Chiappa Rhino Revolvers

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Hey folks,

just wondering if anyone here has first hand experience with these nifty looking revolvers? They have really mixed reviews online....leaning towards the negative.

The reason I am looking at them is that I am looking for a 40 S&W revolver as I already have a 40 automatic. Trying to keep a limit on my ammo types.

Any help would be super.

Shaner
 
I shot one once, but can't really comment on it because it was only a round or two.

That being said... I just don't trust Chiappa. I consider them the bottom rung of the Italian firearms industry.

That's just personal prejudice however.
 
A buddy just picked up the 50D in stainless a couple weeks ago. Sweet looking gun and it's a lot lighter than you'd think it would be just looking at it. Also, for myself it really did feel great in the hand.
.38 special's were just awesome in that gun. No muzzle-flip at all. None.
The first shot I took with some .357 rounds loaded I wasn't paying attention to where my left thumb was, and bang! I guess I had my thumb straight forward, and I think it was the trigger guard that bit straight back into the tip of my thumb as I pulled the trigger. That hurt, felt like someone whacked it with a hammer! I fired a couple more shots and handed it back to my buddy to fire the remaining two. I let my thumb rest for a while, lol.
I ended up firing another round of .357's after shooting a couple boxes through my 9mm. I learned my lesson the first time. Grip, check. Aim, squeeze, bang! The recoil comes straight back, and as such I found I needed to make sure my grip was tight, otherwise it sort of "punched" the palm of your hand. Once you get used to it though, not a problem.

They are a love it or hate it gun. The only problem for me is the price, they aren't cheap. However, in 40S&W I think you'd love it. The recoil characteristics are something you just don't get with any other firearm.
 
They are a design I really like. The one I held in the store felt good in the hand. And unlike some that feel that revolvers should not change I actually really like the innovation and new look of the lower chamber firing instead of the upper.

But the double action trigger pull was very high. And there isn't a lot of tuning information on them so that put me off.

But the part that really put me off is that it's made by Chiappa. That company just has too many products with too many issues for me to buy one of their guns. They spend too much of our money making the outsides look nice and too little on making the insides work well and reliably for me to buy one. I got burned once personally with one of thier products. And I have yet to hear of anyone locally with one of their guns that did not have some problems.
 
Prairie Plinker, your thumb may have been getting hit with gas from the cylinder gap.

I agree with BC that under barrel's are an interesting evolution, but the reason I sold my Rhino was more due to the fact that getting parts and support if needed.

It's bad enough waiting weeks to months for Ruger parts.... I can imagine months would be the starting point for Chiappa's even for a small spring.

.357mag is a recoil level that most people can master so the lower barrel concept is not really needed, add the expense and hassle of a complicated mechanical system and it's a novelty gun.
 
Chiappa quality control seems to be pretty crappy... I wanted one of their m1-9 (9mm m1 clone) but the reviews of them were too hit and miss - you either get a good one, that runs reliably, or you get a terrible one that'll just make you wanna pull your hair out by the end of it... And I have bad luck, I'd end up with a terrible one...
 
Suther said:
Chiappa quality control seems to be pretty crappy... I wanted one of their m1-9 (9mm m1 clone) but the reviews of them were too hit and miss - you either get a good one, that runs reliably, or you get a terrible one that'll just make you wanna pull your hair out by the end of it... And I have bad luck, I'd end up with a terrible one...
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I looked long and hard at their M1 and reached the same conclusion.
 
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