In the UK there are occasionally Mateba Grifones sold, quality manufacturing and endearingly quirky.Egg on Leggs1 wrote:Inelegant but interesting, are there any more "bottom barrel" revolvers on the market.
Fugly or not ?
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Careful now/that sort of thing
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Coincidentally, I've just watched the film Insurgent (2nd of the Divergent series), and those pistols are used in that... I thought they were Matebas, but now i've seen these pictures, they were Chiapas
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What I thought.Hrun wrote:And the point of it is?
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Yep, definitely fugly. aaarggh
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Reminds me of blade runner a bit.
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Does there need to be a point?breacher wrote:What I thought.Hrun wrote:And the point of it is?
It's a gun innit?
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It's funny, calling that fugly when we have LBRs.
If the powers that be said you could have the Rhino revolvers in normal configuration you'd all be tripping over each other to buy one.
If the powers that be said you could have the Rhino revolvers in normal configuration you'd all be tripping over each other to buy one.
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Hrun wrote:And the point of it is?
It's been out for a few years now. It was conceived as a self defence gun, particularly in the two inch version. It's far "flatter" than a conventional revolver, which makes for easier carrying and/or concealment. The barrel being at the bottom of the cylinder gives a far lower bore axis line and directs the recoil straight back into the wrist, forearm, elbow and shoulder. This makes follow up shots with full power magnum ammo, far easier due to the perceived recoil impulse and the minimal muzzle flip.
It's been likened to shooting a six inch conventional .357 revolver, loaded with target wadcutters, whilst infact launching 125gn JHP at over 1200fps. Friends in other places that have them really rate them. Supposedly excellent quality fit and finish...
In 1978 I was told by my grand dad that the secret to rifle accuracy is, a quality bullet, fired down a quality barrel..... How has that changed?
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Thank you, that was what interested me, why reinvent the wheel.Sim G wrote:Hrun wrote:And the point of it is?
It's been out for a few years now. It was conceived as a self defence gun, particularly in the two inch version. It's far "flatter" than a conventional revolver, which makes for easier carrying and/or concealment. The barrel being at the bottom of the cylinder gives a far lower bore axis line and directs the recoil straight back into the wrist, forearm, elbow and shoulder. This makes follow up shots with full power magnum ammo, far easier due to the perceived recoil impulse and the minimal muzzle flip.
It's been likened to shooting a six inch conventional .357 revolver, loaded with target wadcutters, whilst infact launching 125gn JHP at over 1200fps. Friends in other places that have them really rate them. Supposedly excellent quality fit and finish...
Shame I cannot compare in the real world, but it is always interesting when someone does not follow convention.. there is usually a reason.
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