Close up of unique cylinder (hex shaped) with lower barrel for recoil reduction.

My LGS had a couple in stock a while back. I played with one a bit, but I have not yet had the opportunity to fire one.
I think they are too weird for my taste. The action is quite different from a "Normal" revolver. The hammer isn't a hammer, more a cocking lever. The trigger seemed decent. It struck me as a bit of a Rube Goldberg designed action. What problem was this the solution to? The low bore is a decent concept. but I fail to understand the need to reinvent the concept of what double action should be. IMHO, revolvers should be simple. Chaippa has taken a simple idea and made it unnecessarily complex. Mitigating recoil is a lovely thing. Maybe they should have stopped there.
Having 5 other revolvers of a "normal" design, I'm not really sure if I could adapt well to them.
Before you spend a bunch of money, you need to handle one at the very least. Shooting one would be better.

Agreed... just haven't had an opportunity. The concept of the lower barrel is an older Italian design that never came to fruition. Heard about the hammer/cocking device and know the reviews on it are mixed.

My attraction to this revolver is its look... which is debatable... some see it as a thing of beauty & others see it as the "ugly revolver". Reduced recoil in a .357 is also appealing for a target gun where quick follow-up shots are used.

ARMSLIST - For Sale: chiappa rhino 200d. I love shooting my 2in. .38 is like shooting co2 and .357 is little to no kick depending on the grain.

Still haven't had the opportunity to handle/fire one but have to admit it's probably one of the ugliest revolvers I've ever seen. And must agree; most revolver actions are fairly straight forward; why complicate things?

Originally Posted by raveneap

Still haven't had the opportunity to handle/fire one but have to admit it's probably one of the ugliest revolvers I've ever seen. And must agree; most revolver actions are fairly straight forward; why complicate things?

I agree, the thing has unneeded changes to a revolver. Plus the changes made are causing issues.
How is the primer being struck? The hammer looking unit is on top ,when the cartridge is located on the bottom.

Internal hammer... where a normal hammer would be is a cocker to put it in SA. It's actually based on a much older revolver design from Italy... so it's not a new concept. Semi-auto's were frowned upon at one time too (too many moving parts).

Not saying the Chiappa is gonna revolutionize revolvers... but I remember similar things being said about the Glock over 20 yrs ago. Plastic gun? It's ugly... Look at that trigger.

Still hoping to get one this Fall... once I get to check one out in person of course. If I don't like it, I'll most likely get a GP 100 or a Raging Judge.

Originally Posted by TAPnRACK

Internal hammer... where a normal hammer would be is a cocker to put it in SA. It's actually based on a much older revolver design from Italy... so it's not a new concept. Semi-auto's were frowned upon at one time too (too many moving parts).

Not saying the Chiappa is gonna revolutionize revolvers... but I remember similar things being said about the Glock over 20 yrs ago. Plastic gun? It's ugly... Look at that trigger.

Still hoping to get one this Fall... once I get to check one out in person of course. If I don't like it, I'll most likely get a GP 100 or a Raging Judge.

I have not held one either , might look for one next time out. The only thing that really seems functionally interesting is the barrel being on the bottom below the top weight , should be a great recoil reducer for the 357 mag