Ammo For Sale

« « Homeland security song and dance | Home | Handy Tip » »

At the Chiappa booth

At the NRA show, I was at the booth and said I didn’t get the point of the Chiappa. Their sales guy explains to me that it’s a 40% reduction in recoil from a 357 mag. I understand now. Some pics:

From 2011 NRA
From 2011 NRA

Btw, what’s plural for Chiappa?

Posted in uncategorized on May 9th, 2011 by SayUncle | RSS 2.0 |

19 Responses to “At the Chiappa booth”

  1. BornLib Says:
    May 9th, 2011 at 9:05 am

    Chappa’ai

  2. Robert Says:
    May 9th, 2011 at 9:19 am

    Love to shoot one some time and see. Was just shooting revolver in a match yesterday, a borrowed K38.

  3. Oleg Volk Says:
    May 9th, 2011 at 9:35 am

    Same idea and actually works: http://olegvolk.net/blog/2011/05/09/coonan-357-magnum-pistol-in-use/

  4. comatus Says:
    May 9th, 2011 at 9:43 am

    Chiappae.

    Pronouced, Chappa’ai.

  5. Sebastian The Blogless Says:
    May 9th, 2011 at 9:56 am

    Chiappe if it’s an Italian word.

  6. jason Says:
    May 9th, 2011 at 9:57 am

    @BornLib: Isn’t that the ring-thingy that creates a wormhole to other planets?

  7. Gunmart Says:
    May 9th, 2011 at 10:01 am

    Arsenal?

  8. Bubblehead Les Says:
    May 9th, 2011 at 10:15 am

    Coonan. More bullets, less recoil, faster reload.

  9. Crotalus Says:
    May 9th, 2011 at 10:22 am

    I see how it works: with the barrel down below, the recoil is vectored straight into the hand, rather than over the top of the hand. This reduces the torque associated with the recoil of the typical revolver.

  10. Caleb Says:
    May 9th, 2011 at 11:41 am

    At SHOT SHOW Media Day, Chiappa actually had the Rhino out for writers to shoot; it actually works to reduce recoil. Shooting Federal 130 grain FMJ, muzzle-flip was almost nil. Shooting full house 158 grain JHP .357 Magnum loads out of the snubbie Chiappa was actually a pleasant experience; recoil was present and the muzzle flash was a little extreme, but it was really easy to shoot rapidly.

    The only downsize to the Rhino is that if you use a thumbs forward grip, you will burn your support hand thumb. Even with lightweight .38 Special loads, your support thumb rests right next to the cylinder gap, which causes a surprising and unpleasant experience.

  11. Bryan S. Says:
    May 9th, 2011 at 11:42 am

    Coonan generates less muzzle flip with the bore being higher in the hand?

    I can see felt recoil being less, those things are not light.

  12. countertop Says:
    May 9th, 2011 at 11:55 am

    What they need to do – instead of simply having these guns at “Shot Show” – is make them more widely available for potential customers to shoot.

    That’s a big problem for the gun industry. You can look, and lust, over guns. But finding an opportunity to “test one out” before you buy it is pretty damn difficult. And I don’t know about you, but If I’m going to drop $750+ on something – I want to know before hand if its going to work for me.

    Its like buying a new TV by simply reading reviews, but never actually goign to the store and seeing it set up.

  13. Kevin Baker Says:
    May 9th, 2011 at 1:17 pm

    Now if Chiappa will do the same thing with a .44 Magnum.

  14. Ninth Stage Says:
    May 9th, 2011 at 1:17 pm

    I’d hate to experience a KABOOM! with one. The “top-strap” flying off would take your trigger finger with it.

  15. Bubblehead Les Says:
    May 9th, 2011 at 3:35 pm

    Need to clarify myself for Bryan S. It comes down to the old Equal and Opposite Reaction Law. Any revolver will tend to rise higher for the same load vs. a semi-auto pistol, due to the fact that the mass of the slide tends to push SOME of the recoil back in a horizontal line on the pistol vs. everything being (effectively) locked up on the revolver. With the Coonan, they claim that it’s 48 oz. fully loaded, while the Rhino (in 6 inch form) is around 34 oz. But by putting the barrel on the bottom, the Rhino will push back more than a standard revolver. I’d really like to see a high speed side-by-side video between the 2, since as far as standard pistols go, (no 357 Magnum Mare’s Legs, please), I think the Coonan will beat the Rhino in muzzle flip, but I not sure. But other than a Deagle and the 22’s, there isn’t much else out there to compare. As for Ammo capacity, 7+1 for Coonan, 6 for Rhino, and a flatter package to carry on the hip. And one doesn’t have to carry Speed loaders or strips to reload it. Hope this helps.

  16. Jerry Says:
    May 9th, 2011 at 5:47 pm

    Chiappets?

  17. Darrell Says:
    May 9th, 2011 at 6:16 pm

    I got to fingerprint one of the snub nose Rhinos a few weeks ago. Hated the grip.

  18. Name Redacted Says:
    May 9th, 2011 at 6:39 pm

    “Even with lightweight .38 Special loads, your support thumb rests right next to the cylinder gap, which causes a surprising and unpleasant experience.”

    All the more reason to employ a Nagant m1895 style gas seal.

  19. BornLib Says:
    May 16th, 2011 at 7:48 am

    @jason
    Yes, yes it is.

Remember, I do this to entertain me, not you.

Uncle Pays the Bills

Find Local
Gun Shops & Shooting Ranges


bisonAd

Categories

Archives