A few months back, there were some barely used Chiappa Alaskans on GB with the chrome peeling off. Makes me nervous about that on such an expensive gun.
Where is the gun's balance point? I'm wondering if the slab-sided barrel moves the balance at all; my old large-frame Vaquero with a bird's head grip and round barrel in .45 Colt balanced just ahead of the trigger.
I’d say it’s about the same. The recoil characteristics even with Caddy stoppers is quite manageable with a roll.