Hi All, am thinking about getting a 357 Rhino in either 5"(50DS) 0r 6"(60DS). Anybody have one in either of those sizes? Pro's and con's on them? Black vs. SS (hard chrome)? Anything else you'd care to add would be appreciated. Thanks Ron
Chiappa Rhino 357
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Erich
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Don't have either of those, but have an early 2" - shoots great, but the internals are a caution.
With the square cylinder up close and personal the other guy could grab the cylinder and possibly keep it from turning. Be good if someone who has one could try and see if it is possible. Might break the internals if they aren't made as strong as brand A<B<and C.
FYI. You can do that to almost any revolver. But you need guts, if it's serious.
Boudiepitbull
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If you can deal with the Yankee Marshal's channel on YouTube I'm sure you'll find hours of content on .357 Chiappas. They were his ESC for quite a while and he was quite the advocate for them.
TomkinsSP
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Free fashion and decorating tips too...
Erich
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If that ever happens to me, I'll try to remember to rotate the gun as I pull the trigger.
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If that ever happens to me, I'll try to remember to rotate the gun as I pull the trigger.
Doesn't work that way.
Fishinfool
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If that ever happens to me, I'll try to remember to rotate the gun as I pull the trigger.
First time I have seen a knife that kind of goes with that gun.....I like it.
Larry
My own personnal opinion.
The sentence "ugly as sinn" was created with that revolver in mind.
Don't mind me. I'll see myself out.
Compared to anything Ruger makes, the Chiappa is a beauty queen.
DWalt
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Odd-looking for sure, and I have never heard of another revolver which used a barrel in line with the lowermost chamber. The idea is to reduce muzzle rise upon firing, increasing controllability in rapid fire. Appearance is secondary to how well its shoots, and I cannot comment on that, having no personal experience.
My own personnal opinion.
The sentence "ugly as sinn" was created with that revolver in mind.
Don't mind me. I'll see myself out.
Looks like I’ll be leaving right behind you.
TomkinsSP
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I fired a 2" .357 once. IIRC It was accurate.
It seemed to me the 24 ounce Rhino had less felt recoil than a 21 ounce M60, but more recoil than a two pound M13. Well duh.
Firing from the bottom puts much of the weight above the axis, but since all parts of the gun are connected, I wonder how much it's just that it's heavier, not where the weight is (target shooters put the weight at the END of the barrel not evenly distributed along its top).
Oh, and it seemed to me to be nearly as bulky (but not as long) as that 4" K frame.
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Now that’s funny!
Boudiepitbull
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It's based on an earlier Italian design. I can't remember the maker but I'm sure I've seen some Forgotten Weapons vids on them as well as some other collector's YouTube about them. If I can be more vague in the future, tell me and I'll try to oblige...
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