The new Kodiak .45-70 from Chiappa Firearms is a 'modern' 1886 lever action rifle. It has a synthetic stock, recoil pad and synthetic furniture.
The rifle was on display at the EXA '11 gun expo in Italy.
Why no full length magazine? How about chambering it in 475 JDJ (475-45-70 wildcat), 45-90 WCF, 50-110 WCF (high speed loading 300 gr. at 2200 FPS), 40-70 WCF, 40-65 WCF and 475 Alaskan and 50 Alaskan?
Chamber it in 450 Marlin too for high speed loads.
What will the retail price be? I hope it’s not some outragous thing like $2000 or so, ‘cus nobody will buy them. Keep it around 600 to 700 dollars.
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0Magnaport it or some type of muzzle brake to help keep down recoil.
0 0Woodwork is the same as what franchi was using 25+ years ago ( but a dual layer 1/16th thick coating ) – they simply look tattered and worn after a few years of hunting.
All weather ? How much of this is stainless ? The screws are blacked stainless, or soon to be rusty normal ones ?
Straight stock = so 19th century like my 1886 .45-90
Any why a 5 shot and not full length magazine ?
I’d love to see the .45-70 loaded to modern pressures in a modern safe action not the low pressure of the pre 1900′s action ammo we buy now.
0 0As an owner of an 1886 extra lightweight .45/70, I think this is a wonderful idea!
All weather and .45/70 power=win!
0 0How much? Will it be imported into the US?
0 0The “synthetic” stock and fore-arm on the Kodiak isn’t quite what you might expect, i.e. solid or hollow polymer: instead it’s hardwood with a thick rubberised coating for effective grip and weatherproofing. This method of producing stocks seems to be catching on in Italy -I think it may be one of Minelli’s innovations- so we’re likely to see more of it, especially on guns where weight-saving is not a primary criterion.
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Magnaport it or some type of muzzle brake to help keep down recoil.
Why no full length magazine? How about chambering it in 475 JDJ (475-45-70 wildcat), 45-90 WCF, 50-110 WCF (high speed loading 300 gr. at 2200 FPS), 40-70 WCF, 40-65 WCF and 475 Alaskan and 50 Alaskan?
Chamber it in 450 Marlin too for high speed loads.
What will the retail price be? I hope it’s not some outragous thing like $2000 or so, ‘cus nobody will buy them. Keep it around 600 to 700 dollars.
Woodwork is the same as what franchi was using 25+ years ago ( but a dual layer 1/16th thick coating ) – they simply look tattered and worn after a few years of hunting.
All weather ? How much of this is stainless ? The screws are blacked stainless, or soon to be rusty normal ones ?
Straight stock = so 19th century like my 1886 .45-90
Any why a 5 shot and not full length magazine ?
I’d love to see the .45-70 loaded to modern pressures in a modern safe action not the low pressure of the pre 1900′s action ammo we buy now.
As an owner of an 1886 extra lightweight .45/70, I think this is a wonderful idea!
All weather and .45/70 power=win!
How much? Will it be imported into the US?
The “synthetic” stock and fore-arm on the Kodiak isn’t quite what you might expect, i.e. solid or hollow polymer: instead it’s hardwood with a thick rubberised coating for effective grip and weatherproofing. This method of producing stocks seems to be catching on in Italy -I think it may be one of Minelli’s innovations- so we’re likely to see more of it, especially on guns where weight-saving is not a primary criterion.