Chiappa 1911 .22

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I picked one of these up new in box at the local pawnshop for about $230.
The green cerrakote type finish with white lettering really caught my eye.

And who has enough .22 pistols?

I took it out to the range yesterday and noticed that the magazines are very lightweight plastic.
They are rigid but remind me of the crappy Ruger MKII aftermarket mags from the 80s that fell apart.

Still the mags were easy to load and seemed to work well.

One thing I found disconcerting was how easy it was to rack the slide. It had very little spring tension compared to the sides on my other .22 autos. It was almost as if they forgot to install the recoil spring but the first round chambered no problem.

The sights were standard square notch and post type and were easy to line up on target quickly.

As I tightened my finger on the trigger for the first shot, I thought the gun was broken. As I increased pressure gradually, 5, 6 7 pounds, The trigger finally broke at about 8.5 pounds maybe a bit more.
I've got pretty strong hands but this really was disconcerting and rather uncomfortable.
Still I got through a mag and was pleased to see that it made a very tight ragged hole at 15 yards. No failures to feed or function.

I put about 60 rounds through it before my finger got sore.

Other than the trigger, its a good pistol maybe it will break in eventually.
 
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When the GSG 1911 came out I wanted one but they were as available as do-dos. I finally bought Chiappa's version. It shot well and the trigger was not nearly a heavy as yours. I considered it an OK gun. Browse the net and maybe you will find a fix for the heavy trigger.
 
When the GSG 1911 came out I wanted one but they were as available as do-dos. I finally bought Chiappa's version. It shot well and the trigger was not nearly a heavy as yours. I considered it an OK gun. Browse the net and maybe you will find a fix for the heavy trigger.
I bought a stainless on black GSG as well but it was almost double the price. Still, it is a very nice shooter and well worth the $399
 
Hey, I later bought an all black GSG for around $300. Then I spent more with Taylor Tactical and Wilson for upgrades than the gun cost and added a Burris FastFire III red dot. Now I have a very nice but rather expensive GSG. I really enjoy shooting it so no regrets at all on it's overall cost. I wish I could say the same for some of my other experimental upgrades that didn't pan out.
 
I did some milling to adapt a NcStar red dot sight mount for a Ruger MK II pistol and a Taylor Tactical slide racker into a combo dovetail sight mount/slide racker. It turned out nicely and racking the slide is almost effortless with that little handle sticking off the side of the gun.
 
I like mine.:)
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The fixed barrel makes for a very accurate pistol, and who can argue with the beautiful form?
I made the grips, and it really helped the hold. Mine has a pretty light, but slightly gritty trigger. Have you cleaned the frame yet? There may be some machining grit and gunk in it.

I hope it works in well for you. :thumbup:
 
I like mine.:)
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The fixed barrel makes for a very accurate pistol, and who can argue with the beautiful form?
I made the grips, and it really helped the hold. Mine has a pretty light, but slightly gritty trigger. Have you cleaned the frame yet? There may be some machining grit and gunk in it.

I hope it works in well for you. :thumbup:
Those grips are gorgeous. Mine are black rubber.
 
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