Got My Alaskan Scout: Doesn't Look Right

They are awesome looking guns. I would expect them to be stainless steel at that price though. It's too bad, I would love one.
 
My local Bargain Hunter almost always has a good used Winchester 1894 for under $400, usually with a scope of some type. They may not be the sought-after "pre-1964" models, but they're always durable, serviceable, attractive and good-handling rifles. We had a little gun show at the Legion last weekend and I must have walked past 50 of them. Some gold-plated specials (obv more $$), all kinds of calibers. A good lever gun is easy to find, if that's what you're after. Many, even though older, have only fired a couple of rounds a year at an unlucky deer.

Goose762 said:
What in the hell?
So glad that I got impatient waiting for the next batch of these and instead went out and bought an older Winchester to scratch the lever gun itch and pocketed the difference (a grand :eek:).
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My Henry was only about $1000 shipped from Wiemjack in Quebec.
Much better quality. Sorry to hear this happened. It looks like it would be a very cool gun, especially in .44 mag.
 
blueskies said:
The serial number is usually also printed on the box so being a new gun Wanstalls probably just shipped it out. Things happen, I have a small business and sometimes things go wrong. The really telling part is not if something goes wrong but how the company fixes it and this is where Wanstalls shines.
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Chiappa's are known to have far more than their fair share of "issues" Any dealer selling them will know that, and I don't understand why any dealer selling them doesn't go over each and every one of them with a fine toothed comb before shipping them out. Not doing that is irresponsible, IMHO
 
tjsudbury said:
Chiappa's are known to have far more than their fair share of "issues" Any dealer selling them will know that, and I don't understand why any dealer selling them doesn't go over each and every one of them with a fine toothed comb before shipping them out. Not doing that is irresponsible, IMHO
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Quite frankly a disgrace.
Whoever made up the shipping package was definitely asleep at the switch.
That thing would be going back in a jiffy for full refund and reimbursement of shipping.
It looks like it was used as a boat anchor in an everglades bayou.
 
mr00jimbo said:
Ask Gary if he can order you a Winchester/miroku 1892 instead :)
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I own both Chiappa and Miroku Winchester firearms.
The Winchester/Miroku is kinda overboard on lawyer safeties but a lot better gun for less money.
I was leery about these $1500 Chiappa rifles when they were first offered and wanted to see how they panned out over the long term.
Now the bugs have started to emerge from the woodwork.
 
EnfieldFTR said:
My local Bargain Hunter almost always has a good used Winchester 1894 for under $400, usually with a scope of some type. They may not be the sought-after "pre-1964" models, but they're always durable, serviceable, attractive and good-handling rifles. We had a little gun show at the Legion last weekend and I must have walked past 50 of them. Some gold-plated specials (obv more $$), all kinds of calibers. A good lever gun is easy to find, if that's what you're after. Many, even though older, have only fired a couple of rounds a year at an unlucky deer.
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Have both my grandpas and dads pre-64 Winchester 94s in 30 WCF.
Both cost less than $100 new.
Nothing measures up to them yet in the levergun department.

Haven't a lot of use for the post 64 94s with their pot metal receivers.
You can't reblue the SOBs.
Bought one cheap for my kid and sold it after a few months.
Coulda dropped a "twooney" between the wood and metal of the tangs.
Seen side by side the difference in quality and workmanship between the pre and post 64s struck me like a cast iron skillet in the face.
I like my guns made of steel and without "daylight" gaps between the wood and metal.
 
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Looks pretty rough for a brand new 1400 dollar rifle.....a deep discount or a complete refund should be in order . This rifle is a good example of why I always like to shop for a firearm in person....when you shop by mail , you never really know what is going to show up.......
 
Gunslinger said:
Being Chiappa that doesn't really surprise me.
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My limited experience (1 new purchase, plus 1 inspection of new in store) with Chiappa and that doesn't surprise me either. As consumers, our expectations are way too high, for todays market. If the gun shoots bullets, and is able to hit a reasonably sized target, it is acceptable. Looks are secondary. We can no longer expect custom gun quality from a mass produced gun.

