Posted: 12/18/2009 4:19:53 PM EDT
| I have heard nothing but good things about this 1911, yet the price is a bit low. I own a Kimber UC2 .45 and wanted to purchase the dedicated .22lr for training purposes. I bought the .22lr AR15 upper for the same reason, now Im thinking of making it a combo since the .45 ammo is still expensive. Any bad ratings/issues I should know about before I take the plunge? |
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The Chiappa isn't really a 1911. It just sort of resembles one. Kimber makes a rimfire that is more like the real thing. Thats the answer I was looking for and not looking for. The kimber rimfire packs a price. haha. Im stuck between a rock and a hard place. I wish someone in the median price range like Taurus would sell a dedicated .22lr 1911. |
I bought a Rock Island Armory and then bought an Advantage arms conversion kit and have been totally satisfied. I'd recommend buying a new or used 1911 (RIA, Springfield, Norinco, Taurus, Auto Oridinace) then buying a 1911 conversion kit. At least if you go this route you can get your money back if you decide to sell later.
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I bought a Rock Island Armory and then bought an Advantage arms conversion kit and have been totally satisfied. I'd recommend buying a new or used 1911 (RIA, Springfield, Norinco, Taurus, Auto Oridinace) then buying a 1911 conversion kit. At least if you go this route you can get your money back if you decide to sell later. this is true. I own a 3" Kimber .45 but there is not a .22lr conversion for it. I think i may look around in the used classified's. Thanks for the input. |
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The Chiappa is based upon the Bruni 8mm blank firer made in italy. So it is indeed made out of a fairly non robust alloy
As mentioned it does, from a distance, look like a 1911. But the grip safety is fake, not a single part is even vaguely interchangable and the quality is sketchy. I'd at least wait to see how the GSG pans out. |
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I bought a Rock Island Armory and then bought an Advantage arms conversion kit and have been totally satisfied. I'd recommend buying a new or used 1911 (RIA, Springfield, Norinco, Taurus, Auto Oridinace) then buying a 1911 conversion kit. At least if you go this route you can get your money back if you decide to sell later. this is true. I own a 3" Kimber .45 but there is not a .22lr conversion for it. I think i may look around in the used classified's. Thanks for the input. Some of the commander length conversion kits will fit the Officer size pistols. The main difference is the shape and size of the ejector. Off hand I think Ciener and Wilson are the only conversion currently made for the commander. I noticed Midway had Ciener conversions in stock for the commander. At least if you get a poor quality Ciener from Midway you can send it back for a refund. I wouldn't buy a Ciener directly from Ciener. Ciener has no customer service whereas Midway does.
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