Chiappa Little Badger pics? Post here.
- Thread starter Bearc
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It's a "my gawd ugly gun." And I love mine, it gets shot a ridiculous amount because it's nothing to throw in the trunk when I'm out visiting relatives on the off chance we might decide to do some plinking. It's already scored some gophers this year - when I've been out helping my uncle with chores, it's the easiest rifle to grab and take with me on the quad, in the tractor, or just walking the fenceline tightening the barbwire.
The only thing that would be better, for sheer convenience wandering around my uncle's (he's getting on, and having trouble keeping up with the chores so I spend a couple weekends a month out doing what I can), would be a Ruger Single 10. But that whole risking 3 years federal time thing is a deterrent for that level of practicality.
wayupnorth
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Northern Alberta
ok, so i wanted to pick up the original Chiappa accessories for my little badger to see how they where.
thought since they where made for the gun they would be best.
just got them today, must say im highly underwhelmed.
while the hammer spur is great and perfect, im now able to access the hammer past my scope, but the chiappa pistol grip is CRAP!
there is just no 2 ways around it.
i thought it would be aluminum but its just plastic.
and not even GOOD plastic, its the cheap - you can bend it with your fingers its so thin - plastic.
but for $15 i guess i shouldnt complain.
and it screws into the holes there on the underside of the gun, dosnt connect to the rail.
that surprised me.
it does have a nice handy little cleaning kit in it though, guess thats worth it.
once i put it on i found i really like the feel of it, its looks like a dogs ass IMHO but it feels good.
fat chick.... moped..... pistol grip on a Lil' Badger.....
so, here are some pic's of the packaging and here are some pics of the stuff on the gun.
so thats the stock chiappa pistol grip with the cleaning kit inside it and the chiappa hammer spur (which is metal)
and on there for glass is my old early 1980's Bushnell Banner 3x9 that has been collecting dust for 30 years.
all in, i like the set up.
i will be fleshing out a pistol grip that attaches to the rail i think.
maybe even a front grip, one of those angled front rail grips maybe.
oh, i went with the glass over red dot because i have a fear of batteries always running out at the worst possible time.
pic time!
here is the stuff inside the cleaning kit, bore snake and 2 brushes
better angle on the trigger spur
thought since they where made for the gun they would be best.
just got them today, must say im highly underwhelmed.
while the hammer spur is great and perfect, im now able to access the hammer past my scope, but the chiappa pistol grip is CRAP!
there is just no 2 ways around it.
i thought it would be aluminum but its just plastic.
and not even GOOD plastic, its the cheap - you can bend it with your fingers its so thin - plastic.
but for $15 i guess i shouldnt complain.
and it screws into the holes there on the underside of the gun, dosnt connect to the rail.
that surprised me.
it does have a nice handy little cleaning kit in it though, guess thats worth it.
once i put it on i found i really like the feel of it, its looks like a dogs ass IMHO but it feels good.
fat chick.... moped..... pistol grip on a Lil' Badger.....
so, here are some pic's of the packaging and here are some pics of the stuff on the gun.
so thats the stock chiappa pistol grip with the cleaning kit inside it and the chiappa hammer spur (which is metal)
and on there for glass is my old early 1980's Bushnell Banner 3x9 that has been collecting dust for 30 years.
all in, i like the set up.
i will be fleshing out a pistol grip that attaches to the rail i think.
maybe even a front grip, one of those angled front rail grips maybe.
oh, i went with the glass over red dot because i have a fear of batteries always running out at the worst possible time.
pic time!
here is the stuff inside the cleaning kit, bore snake and 2 brushes
better angle on the trigger spur
... I don`t doubt you... but it`s still ugly.
wayupnorth
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Northern Alberta
no one in canada stocks it.
unicorn gravedigger
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Big Island West Coast
So odd, there is a rail behind the trigger guard, and they come up with a screw in handle, at 90 degrees? Why not a nice A2 style? I guess you can quickly unscrew it for folding, but QD mounts would do the same on an A2.
It is strange. The rail is an odd size as well so standard grips for picatinny's won't work.
I find it easy enough to shoot and operate the gun without a grip their so it's not that big of a deal and I like the minimalistic low weight/size combination.
I find it easy enough to shoot and operate the gun without a grip their so it's not that big of a deal and I like the minimalistic low weight/size combination.
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wayupnorth
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Northern Alberta
i finally got mine to where i like it.
had a angled front grip on it and liked it but i like this folding one better, lets me collapse the gun fully.
added the Chiappa hammer spur - need it if you have a scope on it.
added a Magpul single point harness picatinny mount and a single point sling.
have 2 optics for it, a old Bushnell Banner 22 scope for distance and a cheap red dot for plinking, both are on Quick Release mounts so i can pop them on and off in seconds.
took off the side rails as i wasnt using them.
put some picatinny ladders on to fill the gaps in the rail to make it nicer to hold.
have the Chiappa pistil grip / cleaning kit in the bag but dont use it much.
also had a extra TacSol comp so i put it on to save the threads as the plastic one dissipated after about the 5th time out.
love the set up and this is how im leaving it.
my winter goal is to get some para cord and learn how to braid it and maybe do some of that on the rear stock part.
had a angled front grip on it and liked it but i like this folding one better, lets me collapse the gun fully.
added the Chiappa hammer spur - need it if you have a scope on it.
added a Magpul single point harness picatinny mount and a single point sling.
have 2 optics for it, a old Bushnell Banner 22 scope for distance and a cheap red dot for plinking, both are on Quick Release mounts so i can pop them on and off in seconds.
took off the side rails as i wasnt using them.
put some picatinny ladders on to fill the gaps in the rail to make it nicer to hold.
have the Chiappa pistil grip / cleaning kit in the bag but dont use it much.
also had a extra TacSol comp so i put it on to save the threads as the plastic one dissipated after about the 5th time out.
love the set up and this is how im leaving it.
my winter goal is to get some para cord and learn how to braid it and maybe do some of that on the rear stock part.
