The Chiappa Triple Crown is a family of Italian-made triple-barrel, break-action
shotgun
A shotgun (also known as a scattergun, peppergun, or historically as a fowling piece) is a long gun, long-barreled firearm designed to shoot a straight-walled cartridge (firearms), cartridge known as a shotshell, which discharges numerous small ...
s, chambered in
12-gauge,
20-gauge,
28-gauge, and
.410 bore. The barrels have a triangular arrangement with one on top and two below. This gives the Triple Crown a single-barrel sight picture.
Triple Crown
The Triple Crown shotguns are triple-barrel, break-action shotguns, chambered in 12-, 20-, 28-gauge, and .410 bore. The 12-, 20-gauge, and .410 bore models will accept 3-inch magnum shells and the 28-gauge model will accept 2-3/4-inch shells. The 12-gauge model has 28-inch barrels, while all of the other models have 26-inch barrels. The barrels have a triangular arrangement with one on top and two below. This gives the Triple Crown a single-barrel sight picture. The barrels accept standard Rem-Choke style
choke tubes and it comes with 5 choke tubes ranging from Improved Cylinder to Full Choke. It uses a single trigger and has a manual safety on the tang behind the action lever. The Triple Crown may be disassembled for ease of storage.
Triple Threat
The Triple Threat shotguns are the shorter 18-½-inch models chambered in both 12-, 20-gauge, and .410-bore 3-inch magnums. They feature a unique two-piece removable butt-stock design allowing them to be shortened to an overall length of 27-¾ inches.
Triple Threat BLK
The Triple Threat BLK comes in a 12-gauge 3-inch chamber only. It features
Picatinny rail
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s on the top barrel and below the bottom barrels.
Review: Chiappa Triple Shotgun
/ref> This allows for this model to use a wide range of optical sights and tac-lights. It also features black plastic furniture. However, unlike the basic model, the BLK uses a standard butt-stock that cannot be shortened.
See also
* Chiappa Little Badger Deluxe Shotgun
* Chiappa Double Badger
* Chiappa M6 Survival Gun
* Combination gun
References
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External links
Official website
YOUTUBE video: Chiappa Triple Crown
YOUTUBE video: Chiappa Triple Threat at the Range
YOUTUBE video: Chiappa Triple Threat 12 Gauge
Chiappa Firearms
Shotguns of Italy
Multiple-barrel firearms