This is the age of powdered metal, plastic and polymers.

I've bought new guns that wouldn't feed, bores so rough that it takes days to clean, plastic trigger guards, and the list goes on. I have lowered my expectations considerable.

Your puppy should be better, and you will probably get a better replacement.

I have had some mail order items (from other companies) that I suspect they send me returns or items in store customers rejected. Mail order customers sometimes get treated like second class citizens, not right, but that's what happens.
 
Hey all,

Figured I'd chime in here as I just took delivery of mine.

I am thankful to report that mine did not unbox with any notable visual concerns. So far I am quite pleased with the "look" of the unit.

I will say that due to the "flat" or "rough/textured" finish to the metal, you can expect mark up relatively easily. I'll be hitting the range today with it and will report back with my feedback.

Cheers!
 
bobdbldr said:
If these were just made as a special limited order, how the heck did they corrode that fast!?
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Looks like the hard chrome or stainless, whatever it is was bead blasted, one thing to make sure when you are bead blasting is to make sure that you do not use the same blast media on Carbon steel as you do on the Stainless or High chromium steel, if you do the media will carry the carbon steel particles along with the blasting media and impregnate the stainless or chrome finish with carbon steel and it will rust and it will look exactly like that in the picture.

The manufacturing practice of the one in question here is very antiquated, I can tell just by looking at the finished product.
 
*****ATTENTION*****

To anyone who has purchased this gun with this finish, these are surfaces to avoid putting this gun down on to avoid any such corrosion in the future, ABSOLUTELY AVOID ANY BARE CARBON STEEL SURFACES, do not clean with anything like Green Scrubby or abrasive pads they contain carbon steel, PADS, Use only brass brushes, avoid using uncoated tools when servicing, and definitely make sure extra special that this firearm stays in s dry place, I am not a gambler but the OP's gun was exposed to moisture and would assume everyone who purchased one like this if it is exposed to a corrosion friendly environment it will look the same. So no carbon steel and no moisture, forever, and remebr there is lots of iron ore in the rocks in the wild so avid the ground as well.

I am not trying to fear monger I just want to educate so everyone can have a nice firearm for life
 
close range said:
Got my Wanstalls 2nd run 12" Alaskan Scout Takedown today. Excitedly unboxed it and was shocked at the state of the rifle:

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There is absolutely no oil or grease on the gun. It is bone dry. It looks like the little brown spots are the beginning of corrosion. They are small pits in the finish. I applied a touch of G96 to one little spot and it didn't take it off.

After spending $1400 on a brand new gun this is shocking. It looks used and put away wet. There were no O2 absorption packets in the box.

Does anyone else's look like this? This is the first hard-chromed finished firearm I've purchased, is this normal?
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OMG! ......That looks like sh@t!
 
I just talked to Gary. He is paying to ship the rifle back and told me he has a replacement set aside that he will ship out to me.
In my opinion its a +1 for Wanstalls and a big -1 for Chiappa.
Im hoping that with proper care my replacement rifle will provide years of service. If it were'nt for the fact that a short-barrelled lever action takedown was so scarce I would ask for a refund and go to another manufacturer. I'll give Chiappa another chance just because I dont have the option to buy a similar product from someone else and at similar price point.
 
Remisteel said:
*****ATTENTION*****

To anyone who has purchased this gun with this finish, these are surfaces to avoid putting this gun down on to avoid any such corrosion in the future, ABSOLUTELY AVOID ANY BARE CARBON STEEL SURFACES, do not clean with anything like Green Scrubby or abrasive pads they contain carbon steel, PADS, Use only brass brushes, avoid using uncoated tools when servicing, and definitely make sure extra special that this firearm stays in s dry place, I am not a gambler but the OP's gun was exposed to moisture and would assume everyone who purchased one like this if it is exposed to a corrosion friendly environment it will look the same. So no carbon steel and no moisture, forever, and remebr there is lots of iron ore in the rocks in the wild so avid the ground as well.

I am not trying to fear monger I just want to educate so everyone can have a nice firearm for life
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Meh, I would just chuck it in the dishwasher with a finish tab...
 
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