Anyone own a Chiappa M6?

[BLU]

I stumbled upon an article on the Chiappa M6 and am very intrigued.

http://rockymountainbushcraft.blogspot.com/2014/01/shot-show-2014-first-impression-review.html

I would be interested in the .22LR/20 gauge model without the 8 X-Caliber sleeves, ($700.00 for gun & sleeves), that allow using other types of ammunition in the same gun.

Anyone here own/shot one?

 

[spazzy]

I own a Chiappa double badger which looks to be very similar. Its 22lr/.410, one trigger (the .410) is acceptable, the 22lr trigger is rough, gritty and too heavy. Accuracy is ok, not match grade by any means but I can hit squirrels at 30 yards with the open sights. With the ghost ring open sights I am the limiting factor for accuracy. If it was scoped I think the bad trigger would be more detrimental. The double badger is wood/blued and fit and finish are better than I expected.

The thing I most liked about the double badger is the price point, less than $300.

 

[jmorris]

Release date is April.

 

[snorko]

Well they are out for sure. I played with both the non-survival wood stocked version and the survival version at Whittaker Guns a couple weeks ago.

I previously owned a Springfield M6 and this does come close to that if not better in some ways. The double triggers are superior to the selector from the Springfield model and I like the lever better than the old top latch for opening the action. The stock ammo storage was better on the old model and someone needs to come up with a kydex storage compartment for that stock instead of the foam block.

To me these are still a bit of a novelty but I would like to have one for fun. Heck, it just might be collectable in 20-30 years. Price for the one I played with was under $600.

 

[BLU]

Yes Sir.... here's the links:

The least expensive:
http://chiappafirearms.com/product/2673


The expensive model with all of the sleeves included:
http://chiappafirearms.com/products/163

 

[silicosys4]

I like the idea, and it looks like they addressed everything about the old M6 scout I didn't like, while keeping everything I did. If the build quality is as good, I'm interested.