Against my better judgement, I bought a new Spencer carbine (Cimarron/Chiappa) in 45lc. My friend had one, same gun from Taylor?s and it would not extract. He sent it back to both Chiappa and Taylor?s and it never extracted. Taylor?s took it back and he bought a Sharps. Chiappas are beautiful rifles, fit and finish, but their function/quality control can be sketchy. I have an 1886 that would bust your knuckles levering it and sent it back twice to Chiappa until they finally fixed it.
My Spencer fired and extracted fine with all 45 lc ammo, but after 25 rounds would not fire, light primer hits. Called Chiappa and they said send it in. I asked did I need a return number. They said no. I sent it in, registered it, then they sent a call tag, $28 too late. Owners manual says customer responsible for shipping.
? After a week and a half, they haven?t even looked at it; their only gunsmith is out sick. Maybe they will get to it next week. Horrible customer service.
Hoping for a permanent fix. It was fun firing those first 25 rounds.
Marshall John Joseph