The Charge Of The Rhino

By James Rummel

Bryan was kind enough to leave a question…

“What do you think about the Chiappa Rhino?”

Before we answer that, we have to explore which gun is at the heart of the question.

Chiappa Firearms is sort of an odd duck when it comes to firearms manufacturers. Based in Italy, it started out by making replicas of famous guns, such as cowboy arms. Most of those were chambered for the .22 Long Rifle cartridge.

They also offer shotguns, air guns, blank firing guns, and a whole lot more. But for our purposes today, we need to focus on what is probably their most famous gun. That would be the Rhino, a really nifty and innovative revolver.

There are a lot of interesting features about the Rhino, but the one thing that seems to surprise people the most is that the barrel is slung down low on the frame. Instead of the top chamber in the cylinder firing, the bottom chamber is the one where all …Read the Rest

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