My 1876 NWMP .45-75 carbine is a Chaparral … one of the earliest production, as I understand it, so I successfully dodged the woes that apparently crept into their later production. I have never had any issues with mine, at any rate …
I bought it from Scott Meyer (Nevada Western Firearms) in July of 2007, but the red tape involved in getting it exported from the US and imported into Canada meant I didn't get it until early October of 2007 … so I've had it for over 16 years.
Scott Meyer told me he was instrumental in getting Chaparral to make this model, and was supposed to be the sole US distributor for it, but Chaparral almost immediately began selling them to other dealers … he was less than happy with them, as I recall. Anyway, Chaparral began numbering their reproductionNWMP carbines with the original Winchester serial numbers listed in "Arms & Accoutrements of the Mounted Police - my carbine's serial number (2750) is the sixth on that list!
I'm also attaching a photo of me with it in the long range rifle match of the Grand Army of the Frontier National Muster in June of 2023 … i am dressed in a NWMP cotton duck fatigue uniform and cap (much more pleasant to shoot in than wool serge … I wore that for the banquet …)