[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Sorta want. (Page 1 of 2)
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I am going to buy one, I'm just waiting for the updated model with the lighter DA trigger pull.
ETA: Some other members have already purchased them and commented favorably on them, both in GD and the Revolver forum. What rock did y'all just crawl out from under, this isn't new unless your only news source is Shotgun News. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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I shot a few cylinders of ammo through one a few times the other week at my club's bowling pin shoot. A member who's an FFL brought out a bunch of toys to try. And a 3" Chiappa Rhino was in his collection. It's no pre-lock S&W in the fit/finish department, however it was still very decent. Trigger pull on DA and "cocked" in SA (the lever on top of the frame is not really the hammer, just a linkage) is nice. Kind of long in DA, but not overly hard to pull. Single action was much shorter, but not a crisp "glass rod snapping" like a S&W single action break. Overall, it was not very crisp in the trigger department, but nothing that's a show stopper with some practice. The AMAZING thing however is the recoil. Maybe it's just me, but I percieve recoil more as muzzle flip, than the overall force. Full house 125gr .357 magnums felt like light .38 target wadcutters.  Lightweight .38 target wadcutters feel like .22LR. Holy shit.. the claimed recoil effects of shooting from the bottom chamber, they aren't lying, not a bit. I'm pretty well stocked up on wheel guns right now, but I'd definitely consider a Chiappa Rhino in the future. |
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So WTF, the barrel is lined up with the BOTTOM of the cylinder? it's not WTF. the configuration reduces muzzle flip and in general felt recoil, because the bore axis is much more in line with the shooters arm, rather than above it. ar-jedi Not to mention the greater amount of mass above the bore axis. |
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I am waiting for a 4-inch stainless model and then I'll be all over it like Anthony Weiner sexting a porn star. ETA: WARNING; this firearm requires a different grip, apparently. I don't want to retrain. I suppose I'll pick up a traditional .357 revolver eventually. |
| If I'd finished all the builds I had yet to do, and if I'd bought all the ammo stockpiles I needed, and if I'd worked my way through the list of guns that I would like (including a PTR91, Monolithic rail Operator, and a Sig552-style rebuild of my Sig556), and if I'd completed all my other preps, THEN that would be the first thing I would buy. |
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Quoted: Mateba, FTW Semi Auto Revolver... Same designer, if that helps. Every day you wait, the prices on the remaining Mateba's in circulation goes up... And aside from the auto cocking function, it's pretty much the same concept. The bottom barrel is 90% of the function. I'm kind of surprised there haven't been more bottom chamber revolvers over time.
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I am waiting for a 4-inch stainless model and then I'll be all over it like Anthony Weiner sexting a porn star. ETA: WARNING; this firearm requires a different grip, apparently. I don't want to retrain. I suppose I'll pick up a traditional .357 revolver eventually. If you want a stainless - well, brushed nickel - here you go, although they're asking way too much: http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=239459855 I handled a 4" and a 6" at a gunstore. I love the way they feel, natural pointers. As soon as I'm able, I'm getting a 4" version. |
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If they are competing for the ugliest gun of the century award... they win, hands down.  If you ask nicely I'm sure they would paint one pink for you, so as not to offend your stylistic sensibilities. Function brings its own beauty to form. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |