Chiappa LA322 - work with shorts?

The Baron

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Can anyone tell me first-hand if the Chiappa LA322 will cycle shorts? These look like a fun gun for those who can’t afford a Marlin 39a (lol) - anyone have the Chiappa?
 
Dave in Calgary said:
Remington 550-1 works well with shorts, long and long rifle. Tube magazine, so lots of rounds.
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Yes, I'm definitely interested in something with a tubular magazine and like the idea of a lever gun. I looked at an LA322 today and it seemed like pretty decent fit/finish for the price tag, but the barrel is marked 22LR and, from that and info garnered in a recent web crawl, it doesn't sound like they'll feed shorts reliably.:( Which is weird... I thought all tubular magazine .22's would feed S, L, LR.
 
The Baron said:
Yes, I'm definitely interested in something with a tubular magazine and like the idea of a lever gun. I looked at an LA322 today and it seemed like pretty decent fit/finish for the price tag, but the barrel is marked 22LR and, from that and info garnered in a recent web crawl, it doesn't sound like they'll feed shorts reliably.:( Which is weird... I thought all tubular magazine .22's would feed S, L, LR.
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I think the issue lies in the chambering. 22lr has different chamberings that would allow different rounds in. Some modern 22lr wouldnt fit in the same chambers of firearms that would shoot short or L. My guess is they are going for economics of ammo availability in the world over total round cap with potentially reducing markets selectively. It has 15 rounds already which is comparable to similar models in the market
 
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