I dont want to highjack from the OP. And great effort put into the opening post, btw. Very informative and thank you for that.
But I think this revolver is going to take away pretty much any market the Chiappa Rhino had. I mean the dimensions(height, weight, etc) are pretty close to the same. They're both six shot, 357's. This revolver doesnt have all the things the detractors seem to gripe about with the Rhino. The non conventional action, the looks, the company's no one's heard of, etc. The only market the Rhino has now is those that want something unusual.
Being a Rhino owner I would really like to shoot them side by side to get a good muzzle rise and recoil impulse comparision. And also compare same loads over a chrono.
But I do agree with most here, this revolver looks like a winner and I think it will sell.