I've owned a couple over the years and can't say anything bad about them. For what they cost, they do the job. Sort of like a High Point. Nothing fancy but they work. They sort of remind me of the little "Scout" 22's Colt used to sell.
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Heritage Rough Rider 22 single action.
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Pisgah
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They work, and the quality level has jumped a few notches in the last few years.
SWFan27
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They are fun and hard to beat for the price. My dad gave me one (22LR) and I bought the 22 Mag replacement cylinder also. Not something I shoot much. Maybe I will bring it out next time I take my S&W 617 out to the range.
Not for me........Cheap junk to me.........A Ruger Wrangler is light years ahead of in quality and function...........I have Wranglers.
Not everyone is enamored of the Wrangler's less traditional finish and totally free wheeling (no indexing clicks) cylinder when unloading. I find the latter aspect annoying.
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There is a feature for everyone and everyone has their own likes and dislikes.
Personally I found the free wheeling cylinder the coolest thing ever.
Me too........
I considered both the Heritage and Wrangler when wanting to buy a SA 22 two years ago. There were a couple of good YouTube videos comparing the two.The Heritage were selling for around $150, the Wrangler $210. I opted for the Wrangler because of the better quality of construction and the transfer bar safety. And it is a better looking revolver. Two months after buying the Wrangler, I bought an old model single six at an auction for $190, so I'm covered with fixed and adjustable sights.
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Erich
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I have been a big fan of the Ruger Single Sixes for decades in both .22 LR and .22 WMR.
Consequently, I’ve been pretty well stocked with them over the years and current have three of them.
As such I have never been in the market for a Heritage .22 revolver.
That said, the Single sixes have gotten stupid expensive with an MSRP of around $830 and there’s no way I’d still buy a new one. I paid around $120 for my first one, new about 40 years ago. recall paying about $300 for a new convertible model maybe 20 years ago.
In that regard Heritage has definitely have found a market niche selling the Roughrider for around $165.
It apparently cut into Ruger sales enough to inspire the Ruger Wrangler, with an MSRP of around $270.
That’s an obvious sign that the Heritage Roughrider is well regarded despite its limits and short comings.
Consequently, I’ve been pretty well stocked with them over the years and current have three of them.
As such I have never been in the market for a Heritage .22 revolver.
That said, the Single sixes have gotten stupid expensive with an MSRP of around $830 and there’s no way I’d still buy a new one. I paid around $120 for my first one, new about 40 years ago. recall paying about $300 for a new convertible model maybe 20 years ago.
In that regard Heritage has definitely have found a market niche selling the Roughrider for around $165.
It apparently cut into Ruger sales enough to inspire the Ruger Wrangler, with an MSRP of around $270.
That’s an obvious sign that the Heritage Roughrider is well regarded despite its limits and short comings.
Erich
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I'll be darned; don't hear much about those .32s.
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Well, Goony posted a parallel thread that generated quite a lot of responses so I'll note it here:
Heritage Rough Rider
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Faulkner
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I've picked up several Heritage SAA type .22 revolvers with consideration to adding one to my humble assortment of .22 single actions. As noted by others, the manual safety was always a turn off to me so I never walked away with one.
I do have what is probably it's closest direct competitor, the Ruger Wrangler. I find it to be a quality handgun and although the free wheeling cylinder is indeed different, I don't find it a deterrent and it's actually simple to get used to.
Of the six different models I own, including a Single Six and Colt Frontier Scout, I find my favorite to be the Ruger Bearcat. It's handy to carry and as accurate as any of my .22 semi autos.
I do have what is probably it's closest direct competitor, the Ruger Wrangler. I find it to be a quality handgun and although the free wheeling cylinder is indeed different, I don't find it a deterrent and it's actually simple to get used to.
Of the six different models I own, including a Single Six and Colt Frontier Scout, I find my favorite to be the Ruger Bearcat. It's handy to carry and as accurate as any of my .22 semi autos.
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I bought one for my son for $129. I said every young man should have a 22 pistol. Great little guns for the price
Enough with the “great gun for the price” nonsense!
Heritage single actions are trailer-trash flea market guns with lousy triggers, lousy sights, and horrible accuracy. And, they’re made out of cheap pot metal.
OK, some go “bang” when you pull the triggers.
Some don’t even do that!
I can’t think of a worse trick to play on a young, new shooter than to give them one of these! (Oh, but they’re “fun”)
For crying out loud, if you give a hoot about your son, grandson, nephew, etc. get them started right.
If you don’t know any better, get them into a decent junior program where they stand a chance to learn something about marksmanship and safe gun handling!!
Heritage single actions are trailer-trash flea market guns with lousy triggers, lousy sights, and horrible accuracy. And, they’re made out of cheap pot metal.
OK, some go “bang” when you pull the triggers.
Some don’t even do that!
I can’t think of a worse trick to play on a young, new shooter than to give them one of these! (Oh, but they’re “fun”)
For crying out loud, if you give a hoot about your son, grandson, nephew, etc. get them started right.
If you don’t know any better, get them into a decent junior program where they stand a chance to learn something about marksmanship and safe gun handling!!
Which Rough Riders did you own that gave you such a poor opinion of them?
I bought my daughter one when she was 15 and it worked great. 25 yards is about it for paper plate accuracy, and it worked well with LR and WMR cylinders. About 3 years ago I bought one for my grandson to shoot and I bought one of those bar keeps to play around with. I had one in .357 but its barrel wasn't right. The front sight was located at about 12:30. I sent it back but it was returned 4 months later without being touched. I gave it away, but it was a good shooter; just no accuracy! The barkeep is paper plate good out to 15 yards, and the 2 rough riders, one's mine and the other my grandson's, like I said are good out to 25 yards, with either cylinder. They'll never make the centerfold of Playgun magazine but they work. The only thing they're really good for is it takes longer to go through a box of .22s. I can't hit a bottle cap like my K22, but they're basically toys that fire real bullets.
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