Heritage Rough Rider 22 single action.

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I won this gun at a silent auction. I overbid for it by at least 10% + but the money was going to a good cause.

Comments solicited if anyone has ever handled or shot one of these.

It will likely be a gift someday. :D
 
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My dad had one for a while when I was growing up. I was free to take and use it anytime I liked. It would go bang every time but that's about where the good ended. Hitting anything past the end of the barrel was strictly luck and while the Magnum cylinder was fine the LR cylinder would stick the empties and you had to tap the ejector rod up and down like a sewing machine to dislodge them.

I quickly moved on, saved my money, and bought a used Ruger Single Six. It is many times the firearm the other was. Great accuracy and as near to indestructible as a revolver can be made.
 
I have the .22LR/.22WMR version and it is a fun little revolver... probably the best bang for the buck out there.

I think most folks would be happy to be gifted one.

Bob
 
An oddly appropriate name for that pistol. Having said that it's one of the biggest selling pistols on the market and has been for several years. They work. They're not smooth, they're not what you'd call a tack driver but they can be fun to shoot, they go bang, and they do it all for not a lot of coin. For a lot of people that's enough.
 
Had one in my herd for awhile, a 6 or 6&1/2 inch blued version. It shot well to me, I prefer a semi auto 22 so I passed it on to my son-in-law. If I lean toward getting another will more than likely look at Ruger's super wrangler as it has adjustable sights and price isn't bad.
 
I don't care much for the lawyer safety on it. But, it does go bang every time and no parts have fell off it yet. Can't beat it for the price.
 
I handled one once and it seemed pretty cheaply made to me and I can't say that I would actually buy one . However they are pretty inexpensive and they do seem to sell well .
 
Well, mine (a birdshead shorty with both cylinders - which I got new cheap for about $100 from the wholesaler) started out fine (despite a big bbl/cyl gap), but then started giving light strikes. More and more frequently. I braced the mainspring and then I cajoled Heritage into sending me another one for free. Same problem. I took the gun totally apart several times trying to find the issue - no joy.

So . . . I pulled out the magnum cylinder (which works great with an old FIE single action .22 I have around; made on the same machinery I've been told, but who knows if that's true) and set it back, and took the Heritage to one of those do-gooder "gun buybacks" they run around here in conjunction with the police. Came away reasonably happy enough - and the ZAMAK Heritage is now incorportated into a piece of "art":



Anyway, you might want to take a gander at this recent thread:

Heritage Rough Rider

The Ruger Wrangler birdshead that Shark Bait gave me works like a charm, BTW.

 
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I've owned a couple and wasn't impressed with them, but I know others who swear by them.
 
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I have one. It's a cheaply made revolver, but pretty reliable. It has failed me once when the hand spring broke just outside the one year warranty. I bought a new one for a few bucks from Heritage and installed it myself. It has functioned properly ever since. The gun works reliably with both cylinders. VERY loud with the magnums, but it functions 100%. Accuracy is acceptable, but not stellar.

It's definitely worth the price in my book. I think I paid $139 for it around 10 years ago.
 
If that's the extent of your .22 single action interest, I suppose it's an adequate handgun. If you want to teach a young person, something with real sights would be better.

I bought my first handgun in 1984, a Ruger New Model Super Single Six (what a name!) and I still enjoy shooting it. I think saving until the scratch for the Ruger is better than the sooner gratification of the Rough Rider.
 
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Mainsail said:
If that's the extent of your .22 single action interest, I suppose it's an adequate handgun. If you want to teach a young person, something with real sights would be better.

I bought my first handgun in 1984, a Ruger New Model Super Single Six (what a name!) and I still enjoy shooting it. I think saving until the scratch for the Ruger is available is better than the sooner gratification of the Rough Rider.
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Try and find a Single Six. I don't see them much anymore and when I do they are super expensive. They are a hard sell to the masses sitting next to a Wrangler in the display case. I bet the volume is way down on the Single Six line. I'd love one but $600+ is a bit much.
 
glenwolde said:
Try and find a Single Six. I don't see them much anymore and when I do they are super expensive. They are a hard sell to the masses sitting next to a Wrangler in the display case. I bet the volume is way down on the Single Six line. I'd love one but $600+ is a bit much.
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Hard to beat a Single Six. Buy one young and keep it a lifetime.
 
Puller said:
Hard to beat a Single Six. Buy one young and keep it a lifetime.
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It was my first handgun. Eighty Five Bucks.

In recent years I bought two consecutive SN Wranglers. Shoot just as good, just not the aesthetics of the SS. Regardless, they are quality firearms and a joy to own.

The Heritage looks cheap and the safety is a deal breaker. Sure, kit works OK, but for the same price a Wrangler will at least give you pride of ownership.
 
I own the 16" barrel version with both cylinders. I saw it at my lgs a couple years ago and couldn't resist. It's more accurate than it has any right to be. I highly recommend checking that all of your screws are tight before shooting and maybe add some blue loctite. Couple hundred rounds in, my ejector rod assembly fell off. The screw backed out and sheared off. Got a new screw and some blue loctite and it's been great since.
 
GypsmJim said:
The Heritage looks cheap and the safety is a deal breaker.
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Because the Rough Rider already looks cheap up close, I don't mind the safety. Actually, I like the fact that you can engage it and then dry fire the thing to your heart's content.

I have some top-quality .22 handguns (K22 Combat Masterpiece, 317-3, Model 650, Ruger 22/45, T/C Contender, CZ 75 Kadet kit, Daewoo DP-52, and a couple of Advantage Arms conversions for full-size Glock and Colt pistols) but I still think the Rough Rider is a worthy gun that's plenty of fun!
 
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