Chiappa Rhino

gjohnsonoc · Jan 22, 2015

I was looking at a Rhino 357 wanted to know the durability. I can get a great deal on one but just wanted to hear what the word was.

iH8DemLibz · Jan 22, 2015

Taurus is ten times the quality of Chiappa and Taurus is garbage at this point.

StantonCree · Jan 22, 2015

I would get one out of pure quirkyness

Boom Boom · Jan 22, 2015

Run the other way. Seriously.

Most any used S&W or Ruger .357 in nice shape is 10x the gun.

SRD · Jan 22, 2015

Like a blunt object,with boolits.

outrider58 · Jan 22, 2015

What's the point of firing from the bottom cylinder? Better recoil control?

budman93 · Jan 22, 2015

outrider58 said:
What's the point of firing from the bottom cylinder? Better recoil control?

Supposedly but top firing revolvers work fine and are so much better looking. It's not like you need to control the recoil in full auto or something :lol2:

SRD · Jan 22, 2015

outrider58 said:
What's the point of firing from the bottom cylinder? Better recoil control?

Yeah,they (tried) made a better wheel,mousetrap,etc.

Boom Boom · Jan 22, 2015

Does Chiappa still insist on putting RFID chips in them? Look up Chiappa's press releases about it (2011-2012) and you will never consider buying one.

jimbobborg · Jan 23, 2015

I think Davsco bought one a year or two ago, he likes it.

Doctor_M · Jan 23, 2015

I kind of like ugly guns, but the Rhino is too f-ugly even for me. Never understood the concept.

LimaVictor · Jan 23, 2015

Ergonomically, the rhino feels better when holding it by the barrel and the handle pointing out to shoot. Kind of upside down like.

Seriously, if you want a handgun that will turn heads, the Tackle Box in Southern Maryland last night has a used S & W 629 for $700 that you may be able to negotiate on.

Blaster229 · Jan 23, 2015

I like them. This is the shorter barrel though.

lsw · Jan 23, 2015

Couldn't you just hold a conventional revolver upside down?

Mooseman · Jan 23, 2015

mpdc4511 said:
I would get one out of pure quirkyness

Me too.

jimbobborg · Jan 23, 2015

Sorry, not Davsco, another fellow Virginian: http://www.mdshooters.com/showthread.php?t=107790&highlight=rhino

More threads:

http://www.mdshooters.com/showthread.php?t=116158&highlight=rhino
http://www.mdshooters.com/showthread.php?t=29540&highlight=rhino

Boom Boom · Jan 23, 2015

Blaster229 said:
I like them. This is the shorter barrel though.

If you hold the Rhino as shown in that photo, expect your thumb to get flash burns or worse from the hole in the frame just below the forcing cone.

kenpo333 · Jan 23, 2015

I bought one just because they were unusual. Have about 300 rounds through a stainless 2in barrel. The revolver has very little recoil and has performed well for something with a two inch barrel. I'm really a semi type buy but everyone needs a couple wheel guns too.
It does what it is supposed to do when you put the trigger just like my colt and s&w revolvers. Come to think of it I do like the feel a lot. Come with a quality leather holster.

DC-W · Jan 23, 2015

Go big and get the real deal

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=464414307

myright · Jan 23, 2015

outrider58 said:
What's the point of firing from the bottom cylinder? Better recoil control?

lower bore axis, less muzzle flip.

Chiappa Rhino

The #1 community for Gun Owners of the Northeast

Member Benefits:

Active Member

When All Else Fails.

Watch your beer

Hold my beer. Watch this.

R.I.P.

Eats Bacon Raw

Ultimate Member

R.I.P.

Hold my beer. Watch this.

Oddball caliber fan

Certified Mad Scientist

Ultimate Member

God loves you, I don't.

Attachments

לא לדרוך עליי

R.I.P.- Hooligan #4

Oddball caliber fan

Hold my beer. Watch this.

Ultimate Member

Ultimate Member

domestic tourist

Users who are viewing this thread

Log in

Forum statistics