rbernie
Contributing Member
A friend loaned his Rhino to me last week, so that I could give him my range impressions. I had handled them in the store, but had never pulled the trigger on one in earnest.
I took two different handloads; a standard pressure 38 Special topped with a plated 125 grain, and a full power 357 magnum load topped with 158 grain hollowpoints.
I was/am astounded at the accuracy and the ease with which I could keep all shots in a 6 inch circle at 15 yards, firing DA as fast as I could get a flash sight picture. I have never shot a revolver that was as accurate and stable under fast DA work as the Rhino. I was particularly impressed with its DA behavior shooting full house loads, with very little muzzle rise and very rapid target reacquisition. Were it not for the boom and the muzzle flash, I would never have known that I was shooting loads as powerful as I was - very little muzzle flip, and just a quick push to the rear…
Yes, it is still ugly. Mechanically, it still seems to me to be a bit on the Rube Goldberg side of things. But it is also the most impressive DA/SA revolver I have ever fired.
I took two different handloads; a standard pressure 38 Special topped with a plated 125 grain, and a full power 357 magnum load topped with 158 grain hollowpoints.
I was/am astounded at the accuracy and the ease with which I could keep all shots in a 6 inch circle at 15 yards, firing DA as fast as I could get a flash sight picture. I have never shot a revolver that was as accurate and stable under fast DA work as the Rhino. I was particularly impressed with its DA behavior shooting full house loads, with very little muzzle rise and very rapid target reacquisition. Were it not for the boom and the muzzle flash, I would never have known that I was shooting loads as powerful as I was - very little muzzle flip, and just a quick push to the rear…
Yes, it is still ugly. Mechanically, it still seems to me to be a bit on the Rube Goldberg side of things. But it is also the most impressive DA/SA revolver I have ever fired.
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