Chiappa, Little Badgers, Rimfire

Chiappa, Little Badgers, Rimfire

.22 Short, Long, Long Rifle, .22 Wmr (Mag), & .17 Hmr

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Intended Use
Effective Range
Specs & Features
Safety
Action
Barrel
Trigger
Muzzle
Stock
Buttplate
Sights
Optics
Magazines
Accessories
Utility Pouch
Sling
Light
Bipod
Flash Hider
Optics
Ammo Handling
What Would I Change?
Ammunition
Factory
Shooting Results
Factory

Intended Use

These little folding rimfire rifles are very simple single shots that can be used for many applications such as, survival, hunting, plinking & much more. Only the caliber determines how useful it will be in the intended purpose.

Effective Range

Maximum range is based more on the caliber. .22 LR is good for about 75 Yds. .22 Mag is good for about 125 Yds. & .17 Hmr can be pushed out to about 140 Yds.

Factory Specs & Features

.22 LR, .22 Mag & .17 Hmr Cal.
Synthetic Stock
Quad Forend Picatinny Rail
16 1/2″ Barrel
Steel Receiver
Iron Sights
Matt Black Finish
Folding
31″ Overall Length
12 1/2″ Length of Pull
Non-Adjustable Trigger
Traditional Break Action
Sling Swivel Studs
Very Light Weight

These rifles are designed to be simple & cheap and that is what they are good at.

Safety

There is NO safety built into these rifles. They are manually cocked with the hammer each time you would like to fire.

Action

Traditional break action, single shot, hammer fired, single shot rifle.

Barrel

The barrel on these rifles are 16.5″ long, with threaded muzzle.

Muzzle

The muzzle on these rifles is threaded.

Trigger

The action release looks like a trigger and it is located just in front of the trigger guard.

Stock

The stock is just a simple wire formed with a plastic buttplate & a “Quad” Pic rail forend.

Buttplate

Factory Equipped with a built in ammo holder in front of the buttplate.

Sights

These rifles have a fully adjustable rear sight and a muzzle mounted front sight. Both of the sights are made of plastic.

Optics

I have a Cheap, Red Dot Sight installed on the .22 Lr version of the rifle. The others are just plain iron sights.

Magazines

Single shots don’t use mags. Just throw a bunch of loose ammo in your pocket and you’re good to go.

Accessories

Utility Pouch

These rifles are tricky to install a pouch onto due to the small size. I’ll figure out something.

Sling

These rifles are very light weight but they still need a sling of some type. A single point sling is great on one of these.

Light

Any light that can be mounted on a picatinny rail will work on these.

Bipod

These rifles are not designed for use with a bipod.

Flash Hider

The muzzles are threaded so you can use a flash hider or a suppressor if that is legal in your area.

Optics

The smallest & cheapest Red Dot Sight seems to fit well, don’t you think?

Ammunition Handling

There is an ammo holder built into the buttplate but your pockets will be fine.

What would I Change?

Nothing! These rifles serve the purpose well, as designed.

Ammunition

Standard .22 LR, .22 Wmr (Mag) & .17 Hmr depending on model.

Shooting Results

Factory Ammunition

I have tested all 3 of these rifles and they are O.K. but unfortunately .22 Wmr & .17 Hmr ammo are very very expensive to shoot. As a side note, the .17 Hmr is very very loud!

What’s Next?

I think I’ll do the paracord wrap, sling points, small pouch on the .22 LR but the .22 Wmr and the .17 Hmr are going to get dusty or traded off for something more interesting.

Note:	.22 LR	.22 WMR	.17 HMR
Firearm Cost	Low	Low	Low
Ammo Cost	Low	V. High	V. High
Weight, Size, Transportability	V Good	V. Good	V. Good
Reliability & Accuracy	Good	Good	Good
Small Game Hunting	V. Good	Good	Poor
Varmint Control	Good	Good	V. Good
Dedicated Survival Gun	V. Good	Good	Good