Chiappa Rhino Revolvers

[BigRich]

The barrel on my Mateba 357mag is a 4 inch and it can be removed from the frame by unscrewing the retaining nut that tensions it. You can also set the barrel cylinder gap this way. I wonder if the Rhino follows this design? I can vouch for the low bore line and it's effect on muzzle rise. It is very easy to shoot fast and accurately. It is a rather complicated mechanism which I have no desire to take apart and explore. Mine is ammo sensitive and needed a "wadcutter spring" (according to the gun designer) in order to function reliably using 38 special loads. It was a common enough problem that when I mentioned it at their booth at a SHOT show the guy just pulled one out of his pocket and said "This is what you need." He also warned that shooting magnum loads with this spring in the gun would cause battering right away.

[scarville]

And, some people think Amy Winehouse is the sexiest woman around. It'd be a boring world if we all agreed on everything.

You mean that's a woman?

Jeez! I gotta get out more

[dhawkins]

Have a lot of interest in this little guy in .357, 9mm and .40. 2.5" barrell would be cool. Anyone have an idea as to how/when it might be added to the roster?

On a related note, I love shooting my S&W 327 PC 2" 8/ shot. Total hoot and yes, I can hit the backside of the barn.

[cadjak]

Here's a range report, posted yesterday, over on the Keltec forum, by someone who actually had a chance to fire a Chiappa.

http://www.ktog.org/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1288708505/7

More over on The High Road forum;

http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=546010

[scarville]

The more I look at it, the more I think I want two -- once for each hand.

[jumpthestack]

Revolver smith Grant Cunningham has a series of blog posts on the Rhino's internals.

http://grantcunningham.com/blog_files/tag-rhino.revolver.html

[gorenut]

Revolver smith Grant Cunningham has a series of blog posts on the Rhino's internals.

http://grantcunningham.com/blog_file....revolver.html

Wow, thats really neat, thanks for the post.

[ryball]

Another page with a little better pictures of the interchangeable barrel.

http://www.gunsholstersandgear.com/2010/01/21/chiappa-rhino-revolvers/

It doesn't look to me like the snub is interchangeable like the 4", 5", or 6"

[winnre]

So when do we get this beauty?

[grim1U]

I dont honestly understand the point of this/this type of gun 2 1/2" barrel larger caliber... cant hit the broadside of a face/head/barn gun

Really, I find snub nose revolvers to be very accurate, they just kick a bit. Which is why this concept has merit.

[1911Operator]

To tell you the truth, I would buy that if it ever became california legal

[mswanson223]

personally, I think its ugly.

[Cyc Wid It]

If it comes down to the "zombies" eating me, or me using this gun, I'll take my chances as an undead.

[grim1U]

If it comes down to the "zombies" eating me, or me using this gun, I'll take my chances as an undead.

I don't base guns soley on the factor. If I need it and it works, it'll get used.

[jidokenju]

So if you pull back on the "hammer" and it goes back to where it was (but cocking the real, unseen hammer) for single action, how do you lower the hammer safely? Is there a decocker or something?