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heritage arms rough rider

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#1 ·
Saw a couple of reviews on heritge arms .22 rough rider revolver, including one by hickock 45

Doe anyone have one?
 
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Ive bought two, both the 6.5 bbl convertable 22lr/22mag, w/ fiber optic sights and green laminated grips.

They might not be as tight, and the black finish may not be as pretty,

but for 1/2 the price as a 6.5 bbl single six convertable,, they are every bit as accurate shooting the 22 mag.

I think they are a pretty good revolver for the money.
 
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I have one but I rarely shoot it. SA is an acquired taste, I guess! Not much to do with them if all you have is a commerical range and are shooting paper, but probably more fun if you can plink cans or something.
 
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I got one in a trade a few weeks ago. I had sold my only 9mm, an XDm 9mm, and had 6 50 round boxes of HST ammo I no longer needed. A guy offered to trade the Heritage for my ammo. I had ordered the ammo online, and only had $28 per box into it. As I am ".22 handgun poor" at the moment, I did the trade.
The barrel, cylinders (.22LR and .22 Mag) and ejector rod on mine have a decent blue, but the frame looks like a black paint of some sort. Looks cheap, I might have the frame blued, or a cheaper option, as I do Cerakote, would be to finish the frame in a Graphite Black or Sniper Grey Cerakote.
I wish it didn't have all the warnings stamped on the frame, but oh well.
The trigger pull is decent, but the hammer pull on my sample is pretty heavy.
I'll look into lightening them.
It was surprisingly accurate, with both .22 LR and .22 Magnum. It'll never be a target gun, but plenty good enough for plinking or small game at closer ranges.
 
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I have a 22LR and it's actually a pretty nice little gun. Accurate enough for plinking and I used it to dispatch a small ground hog up close once. Thinking about picking up a convertible so I can shoot 22 mag. $143 at Bud's with a $25 transfer. $168 for a halfway decent truck gun. $500 or so for Convertible Single Six. Ruger is nicer, but if you just need a utility plinkers the Rough Rider is decent.
 
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Heritage Rough Riders are very nice guns for the money spent. I think they are 6 shooters. I didn't care for the price of the new Ruger Single Six or Single ten but they are excellent revolvers. One other suggestion this is the single action that I went with made by Pietta sold at Cabela's . