The internal machining was so bad that it did not feed properly....I disassembled it and took pics of all the parts and sent them to Chiappa in Italy and the Australian importers....Still have not heard from Chiappa but the Australian importers (Nioa Arms) answered me within 24 hours, had a replacement rifle sent for my inspection within a week and when I refused it as well they gave me back my money....Those guns look great.
All I can say then is don't look inside a Rossi! Sheesh, those things are rough as a cob and I've seen 'em full of rust to boot. Plenty of folks enjoying them nonetheless...
And yes, they DO look great which is a huge step in the right direction in my opinion because you can have a good smith like Nate slick a Rossi but they still look awful sometimes (not all of 'em, but some are just flat out horrible). I haven't looked inside a Miroku but that would be very interesting given what I've seen inside the other replicas. I assume they're nice but it would be interesting to see.
One thing that's really hurting the Italian products at this time is the current exchange rate, which makes them $800 guns instead of $500 guns (in The States). One might over look some roughness in a bargain priced arm but when it gets up into premium territory it's expected to be flawless and the Italians don't seem to be able to deliver on that. Their spotty quality control, which has been an Italian gun industry albatross for all of the years I've been shooting now (decades) continues its' run. Go to a black powder forum and talk to those guys about the revolvers! Sheesh, you have to work some of them new out of the box to get 'em to time correctly and function without tearing themselves up and everyone knows it. I had a Pietta 1851 brasser once that was slicker than snot, the envy of everyone at the range and sold for far more than I paid for it...after I spent several days working it!
I've come to the conclusion that with the exception of the Japanese (who, like the Germans, invariably seem to make things right in the first place) the replica firearm industry is a hit and miss proposition that you have to be willing to deal with. Rugers, Berettas, Piettas, Ubertis, and Rossis - I've gotten bad copies of all of 'em. In the end I've always wound up with a good, serviceable arm by dealing with good wholesalers and good local dealers and sometimes I've been willing to put in some elbow grease to get 'em right.
It's good that your importer took care of you and I hope you wound up with something that suits.
It's also good to hear from several of you that Chiappa is concerned and actually trying to do better even if they're struggling a bit right now. Uberti and Pietta have both upped their game dramatically over the last decade and I suspect Chiappa will as well but I guess time will tell. In the mean time mine works great, is nice and slick, and eats anything I've fed it so I'm 1 for 1 when it comes to Chiappa.
Just my 2¢ worth!
Oly
First problem was a flashing left on the lever that would cut your finger. It was so sharp it would cut paper. So I got mad and took the dremel to it. Well, due to shoulder surgery I just got to shoot it yesterday. 4 shots in a 4 inch vertical string at 25 yds. It refuses to feed correctly. Sometimes a cartridge comes out onto the carrier, sometimes not. Sometimes when it does, it stovepipes as the bolt is closed. It is a pretty $850 piece of JUNK. 
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Sounds like you should get a new rifle from them to replace it. That is not good! 
