Chiappa · Pistol
Chiappa LA322 Bandit
Lever action · .22 Long Rifle · introduced 2026
Also known as LA322 Bandit
About the Chiappa LA322 Bandit
The Chiappa LA322 Bandit is a lever-action .22 LR pistol shown for 2026, built on the LA322 rimfire lever gun with a 12-inch barrel, a nine-round tubular magazine and no shoulder stock. It keeps the LA322's aluminium receiver and Winchester-style lever operation in a large-format pistol package aimed at plinking and small-game work.
Lever-action pistols are almost entirely an American frontier fantasy - the 'mare's leg' cut-down carbine from television Westerns. Chiappa has been building them straight from the factory since the 2000s.
Chiappa LA322 Bandit specifications
General
- Type
- Pistol
- Action
- Lever action
- Firing mechanism
- Hammer-fired
- Trigger
- Single stage
- Calibres
- .22 Long Rifle
- Magazine capacity
- 9 rounds
- Magazine
- Tubular magazine
Dimensions
- Barrel length
- 305 mm (12.0 in)
Barrel
- Rifling
- Right hand
Materials
- Barrel
- Steel
- Receiver / frame
- Aluminum
- Stock
- Wood
- Finish
- Blued
Performance
- Effective range
- 50 m
History
- Introduced
- 2026
- Production status
- In production
- Country of origin
- IT
Features
- Lever action pistol
- Threaded muzzle
- Large loop lever
- No shoulder stock
Safety
- Half cock notch
- Manual safety
Companion to the LA322 Suppressor Ready Takedown rifle also shown for 2026.
This is a variant of the Chiappa LA322.
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