An old west Sixgun I could go for.
An old west Sixgun I could go for.
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Re: An old west Sixgun I could go for.
Oh No, did you forget what BigAl call Chiappa's?
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Re: An old west Sixgun I could go for.
Lose the grips and I'm probably there.
That Pic rail is even low enough you could probably even red dot it and maybe still have backup irons visible in the window.
Now. Let's do the same layout on a GP-100 or 686.
That Pic rail is even low enough you could probably even red dot it and maybe still have backup irons visible in the window.
Now. Let's do the same layout on a GP-100 or 686.
WWJMBD?
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I just threw up a little… brought to you by the fine folks that gave us the Rhino……

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Needs a rail for an underbarrel light.
9mm kills the body, but .45 ACP destroys the soul!
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Re: An old west Sixgun I could go for.
Over $1,100 for a Chiappa? No thank you
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Re: An old west Sixgun I could go for.
Uh....No!
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I see the appeal but that is a vary crowded niche market already.
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I like the Rhino. I don't like its price...
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My LGS won’t carry them or sell them, they are horribly unreliable and break most of the time.
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My issue is I can replicate the gun with a used 7.5" Super Blackhawk, a rail from Brownels and ugly rubbers from eBay for way less and have a proven platform. I would have thought someone in sales/marketing at Chiappa would have figured that out.
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They definitely figured it out, they're just banking on other people not figuring it out...Wambli Ska wrote: ↑Mon Sep 14, 2026 5:53 pm My issue is I can replicate the gun with a used 7.5" Super Blackhawk, a rail from Brownels and ugly rubbers from eBay for way less and have a proven platform. I would have thought someone in sales/marketing at Chiappa would have figured that out.
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There is that, and why would you mill that much metal off a .44 Mag cylinder?!?!?!?shotgunshooter3 wrote: ↑Mon Sep 14, 2026 6:10 pmThey definitely figured it out, they're just banking on other people not figuring it out...Wambli Ska wrote: ↑Mon Sep 14, 2026 5:53 pm My issue is I can replicate the gun with a used 7.5" Super Blackhawk, a rail from Brownels and ugly rubbers from eBay for way less and have a proven platform. I would have thought someone in sales/marketing at Chiappa would have figured that out.
My favorite part of the "article" (supplied by Chiappa PR folks for sure) is "As the “S.A. 1873” part of the name implies, the Black Thunder is based on the classic Colt Single Action Army revolver, with a solid frame with a swingout loading gate and a barrel mounted ejector rod. From there, the revolver goes in a unique direction that only Chiappa could engineer."
And then they proceed to describe a Ruger BH with a "tensioned barrel system that uses a steel inner liner within an aluminum housing", which I'm sure makes second shot recovery a pipe dream at best. Betcha this one is an RDS and scope killer... I guess it could be of use to handgun hunters desiring basically a single shot and minimum carry weight.
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I like weird guns, and I could really get excited about this in .22 LR... With that said, for an optics equipped revolver I am very content with my .357 Redhawk as a potential host.
Also pay more attention to your phone... of all the people I shouldn't have to say that to!
Also pay more attention to your phone... of all the people I shouldn't have to say that to!
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Ooooooops, message returned.shotgunshooter3 wrote: ↑Mon Sep 14, 2026 6:29 pm I like weird guns, and I could really get excited about this in .22 LR... With that said, for an optics equipped revolver I am very content with my .357 Redhawk as a potential host.
Also pay more attention to your phone... of all the people I shouldn't have to say that to!
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Re: An old west Sixgun I could go for.
Since it takes Ruger Blackhawk grips, it needs this:
https://midwestindustriesinc.com/bount ... arm-brace/
https://midwestindustriesinc.com/bount ... arm-brace/
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Re: An old west Sixgun I could go for.
Big difference between their stock and arm brace 
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"Space Cowboy" gun.
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NO
Re: An old west Sixgun I could go for.
This is stupid. But I want itbullsi1911 wrote: ↑Tue Sep 15, 2026 2:55 am Since it takes Ruger Blackhawk grips, it needs this:
https://midwestindustriesinc.com/bount ... arm-brace/
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Re: An old west Sixgun I could go for.
DOOoooooooo ItCPJ 2.0 wrote: ↑Tue Sep 15, 2026 12:43 pmThis is stupid. But I want itbullsi1911 wrote: ↑Tue Sep 15, 2026 2:55 am Since it takes Ruger Blackhawk grips, it needs this:
https://midwestindustriesinc.com/bount ... arm-brace/
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