r/canadaguns • u/TheNintendoPug on • 26d ago

Fix my gun Chiappa's questionable build quality and finish

Any fellow Chiappa owners (and specifically LA322 owners) dealing with quality control issues on their rifles?

Purchased this LA322 Bandit Bootleg earlier this year and its only seen the range twice, yet the finish is peeling right off with no effort. I fear at some point I'll be left with a bare receiver.

I'm considering opening a claim with Chiappa's warranty department. Fingers crossed they'll cover it?

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u/HappyCan7250 26d ago

I've only owned 1 Chiappa gun, the M1-9, and it was a piece of shit in terms ot reliability and build.

Good to know about this little LA322. I have almost bought the little 'bootleg bandit" model on a few occasions as it looked fun. That finish on it is awful! Id start a warranty claim and see what they say.

It still seems nuts to me that they make $2000 45-70 lever guns. I wonder how the quality is on those top of the line ones. I think some of their manufacturing is done in Turkey, and some in Italy if I recall correctly.

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u/TheNintendoPug on 26d ago

The M1-9 was on my bucket list for a while since its a rather attractive gun, then I realized how suboptimal the reliability was.

You'd be right about it being fun, it really makes a great little plinker, I bought it as sort of a secondary while small game hunting with my 12g. Despite it being reliable, I care about its resale value down the line.

Weirdly enough, to my knowledge the LA322 line is made in Italy.

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u/Lee-oswald 26d ago

Crazy to hear the stories on the m1-9 , mines been an absolute pleasure since I bought it . Must have got the best of the bunch lol

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u/izza123 26d ago

The little badger is excellent but it’s a single shot break action so it’s hard to get wrong lol

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u/feeddageek 26d ago

Well I guess I should thank Trudeau for banning the M1-9 2 month before the date I had budgeted to buy it.

(Chiappa seams to be a hit or miss kinda company, I love shooting my buddy's Rhino and grouse hunting with a Double badger is fun)