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Bump with my submission...
Removed the rails and wrapped anywhere my hands or face might touch cold metal. Pretty happy with it.
Thanks to the guys at Reliable Gun this week for keeping a few in stock so that I could pick one up. It'll make a cool backpack grouse gun this fall.
Removed the rails and wrapped anywhere my hands or face might touch cold metal. Pretty happy with it.
Thanks to the guys at Reliable Gun this week for keeping a few in stock so that I could pick one up. It'll make a cool backpack grouse gun this fall.
I know I'm resurrecting an old thread but I figured I'd rather post in this dedicated thread than start a new one... let's just keep this one rolling 
I got my Little Badger in .22mag a while back and started with a few tweaks to it to make it fold smaller.
1) no need for side rails or bottom rails so they got ditched
2) removed some metal from the break action lever (I think I removed 3/16" or so)
3) used my brake line tubing bender to slightly tweak the stock wire frame a bit to tuck in better
Unfolded:
Folded:
Total folded size is less than 18" long and 6" tall.
Other mods include:
1) Metal thread protector - the plastic one from Chiappa is garbage. I got this one off ebay for cheap. Works well enough for me.
2) FULL METAL REAR SIGHT! (I used the Kensight M1 Carbine rear aperture sight, it is full metal, nicely machined and almost identical to the stock Chiappa plastic garbage thing... The only difference is that the Kensight sight is supposed to mount on the dovetail of an M1 and the Chiappa sight mounts by 2 small screws... luckily all you need to do is drill 2 holes in the Kensight and it mounts right onto the little badger!)
3) filed the front sight blade to a point (the wide blade isn't the most accurate... by filing it to a small point at the tip, it feels a lot more precise)
4) Trijicon RMR - it's currently mounted on a section of the top rail that I cut shorter... BUT I do plan to mill the top of the Little Badger to recess the RMR down into it (like what all the Glock guys do). That way I should be able to co-witness the sights. Won't take a lot of work, but I do need to carve out some time to sit down and do it. I LOVE this sight on this rifle... it's such a tidy little package, works incredibly well with no parallax problems and it's a very stout little sight. Definitely overkill, but I made a few $$ off of some Eotechs I returned so the proceeds from those funded the purchase of this little toy!
Other planned mods include filling in the holes left over from when I removed the rails. I just think they're ugly. And possibly a full aluminum rear stock (wire frame and all)... just to cut more weight.
I got my Little Badger in .22mag a while back and started with a few tweaks to it to make it fold smaller.
1) no need for side rails or bottom rails so they got ditched
2) removed some metal from the break action lever (I think I removed 3/16" or so)
3) used my brake line tubing bender to slightly tweak the stock wire frame a bit to tuck in better
Unfolded:
Folded:
Total folded size is less than 18" long and 6" tall.
Other mods include:
1) Metal thread protector - the plastic one from Chiappa is garbage. I got this one off ebay for cheap. Works well enough for me.
2) FULL METAL REAR SIGHT! (I used the Kensight M1 Carbine rear aperture sight, it is full metal, nicely machined and almost identical to the stock Chiappa plastic garbage thing... The only difference is that the Kensight sight is supposed to mount on the dovetail of an M1 and the Chiappa sight mounts by 2 small screws... luckily all you need to do is drill 2 holes in the Kensight and it mounts right onto the little badger!)
3) filed the front sight blade to a point (the wide blade isn't the most accurate... by filing it to a small point at the tip, it feels a lot more precise)
4) Trijicon RMR - it's currently mounted on a section of the top rail that I cut shorter... BUT I do plan to mill the top of the Little Badger to recess the RMR down into it (like what all the Glock guys do). That way I should be able to co-witness the sights. Won't take a lot of work, but I do need to carve out some time to sit down and do it. I LOVE this sight on this rifle... it's such a tidy little package, works incredibly well with no parallax problems and it's a very stout little sight. Definitely overkill, but I made a few $$ off of some Eotechs I returned so the proceeds from those funded the purchase of this little toy!
Other planned mods include filling in the holes left over from when I removed the rails. I just think they're ugly. And possibly a full aluminum rear stock (wire frame and all)... just to cut more weight.
So I modded my little badger again, and decided to design and 3D print a new grip and extended fore-end. so I worked away and here is the result.
The grip is very comfortable, and the extended for-end gives me a much nicer grip with my large hands.
Then I figured why not make a whole new stock as well.... so...
I still have to make a few tweaks.... but so far I am very happy.
The grip is very comfortable, and the extended for-end gives me a much nicer grip with my large hands.
Then I figured why not make a whole new stock as well.... so...
I still have to make a few tweaks.... but so far I am very happy.
