Looks pretty nice for the price, have there been any other reviews besides the one listed? I would consider buying one after they have been tested more. I dont want to be a ginie pig on a new product. I looked on gun genie and they are out of stock at the moment, it shows 3 models
Jeff Quinn lives in my neck of the woods. He is an honest man, and if he thought it was junk, he woud not have reviewed it.
That is just how he is.
As to initial quality, they seem great. Unfourtunatly, just as with the Sig Mosqito & Walther P22, only time will tell as to the long term reliability.
And who owns the gun to start with! It has a lot to do with how well you take care of them & treat them.
I have put over 2500 rds through my Heritage Roughrider with ZERO problems, and I bought it USED! No telling how many rounds were fired through it before I got it! And many reviews say they are junk. BS. I am absolutly cretian that there are some lemons in the bunch. ( Of ANY brand! lol. ) Heck, even my Phoenix HP22 Rangemaster was 95% reliable. And they are suposed to be full of problems! Most of my issues were with cheap ammo. The only gun falure I had with the HP22 was the back of the slide cracked after about the 3000th round through it. I sent it back to them and in less than 2 weeks I had, what looked to me like, a virtually new gun. (I still to this day think they just stamped my old serial number on a new gun & sent a new gun to me.)
I no longer have the little Phoneix. Wish I still did. It was a fun little gun!
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Yep, some folks just hate the Zamak alloy guns. I have the Roughrider's grand dad - a Tanfoglio .22 revolver made in Italy. Zinc frame, chintzy chrome finish, cheesy yellowed plastic grips - but lockup is tight, and it shoots pretty fair. It's no target pistol, but at thirty-plus years old and a LOT of use, it has held up very well! Paid $25 for this glorified cap pistol - I like it!
So, yep - I'll definitely look into that .22LR M1911.
I bought one on Monday. Haven't had opportunity to fire it yet. The finish is a little uneven and disappointing. Looks like a bad spray paint job and doubt it will be very durable.. And the owner manual says you have to zero it in yourself by (possibly) fileing the front sight. Says it typically shoots 2 to 4 inches low at 25yrds out of the box. IMO for $300. it should be zeroed already. I'll probably add an adjustable rear if it shoots good.
Checkering in the grip scales is not very deep and feels almost smooth. More for looks than function. Again something I may change.
But for me the test will be if it shoots reliably. If so, I'll be happy w/it. Should get out w/it in a few days. Will report back.
P.S. I called around to local (Tulsa) Gunshops and found mine. Paid $299. + tax. $325. total. Saved $20. avoiding shipping & FFL fees over buying online at GB. Have heard reports of them selling as low $250. Not anyplace I could find.
Just got home from firing the Chiappa pistol. Pretty disappointing. Manual says to give 150 rds break in. I fired 200 of Federal bulk HP. W/that ammo, mine was a jam-o-matic. Stove piped at least once every magazine during SLOW FIRE AIMED SHOTS. Curiously it fired flawlessly if fired rapid rife as seen in the Gunblast video.
They were true to thier word that it shoot low at 25yrds due to high froont sight. Fixable problem, but WHY should I have to? The front sight is higher than one on my RIA 1911 .45.
I'm not a fan of the plastic magazine either.I found it impossible to load w/o the rounds appearing all "jumbled up". Wonder if that might be some of the feeding problem cause?
The finish on the gun looks like a bad spray paint job. Uneven, glossy in spots, dull in others. Doubt it will be very durable.
IMO, save your money boys. This one is over priced. Maybe a $150. gun IF you like a project.
