Picked up a Chiappa Rhino 4" in .357 this weekend from Tony @ TJ's, once again, smooth easy transaction as always... Only fired a few rounds thru it today @ Dix and CJ, but so far, I like it. I have only put a few rounds of .357, but I'm looking forward to trying out some .38 this week hopefully..

 

It's so ugly, it's cool looking.. I have not shot many .357's, so I can't honestly compare the recoil from a traditional barrel setup.. Recoil was minimal, with a bit of a "bite" into the palm of your hand, I'm sure grip had some to do with that, along with the low barrel. Trigger pull is super light when cocking hammer is used and it's fits my hand nicely. overall it looks like it could be a fun gun.. here's some cell pics..

 

 

 

 

is it all steel? Looks quite heavy to me but I suppose weight on a magnum revolver helps.

Perty.

is it all steel? Looks quite heavy to me but I suppose weight on a magnum revolver helps.

 

specs say it's made of ultra light alloy, it's not heavy at all, like 25 ounces i think

I've never heard of or saw these before. That is one cool looking revolver. I like the concept and I dig the styling!

Barrel on the bottom? How well does it shoot? I guess the sights are designed to compensate for the location of the muzzle.

Unusual but pretty gun. Have fun with it.

here's a pic from SHOT showing the trigger what nots..

 

sweeeeeeeet

they are made in 2",4"(one in photo),5" & 6"

Thats a cool looking Revolver! Enjoy!

 

-Scott

How is the quality?

nice don, i'll bet the barrell location reduces muzzle flip..

How is the quality?

 

I'm really impressed with the quality, the fit n finish is really nice, all parts are tight and meant to be together, nothing sloppy. It has a pretty beefy build to it. I'd say it's built pretty well...

 

Tony, the muzzle flip is "almost"" non existent, and thats with .357, very easy to keep on target. I'll probably have it @ SS on Tuesday night if anyone cares to shoot it.

The more I look at it, the more I am impressed. It really is , as Jeremy Clarkson of Top Gear would say... "Bloody Marvelous"

Too bad I missed this! Don, I wanna shoot that real bad.

here's a pic from SHOT showing the trigger what nots..

 

 

Wow, that mechanism looks Rube-Goldberg-esque. Didn't I see that in the game mousetrap?

 

Anyway, good luck with it. I've liked the Rhinos since I first saw them. Is the hammer easy to cock? The small tang on it makes me wonder.

Wow, that mechanism looks Rube-Goldberg-esque. Didn't I see that in the game mousetrap?

 

Anyway, good luck with it. I've liked the Rhinos since I first saw them. Is the hammer easy to cock? The small tang on it makes me wonder.

 

It's not too bad, non trigger thumb no problem, two thumbs super easy..

Regulator let me try this out today real quick. With 357 it has almost no muzzle flip. A Very cool gun.

Digz, that is what you call bored engineering..

Digz, that is what you call bored engineering..

 

Either that, or the Engineer's brother in law owns the machine shop that supplies all those linkages...

Congrats Don. It's sweet.

 

I read about these in Guns & Ammo I believe and when we saw the booth at Shot, we looked for a while. Very cool gun.

Congrats Don. It's sweet.

 

I read about these in Guns & Ammo I believe and when we saw the booth at Shot, we looked for a while. Very cool gun.

 

Yeah, it's funny cause on the flight out to Vegas for SHOT, I watched an episode of Guns n Ammo TV, where they featured the Rhino lineup. They all received great reviews, the SHOT booth and playing with each model and the cutaway is what sold me..

 

Not being a Revolver guy, but wanting one to add to the stable, I think this was a nice fit.

looks like a gun hellboy would use, very cool!

looks like a gun hellboy would use, very cool!

 

Wrong, this is

 

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