Chiappa Rhino 4" .357 Mag Chrony data

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Chiappa Rhino 4" .357 Mag Chrony data

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***CHRONY DATA***

65 F, 29.82" Hg, 57%RH

Chiappa Rhino with 4" barrel

Remington 158-gr SJHP AVERAGE = 1230 fps - ES = 38
Sellier & Bellot 158-gr FMJ AVERAGE = 1067 fps - ES = 50
Speer Gold Dot 158-gr AVERAGE = 1108 fps - ES = 63
Buffalo Bore 140-gr JHP Short-Barrel AVERAGE = 1197 fps - ES = 80
Speer Gold Dot 135-gr Short Barrel AVERAGE = 1146 fps - ES = 17

For various reasons I had the chrony out to play today and figured I would check the Chiappa Rhino 4" with a mess of factory loads. Notice how slow the S&B load is. The short barrel offerings from both Buffalo Bore and Speer do just fine.
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Re: Chiappa Rhino 4" .357 Mag Chrony data

Post by JustaShooter »

That Remington 158gr load looks pretty impressive for a factory load. I know you are a big-bore magnum guy so recoil isn't a thing for you, but how did the recoil from that compare to the other 158gr loads?

I'd have thought the Speer loads would do better - the 135gr load is producing velocities I'd have expected from the 158gr load.

As always, I enjoy seeing the data you produce in your tests.
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Re: Chiappa Rhino 4" .357 Mag Chrony data

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Remington has always made the fastest loads. Their bullet technology isn’t as good, though. And yeah, you could tell you were shooting a big boy recipe. But in the Rhino it is still pretty tame.

The Speer 135-gr is a short-barrel load. It doesn’t have to go as fast for that bullet design.
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