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/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