canoeguy
US Veteran
I made the rounds of my local pawn shops last Saturday, one I visited was extremely busy, probably 10 or more people waiting to be served by the two guys who worked there. I looked at the handgun display and saw a Heritage "Barkeep" 2.6" barrel .22 caliber single action revolver, price $169. Way too busy to look at it Saturday, so I went home and did a little Internet research on this model, and found it seems to have a good reputation for accuracy, reliability and longevity, so I went back to look at it Monday morning when they weren't so busy.
The good thing about dealing with this pawn shop is they will take almost anything in as trade, so once I decided to get it I ran some yard sale items past them, and they gave me $25 credit, so out the door I was at $150....
I've spent the last two days wringing this little .22 out, and I am very pleased. It is way more accurate than it should be, holding it's own with other full size, quality .22 revolvers like a Ruger Single Six.
Here's some pics, comes with a little steel rod to punch out the empty brass as the barrel is too short to host an ejector rod housing:
Shooting results at 15 yards, 12 rounds, standing two hand hold. Aiming black is 1 3/4", I was able to keep 10 out of 12 in the black:
Stepping back to 30 yards showed just how accurate this revolver is, and how well the sights are regulated. This is an 8" diameter piece of steel, it was fairly easy to keep all hits on the steel at 30 yards:
I can see many uses for this revolver, trapping comes to mind. Tackle box and truck gun, fun revolver for teaching youth to shoot. I don't really need a good use, I'll just shoot the heck out of it and let the Great-Nieces and Nephews have at it.
Shooting this revolver took me back to my High School days when I was spending my hard earned pay of $2.50 an hour on guns, with the blessing of my Mother. $67.50 bought me a Ruger Standard .22, a good buy and wise choice. $40 or so bought me a Harrington and Richardson 949 Western Style revolver, that one, not so much of a good buy. Spit lead from day one, horrendous trigger, and poor accuracy. A dissapointment. At $40 it cost me over two days pay. This Heritage "Barkeep" cost me right around one days pay today, and it is way more satisfying......
The good thing about dealing with this pawn shop is they will take almost anything in as trade, so once I decided to get it I ran some yard sale items past them, and they gave me $25 credit, so out the door I was at $150....
I've spent the last two days wringing this little .22 out, and I am very pleased. It is way more accurate than it should be, holding it's own with other full size, quality .22 revolvers like a Ruger Single Six.
Here's some pics, comes with a little steel rod to punch out the empty brass as the barrel is too short to host an ejector rod housing:
Shooting results at 15 yards, 12 rounds, standing two hand hold. Aiming black is 1 3/4", I was able to keep 10 out of 12 in the black:
Stepping back to 30 yards showed just how accurate this revolver is, and how well the sights are regulated. This is an 8" diameter piece of steel, it was fairly easy to keep all hits on the steel at 30 yards:
I can see many uses for this revolver, trapping comes to mind. Tackle box and truck gun, fun revolver for teaching youth to shoot. I don't really need a good use, I'll just shoot the heck out of it and let the Great-Nieces and Nephews have at it.
Shooting this revolver took me back to my High School days when I was spending my hard earned pay of $2.50 an hour on guns, with the blessing of my Mother. $67.50 bought me a Ruger Standard .22, a good buy and wise choice. $40 or so bought me a Harrington and Richardson 949 Western Style revolver, that one, not so much of a good buy. Spit lead from day one, horrendous trigger, and poor accuracy. A dissapointment. At $40 it cost me over two days pay. This Heritage "Barkeep" cost me right around one days pay today, and it is way more satisfying......
