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The New Wave of Revolver Tech

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The question with the Rhino, which the market will answer, is whether the sole advantage (low, straight-line recoil) is worth all the added complexity and different "feel". IMHO, it is not, and at this time it looks like many folks agree, but ultimately, who knows?

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The question with the Rhino, which the market will answer, is whether the sole advantage (low, straight-line recoil) is worth all the added complexity and different "feel". IMHO, it is not, and at this time it looks like many folks agree, but ultimately, who knows?
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Not the only one. It has two rails too!:D
 
Is that a flashlight over the NAA, or some kind of even smaller revolver cylinder? :confused:

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And More!
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I actually own a TRR8 (the first one; mine is not pictured.) and have an EoTech that just barely fits on the upper rail. It's handier with that getup than you'd think, and I can really see the appeal the autoloader crowd are finding with micro reflex sights. No bayonet, yet.

TCB

So tempted to use the 2000 pixel version of that last one; seems fittingly loud :D
 
"Which [rails] I have demostrated to be equally useless! ...I mean useful!"

On a serious note (just one), how many people put anything on the lower rail that practically all semi-autos seem to have anymore? As we've seen on rifles, the upper rails is infinitely more useful for configuring a weapon to do various things.

It's also worth keeping in mind that the upper rail is only present on the 6" Rhino --not exactly pandering to the carry market in the first place, so a spot to easily attach scopes and dots is as fitting as the D&T frames of similarly-long revolvers from every other maker (only far more practical to use)

So, you have an aluminum frame hunting revolver to which you can easily attach a bipod (ATF says those aren't foregrips this week, so get 'em while the gettin's good) and scope/optic. Seems like a sounder concept than the shorter versions, to be honest (those little trigger/sight plane foibles are total non-issues to a single-action shooting hunter with a sighted-in scope)

TCB
 
barnbwt said:
"Which [rails] I have demostrated to be equally useless! ...I mean useful!"

On a serious note (just one), how many people put anything on the lower rail that practically all semi-autos seem to have anymore? As we've seen on rifles, the upper rails is infinitely more useful for configuring a weapon to do various things.

It's also worth keeping in mind that the upper rail is only present on the 6" Rhino --not exactly pandering to the carry market in the first place, so a spot to easily attach scopes and dots is as fitting as the D&T frames of similarly-long revolvers from every other maker (only far more practical to use)

So, you have an aluminum frame hunting revolver to which you can easily attach a bipod (ATF says those aren't foregrips this week, so get 'em while the gettin's good) and scope/optic. Seems like a sounder concept than the shorter versions, to be honest (those little trigger/sight plane foibles are total non-issues to a single-action shooting hunter with a sighted-in scope)

TCB
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Honestly, I carry my pictured 6" Rhino - minus the crazy accessories (for now :D). I do understand most will not carry the gun, and as far as I know I custom ordered the first holster ever made for a 6" Rhino.
 
My problem with the Rhino is not it's looks. My problem is the $800 price tag that comes with a Rhino. If I need to resell a Rhino I will never find a buyer until I drop the price to $200 for the thing. Money is to hard to come by to just throw it away.
 
"My problem with the Rhino is not it's looks. My problem is the $800 price tag that comes with a Rhino. If I need to resell a Rhino I will never find a buyer until I drop the price to $200 for the thing. Money is to hard to come by to just throw it away."

Wait, the guns are selling at such a high price you'd have to sell them for 200$ in order to sell yours, which you would have already bought at 800$ yourself. Non sequitor. Further, 200$ won't even buy a functional 22LR single action, so why the hell would you expect a brand new 357 DA/SA with aluminum frame to fetch such a low price? Because you don't like it? Well, then don't buy one :rolleyes:

The price tag is high, but so are all other aluminum frame revolvers, it seems. The actual issues with the guns are;
-It was designed by Emilio Ghisoni (pro for coolness, but a major con for practicality --none of his designs were more marketable than the Rhino)
-It has aesthetics that are incredibly jarring to the revolver crowd (now that it's been out and 'shocking' people for years to make a name for itself, it'd be nice if they would offer a 2" snub version with all the sharp edges rounded off)
-The grip layout is fairly jarring to the revolver crowd (it's more like a highly-raked semi-auto grip)
-It's being marketed by MKS Distributing, of Hi Point infamy, and who can't seem able to get these iconic guns in TV or movies with any regularity, let alone running the competition circuits as sponsors in any capacity
-The guns were introduced about the same time manufacturing was brought stateside, so a combination of up-scaling and rough start caused a lot of QC issues (also because Chiappa hasn't been known to emphasize this as much as some others). It does seem like every time I mess with one in a store, the overall quality of the guns has increased a bit, though. They seem like a more delicate Ruger as far as quality, these days (so very close to non PC S&W's anymore), but with a better DA trigger (way worse SA cocking feel, since that design misstep has never been remedied)

TCB
 
barnbwt said:
"My problem with the Rhino is not it's looks. My problem is the $800 price tag that comes with a Rhino. If I need to resell a Rhino I will never find a buyer until I drop the price to $200 for the thing. Money is to hard to come by to just throw it away."

Wait, the guns are selling at such a high price you'd have to sell them for 200$ in order to sell yours, which you would have already bought at 800$ yourself. Non sequitor. Further, 200$ won't even buy a functional 22LR single action, so why the hell would you expect a brand new 357 DA/SA with aluminum frame to fetch such a low price? Because you don't like it? Well, then don't buy one :rolleyes:

The price tag is high, but so are all other aluminum frame revolvers, it seems. The actual issues with the guns are;
-It was designed by Emilio Ghisoni (pro for coolness, but a major con for practicality --none of his designs were more marketable than the Rhino)
-It has aesthetics that are incredibly jarring to the revolver crowd (now that it's been out and 'shocking' people for years to make a name for itself, it'd be nice if they would offer a 2" snub version with all the sharp edges rounded off)
-The grip layout is fairly jarring to the revolver crowd (it's more like a highly-raked semi-auto grip)
-It's being marketed by MKS Distributing, of Hi Point infamy, and who can't seem able to get these iconic guns in TV or movies with any regularity, let alone running the competition circuits as sponsors in any capacity
-The guns were introduced about the same time manufacturing was brought stateside, so a combination of up-scaling and rough start caused a lot of QC issues (also because Chiappa hasn't been known to emphasize this as much as some others). It does seem like every time I mess with one in a store, the overall quality of the guns has increased a bit, though. They seem like a more delicate Ruger as far as quality, these days (so very close to non PC S&W's anymore), but with a better DA trigger (way worse SA cocking feel, since that design misstep has never been remedied)

TCB
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I don't know where you are buying your guns at but I can buy brand new single action 22LR pistols all day long for under $200. You must be like the high rate gun shop. They cannot buy guns for full MSRP. They claim they buy guns from the largest distributor in the US for more than MSRP. My problem with the Rhino is they want more for it than a stainless GP100 and it would be hard to sell. If I sold a stainless GP100 I could find someone who shops at the high rate gun shop and get all my money back out of it.

Here is a Chiappa single action with a 22 mag cylinder for $184.37 if you use a credit card. http://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog/...ucts_id/411553137/CHIAPPA+1873-22LR22MAG+4.75
 
184$ + shipping +20$ transfer (or not, if CCW permit in Texas) and you're over 200$. You're also supposed to pay sales tax, too, so another 8.75% (technically). Again, though, you don't really think you'd be unable to sell a Rhino for 200$, now do you? Regarding the GP100, see again my comment about aluminum frame revolvers; they tend to be pricey (not sure why, since it machines and finishes easier, but there it is)

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