Comments on: Chiappa .22 Rimfire 1911 Semi-Auto for $299

By: Faron

Faron — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 15:52:23 +0000

Have owned several versions of the 1911. All in .45 cal. and all good pistols. Found this version in a local pawn shop. It was new and caught my eye immediately. The dealer said he had sold one other but had no feed back on how the gun was. I looked it over and decided to try it. The price was right and the cal. made it even more appealing to hone skills with lower costs. Have put about 1,000 rounds thru it so far and i must say i am pleased with the results. It does not replicate the recoil of a .45 and didnt expect it would but as a tool to hone the mechanics of drawing, aquiring your target and sending a round down range it works to perfection. You must heed the mfg. recommendation of only using high velocity ammo or it will tend to have extraction troubles as well as keeping it clean. Mine has fixed sights and i will be replacing these soon but other than this its a great gun for the price. Would reccomend to the company to give more than one mag.

By: AJ

AJ — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 01:28:40 +0000

I am a 1911aholic and I was thinking of buying this gun in order to hone my skills with a lower cost of ammo. Besides recoil and weight, How does this pistol “feel” compaired to a 1911. Apples and oranges, I know, I just want know its effectivness for training.

By: Randy W.

Randy W. — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 23:47:13 +0000

I have owned several .22lr conversions for my Springfield 1911 over the years. I saw this pistol and figured for the price it was worth trying. The fit and finish are good and it is well made. The first range session (about 400 rounds) produced ONE failure, a stove pipe, with the cheapest Federal ammo. The second session (500 rounds plus) of mixed ammo produced no failures. Never had the same results with the previous conversions. All in all, this is a great plinker. Although it is not super accurate you will put most shots in the bull at 50 feet which is good enough for me. Buy it, enjoy it and KEEP IT.

By: Bobo Chimp

Bobo Chimp — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 01:37:39 +0000

Try the target version with adjustable sights. Its a few dollars more ( no pun intended ), but well worth it. Also, mine likes velocitors way better than mini mags. Might be that a little extra uumphh helps the ejection process.

By: Possum

Possum — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 12:57:08 +0000

Bought one yesterday my son and I shot 100 cc minis through with several FTE then shot 150 Rem bulk with the same results. We did clean the gun first as suggested. We did enjoy the overall performance but I hope the FTE promblem decreases over time. It is a $299 gun so I dont expect perfectin but if anyone has a suggestion please comment. Looking forward to getting more CC Minis today. For anyone buing this gun the sites are a little tricky as the front is designed for you to file to your likeing. So be patient wtih the accuracy it will come.

By: Cole

Cole — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 02:03:05 +0000

I want to buy a Chiappa 1911 1911-22 also. From what i saw they had great reviews and work perfectly. But who thinks that i could trade a walther p22 even for one?

By: Bob

Bob — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:43:55 +0000

I got one of the Chiappa 1911-22′s off of Gun Broker yesterday, still another one, auction ends today.
Can’t wait to try it out. I paid alittle more too, but I also got 2 extra magazines with it, (total of 3)

Will try to remember to come back and post my experience with it after I get it and go to the range.

By: admin

admin — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 22:36:02 +0000

Dave,
Lawrence was actually referring to the new Sig P238 article posted here. He just commented on the wrong article.

As far as the Chiappa goes though, may I ask how you got a hold of one? I haven’t been able to acquire one, even through Gunbroker.