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The fixed barrel contributes to the pistol’s accuracy, which Workman found to be good enough to hit a tin can at 25 yards.
Chiappa designers incorporate a
rather simple key-activated firing pin
block safety at the rear of the slide. Turn
it counter-clockwise and a block rotates
up around the firing pin, protecting it
from the hammer. Turn the key back the
other direction, and the firing pin is fully
exposed.
The thumb safety may be engaged
whether the hammer is cocked or down
(the pistol may be carried safely cocked and
locked), and overall, the 1911-22 is hardly
disappointing in fulfilling its primary
Government Model save for the initial
appearance.
Upon close examination, one
quickly discovers that this hammer is
powered by a rather lightweight spring
rather than a coiled mainspring as on the
John Browning designed centerfire pistol.
Likewise, the recoil spring is rather
light; it only has to handle the mild
recoil of a .22 Long Rifle, which is hardly
anything at all in this pistol. The light
recoil spring makes operating the slide to
chamber a round rather easy.
The length of the barrel bushing is one of the significant departures from the standard
Model 1911 design.
A glance into the receiver from the top
shows that there is a considerable
difference between this pistol and a
Government Model.
function, which is to resemble a proven
and popular handgun, and go “bang!”
every time the trigger is pressed and the
hammer drops on a live round.
That did not happen every time I
fired the pistol, and the fault absolutely
was the ammunition.
I experienced two misfires and upon
checking the rim of both cartridges, found