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Chiappa is working on a new polymer-framed version of the Rhino revolver for concealed-carry. The Poly-Lite maintains the same unique Rhino aesthetics and most importantly, six-o'clock barrel position.

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I admit, I love all the conversations I have with people at the range about this gun. Folks ask and I’d let them shoot it and never a complaint.

The post The Chiappa Rhino will make you popular (at the range) appeared first on Guns.com.

With all the recent interest in takedown long guns like the Ruger 10/22 or the Chiappa Little Badger, it’s important to keep in focus that these rifles are nothing new: The AR7 has been around for over fifty years, looks almost identical to the newest survival rifle offerings and, unsurprisingly, is still going strong.

The post The AR7 Air Force Survival Gun: For land, for air, for sea (VIDEO) appeared first on Guns.com.

Chiappa hasn't given up on the Rhino, and they're developing new versions right now. But is that enough or has the novelty finally faded away?

The post It’s 2013, Do You Want a Rhino Yet? (VIDEO) appeared first on Guns.com.

It's a decade before the turn of the 20th century and Winchester tasks a 33-year old John Moses Browning with moving the company, primarily known for making lever action rifles into the shotgun market. The only catch is the shotgun has to be a lever action too.

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The Chiappa Little Badger survival rifle is going to be a hit with shooters of all types. This single-shot break-action plinker is just perfect.

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This was my first SHOT Show. I'm still a bit stunned. As a review writer, I know a lot about the industry. But now I know that I have a lot to learn. I could have spent all five days just studying ARs, or 1911s. There is too much for one person to see, so I thought I'd throw up a few of my favorites.

The post Editorial: My Top Five Guns SHOT Show 2013 appeared first on Guns.com.

This guy "reviews" a pair of Chiappa revolvers. It's funnysad, you'll laugh.

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Chiappa has one-upped the double-barrel shotgun with their upcoming Triple Crown and Triple Threat shotguns. We'll give you three guesses as to what makes these shotguns special, and the first two don't count.

The post The Chiappa Triple Threat and Triple Crown over, under and in-between shotguns (VIDEO) appeared first on Guns.com.

Some firearms seem so original that it is hard to believe they evolved from anything. But most have. The Rhino is no exception, and it owes its existence to an obscure Italian pasta machine maker with a passion for sporting handguns.

The post Before the Rhino: The Mateba 6 appeared first on Guns.com.

Some guns have classic lines. Some are just plain ugly. But there's a whole slew of guns out there that seem way ahead of their time. These space age looking guns seem more like movie props. Until you shoot them.

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The Chiappa Rhino is getting chambered for yet another semi-automatic cartridge, this time, 9x21mm.  Recently added also was the Rhino in .40 S&W.  While 9x21mm is an uncommon, sometimes even unheard of cartridge in the US, it's popular in Europe and other parts of the world.

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