At this price point, one would expect a bit of plastic and a lot of pot metal both of which are notorious for breaking. I took a brief but hard look at the 1873 because of the price point but in the end decided to pass. There is really no new .22 pistol at that price point so I decided to take a look at their rifles.
I have not have any problems Chiappa's higher end items like the Rhino but I was well aware that there might be some quality control issues on their lower end items but I was willing to take a gamble. Looked at the Badger @ $171 but felt that I will have problems with the flimsy steel frame and set screws backing out so for $30 more I went with the Deluxe Badger with nice wood funiture and a nice heavy metal reciever. It has a bit of plastic such as the front sight but I expected that from the get go. I did my research and was not disappointed. I was prepared to write off that $200 even before the gun arrived because I was going i to this with both eyes wide opened.
Looks like the OP just jumped the gun.
I have not have any problems Chiappa's higher end items like the Rhino but I was well aware that there might be some quality control issues on their lower end items but I was willing to take a gamble. Looked at the Badger @ $171 but felt that I will have problems with the flimsy steel frame and set screws backing out so for $30 more I went with the Deluxe Badger with nice wood funiture and a nice heavy metal reciever. It has a bit of plastic such as the front sight but I expected that from the get go. I did my research and was not disappointed. I was prepared to write off that $200 even before the gun arrived because I was going i to this with both eyes wide opened.
Looks like the OP just jumped the gun.
