I ordered the Chiappa version of this last August... and am still waiting.
chiappafirearms.com/product/824
It's a take-down - two pieces, each 12'" inches long, so its pretty versatile, if, for instance, you want to fly to Whitehorse, prior to a trip further north. Or if you are driving to Alaska.
But it's more than double the price of the Puma being discussed here.
My question is regarding the quality: can anyone, from personal experiance, talk about the quality of Chiappa lever guns, vs. Puma?
I should say that I use a Puma .357 lever gun for plinking, and the action has brought me nothing but tears. It regularly jambs when feeding, despite having been smithed.
Which is in no way meant to cast aspersions at the Mare's Leg in question; I understand that my own $500 Puma carries a risk commensurate with the price.
But does the $1600 Chiappa avoid this risk???
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