Anybody try one of these bad boys out yet? I'm very intrigued by it. How does it handle compared to a conventional .357 revolver?

 

Also, obligatory revolver eyecandy.

 

I think one of the youtube normal reviewers did a nice video on it, it's an interesting looking gun, not sure if I would have one in my safe (not knocking it) but it sure looks like if you ran out of ammo you could beat someone to death with it.

 

Harry

I've tried a fellow members here once time at shore shot and its a nice gun. I wasn't able to do a side by side, but compared to my Smith, the Rhino configuration does do something for recoil, but its not drastic. The trigger mechanism is very different than your traditional DA/SA revolver and whether or not its related to that, the action is not quite as light (but still nice shooting). You really have to try one next to a smith/ruger, even if you're just dry firing so see if you like it. Shore shot generally has one around to look at.

It's a great revolver, the recoil is pretty good with.357.The new design with having the barrel in your palm really helps but the gun is also very light,shoots better then a classic revolver to me.

It's a great idea and looks interesting but if you look at the guts in the grip it looks like a watch. Too many moving parts and such to be a reliable HD gun. Just sayin

What do these cost?

I have shot a members quite a bit. The recoil for .357 is way better than my gp100. My trigger is better but rhino is new and not broken in yet.

 

TJ, Maks, Regulator72 and I had some time at the rhino booth to hold the gun. It really is a nice gun IMO.

Just a tinfoil hat sidenote: Chiappa has stated that they will be adding RFI chips to their handguns in the future. Maybe harmless, but why give NJ politicians any ideas?

I like mine. It's a conversation starter anytime I take it anywhere.. I haven't shot many wheel guns besides this, but the recoil is very light with standard .357 rounds and almost nothing with 38sp. My wife and Bryan's wife have both shot it with .357 with no issues and kept it on target. The grip is a bit funky, when coming from a standard pistol, but again, most of my revolver experience has been with this gun. Easy to clean, and was almost dead on out of the box.. You get zero muzzle flip, all recoil is sent straight back into your palm.

 

I think my wife went thru 4 or 5 boxes of 38sp at CJRPC one day and wanted more..

It's a great idea and looks interesting but if you look at the guts in the grip it looks like a watch. Too many moving parts and such to be a reliable HD gun. Just sayin

 

Thanks for the image Don, I still wouldn't mind having one.

I agree with you on the HD part, mines in the safe :-)

Grip looks real funky but I could get use to it. I'd def like to try one out

Regulator's gun definitely pushes into your palm with 357 loads. My gp100 has muzzle flip. It's a nice gun and different. That is why I like it so much.

IMO, a solution to a problem that doesn't exist. I've never tried one before, but even so, if I wanted better managed recoil in my .357 mag revolver, I'd just load .38 special, or light .357 loads.

 

Otherwise, I'm not really into firing full magnum power 158gr JSP's all day long in rapid succession to warrent needing such an unconventional design.

 

On the coolness/something different side, defiantly has the +1 in that area. As for the RFID part, NO THANKS. They claim it is for inventory purposes, but then why don't they attach it with a small wire or rope around the trigger guard rather than hide it under the grip as they have proposed they will be doing.

Dan,

 

the coolness/ different side of the house is why I like it. I personally find it hard to beat a s&w or a ruger in this catergory but for something different, it's hard to beat.