r/canadaguns • u/thehuntinggearguy 3gun, Mapleseed, YouTuber, SlamFire Radio, Revolver-hater • Mar 30 '26

Gun and gear reviews The Chiappa LA322 Bandit Bootleg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfd1qosQnbs

It is a very silly gun

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u/HappyCan7250 Mar 30 '26

Man, I was super tempted to buy one of these. They actually look super fun. I ended up buying a Savage Revel instead and love it.

Still tempted to grab one of these. I have and see virtually no practical use for it, but that's not a reason to skip on buying it!

Love your reviews by the way. Also saw you pop up on the news the other day.

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u/dgod40 Mar 30 '26

Fellow revel owner, what's up? I love the revel. Shoots straight, smooth action, and silent AF with CCI quiet. I keep thinking I want to put an optic on but some guns just feel right with irons

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u/HappyCan7250 Mar 30 '26

Love the Revel. Only have maybe 100rd through it just cause I don't shoot a ton of 22lr these days, but it's a great rifle, beautifully finished. It was what pushed me to the Revel vs the Henry, the wood stock was nicer on the Revel (and it's made in Canada which is cool).

It kind of sucks that Savage went with a proprietary rail pattern for the Revel, so no "off the shelf" rails will fit it, only proper option is the $80 or $100 Revel specific.

But, I did hear from a guy on here that a Weaver 63B (same pattern as the Homesteader, 336, some Henry's), will apparently fit the Revel somewhat since you can buy a 63B rail for $15 on Amazon, although the screws themselves are different. I think he used 6-48 screws if I remember right with a 63B rail. Let's you mount an optic for $30 instead of $100.

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u/thehuntinggearguy 3gun, Mapleseed, YouTuber, SlamFire Radio, Revolver-hater Mar 30 '26

Also saw you pop up on the news the other day.

You admit to watching the CBC? ;)

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u/KalashnikovParty Mar 30 '26

I have one and i love to larp as a red dead protagonist with my trench coat

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u/Acceptable_Visit_115 Mar 30 '26

NS also said they are bringing a usable buttstock for these soon!

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u/Extra-Season-4141 Mar 31 '26

the pistol grip is the point 🤦‍♂️

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u/Aether_rite Mar 30 '26

want one but out of stock everywhere

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u/adhq Mar 30 '26

PSA: if you get one, do not dry fire it. My buddy got one for his wife. First thing she did was to dry fire it. Firing pin chipped instantly. Otherwise, I "played" with it a bit and it's pretty comical. Hard to cycle (maybe needs to be broken in more) and it's weird trying to find a proper shooting pose. It's short but it's not a pistol and not a shotgun. You still need both hands and you still need to aim...

The only real selling point for me is that it fits even in a small backpack - for when you need to hike a bit before getting to your rabbit or squirrel hunting ground, or plinking ground. It certainly has the cool factor - but I'm not tempted to get one.

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u/Disastrous-Chard-502 Mar 30 '26

They come with a big ass tag on them now saying not to dry fire

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u/adhq Mar 31 '26

In my opinion, every PAL holder should know not to dry fire a rimfire but just in case, every rimfire should also come with a big ass tag warning

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u/TheSockington Mar 30 '26

This breaks down the handling a lot for us that haven’t been able to handle one in a shop. That does sound a bit awkward

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u/NeruLight Mar 30 '26

I frigging love mine. Makes me giggle every time

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u/He4vyD00dy Mar 30 '26

I’d say mine is accurate enough for grouse and rabbits out to 25yards, I do have to slide the back sit up on elevation though.