Chiappa 9mm M1 Carbine Review

Viggen said:
No intent to hijack the thread from the original reviewer, but I just wanted to add my results to this existing thread (keeping info all in one place, for now).
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Not at all, it makes perfect sense.

Viggen said:
Turns out that while the documentation may say it takes Beretta mags, it doesn't actually take Beretta mags, at least not the official ones.
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The two I bought are Beretta made and they work in mine better than the pro-mag that came with the rifle.
Looks as though these things are going to vary in quality, dimension and reliability.
Now we all know why they are a $400 gun.
 
I had high hopes for my M1-9. Unfortunately, those hopes ended up being dashed without even having fired a shot.

When I first unboxed it, the action felt quite rough (not just stiff, but rough) - no problem, I'll work it in. It's a <$500 gun.

When I went to take it apart for the first inspection and cleaning, the instructions were poor and the mechanism was a bit disappointing - no problem, I'll figure it out. It's a <$500 gun.

I read about the various feeding problems - no problem, I'll get it sorted out. It's a <$500 gun.

Took it to the range to start breaking it in, but it won't fire. Not even striking the primer. Now there's a problem. It's a <$500 gun, but it needs to fire in order to be a gun, in my opinion.

Since the range is at the store where I bought the Chiappa, I spoke to some people there about what could be done. Apparently they have quite a few other customers having problems of various sorts (about 50%), and others (the remaining 50%) who've experienced no issues. They took a look at mine and offered to exchange or refund. So, after never being able to fire a shot, I returned it.

Can't recommend them, and I don't believe that I'll be too interested in Chiappa products again.
 
Damn....i was thinking about getting this thing, especially since i already have a sub2K feeding from Beretta mags but damn if even the ones who do like it arent having difficulties....

gonna have to pass unless this stuff gets sorted.
 
The M1 carbine is a lightweight, easy to use semi-automatic carbine that became a standard firearm for the U.S. military during World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War, and was produced in several variants. It was widely used by U.S. and foreign military, paramilitary and police forces, and has also been a popular civilian firearm. A total of over 6.5 million M1 carbines of various models were manufactured, making it the most produced small arm for the American military during World War II. Despite being designed by Winchester, the great majority of these were made by other companies : the largest producer was the Inland division of General Motors, but many others were made by contractors as diverse as IBM, the Underwood Typewriter Company, and the Rock-Ola jukebox company. The Chiappa Firearms’ M1 series is a fine replica of the M1 carbine, featuring a blowback system and an adjustable rear sight, which can be removed to leave guides free for optics mount. The barrel and bolt are made of solid steel, the trigger guard and magazine of polymer.
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So as usual, people see low price tag, and non res and get their wallets out. The brand name is far from top notch and as usual the quality follows that. Its a new design, from a mediocre company and there is absolutely zero support for it. All that being said, there are still people pissed off that this little turd neither runs, nor can be supported. the blind faith in this community astounds me.

"A fool and his money are soon parted"

TDC

ETA: Is it just me or does this sound like another Rhineland Arms or "non res AK" adventure?
 
I had my new M1 in 9mm out yesterday and was incredibly disappointed. Multiple FTF and FTE issues, enough to the point I put it back in my truck and forgot about it after an hour of fighting with it. I used the existing Promag as well as a Beretta 92FS mag I purchased for the outing. I shot a mix of rounds, 115, 124, and 147 gr rounds from Eagle, Winchester and S & B through both mags with the same results. The FTF's were usually the round being forced upwards at a sharp angle with the bullet jamming up against the upper lip of the breech. If you pulled the bolt back to relieve the pressure sometimes the round would drop down and line up enough to feed properly, other times it was wedged so tightly that the nose of the bullet was gouged and remained hung from the breech. It almost appears that the feed angle from the mags is too steep and set too far back under the bolt as in the pics shown here. The FTE's were partial ejects, stove pipes and one piece of brass that did a full 180 turn and jammed with the open end against the bolt face and the primer end towards the breech!!!

Not anticipating these issues I wasn't prepared enough to document how each round behaved to see if there was a pattern or not. Heading back up north in a couple of weeks and will take my time and document all the issues complete with pics. The few rounds I did manage to send downrange were reasonably accurate so I'm hopeful that there will be a resolution for these issues.


#1bcshooter said:
Finally some good pic's of the action on this thing .
Thanks you saved me from ordering one .
Good luck with yours & no offence to anyone that bought one but that thing looks like a POS :rolleyes:
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Ebola said:
Is the tula .30 ammo any good?
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My carbine likes the tula ammo.

Sad to hear the chiappa pcc aren't up to par, I had hopes that a simple blowback carbine would be hard to screw up. I wonder what the factory tested magazines and ammo was.
 
TDC said:
?..All that being said, there are still people pissed off that this little turd neither runs, nor can be supported. the blind faith in this community astounds me.

"A fool and his money are soon parted"
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I think most are going into these things eyes wide open, and if they aren't this thread is here to give an accurate as possible account of what they can expect.
I'm not going to sugar coat this post with a tiny group shot at 7 yards or claim these things run like a top out of the box to justify my purchase or cover for my ego even if some may well perform.
 
Deckard said:
Blind faith? I think everyone has been very forthright.
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beltfed said:
I think most are going into these things eyes wide open, and if they aren't this thread is here to give an accurate as possible account of what they can expect.
I'm not going to sugar coat this post with a tiny group shot at 7 yards or claim these things run like a top out of the box to justify my purchase or cover for my ego even if some may well perform.
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I'm not saying people have blind faith in the reviews of others, this thread and ones like it are excellent. What I'm saying is that people have blind faith in a new product with a low price from a mediocre company. You get what you pay for, and Chiappa isn't exactly known for stellar products. I think the low cost and non res status have a way of blurring ones vision and sucking them in.

TDC
 
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