote:

On Wednesday, December 24, 2014 1:20:39 PM UTC-8, John H. wrote:
On Wed, 24 Dec 2014 11:58:33 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote:

Next time you get an itchy trigger finger.

http://csharpsarms.com/catalog-detai...GET-RIFLE.html

Hell, you're worse than Tim! He had me looking at some $4000 Sharps,
and now you've got me up to $8000.

Uh, John. I *AM* Tim...

LOL!

Oh, well, I was shocked. I thought it was Greg. Looked at the wrong
author. You must be trying to give me a heart attack, showing me stuff
like that.

No, this will give you a heart attack.

http://merzantiques.com/item/the-fin...le-ring-carbin


Very nice if you want a collectable that sits in the safe or on a wall
display. If you want a real shooter, several Italian manufacturers offer
very high quality replicas with with color case hardened receivers and
first class wood furniture in a variety of calibers. These modern
replicas use modern, high-strength steels turned out on computer
controlled machines, with the parts then polished/finished by master
craftworkers. Here's an example of a Sharps 1874:

http://www.chiappafirearms.com/product/801

I just don't think I'd buy an Italian gun. They're probably great, and
all, but I'd not do it. I looked for a second, and came across this.

2 thoughts on “Gun Review: Chiappa 1911-.22”

swizzle July 18, 2014 at 2:26 pm

Do NOT BUY CHIAPPA ! mine did not last an hour. it was under
warranty, but it took a month to get their attention they do not
answer emails. then I did not trust them to send it back. they do not
want to sell parts with out going through a gun dealer. luckily I
could make my own parts. if You want a do it yourself gun kit o.k. let
them step up their service and parts or go out of business. do not
waste your money, buy from a reputable company.
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Coffeechuck October 21, 2012 at 9:27 am

Apparently, you had one made somewhere else than the one I
purchased. On mine, It failed to eject the spent rounds about 6 times.
It stovepiped twice, jammed twice and the topper was, the slugs were
hitting something on the end of the muzzle, causing them to tumble and
hit the target on the side of the slug. There were 2 TCSO
sharpshooters there plus the CCW instructor and her assistant. Nobody
could believe this and all gave it a try with the same results. I sent
the gun back with the targets as proof. Ive tried to contact the
Company thru e-mail but have had no responce…..Crummy weapon as far as
I’m concerned.

Reviews like that tend to turn me off. Here's another:

"In this reviewer’s opinion, the Chiappa 1911-22 falls short of the
mark and we cannot recommend it. There are two other dedicated .22LR
1911s coming to the market, one from German Sport Guns and one from
Colt/Umarex. Both should be competitive in price with the Chiappa
1911-22 and both should be more true to the 1911 design. Personally, I
have a dedicated .22 built using a commercial .22LR conversion kit
assembled onto a manufacturer’s reject receiver that is perfectly safe
and adequate for the .22LR. It looks, feels, and (except for the lack
of recoil) shoots like other 1911s. I would never consider exchanging
it for a non-standard pistol with a horrible trigger."

http://ezine.m1911.org/showthread.ph...1911-22-review



Every manufacturer has problems from time to time.


Welcome to Kimber!

My first Tactical Custom II did a bunch of weird things. I ended up
buying three Wilson Combat magazines and shooting thousands of rounds
through the gun. After a couple thousand I had less problems. Some of it
is due to the external "power extractor" that Kimber uses. They have had
multiple problems with these and have not used them on some of their
other guns. Kimber guns are very tight pistols and it takes time for
them to break in and start feeding. Mine has never been 100% and that's
why I went back to my Glock for Competition. It's frustrating to be
running smooth and accurate but you come in middle top third because
your gun keeps jamming.
Also write them and send it back to them. The won't listen until you
have fired the prerequisite 500 rounds or so but at least they will know
you have a complaint and when you come back they will be ready for you.

Many of the kimbers at the competition's do not seem to make it through
without malfunctions. Remember, Tap, Rack, Ready" or for remedial action
"Lock, Rip, Rack, Reload"

Usually when the slide won't lock back it is a magazine problem. Also
feeding can be traced to the magazine as well. My original magazine has
a small tit on the follower, (raised bump of metal) that my Wilson
Combat magazines ($30) do not have. Get some new mags www.midwayusa.com
go ahead and get the 8 rounders they fit flush or the ten rounder it
sticks out the bottom a bit. http://www.midwayusa.com/ebrowse.exe/bro...
The base pad adds length and is needed for a funneled mag well. You do
not have it stock. You also do not have the external extractor!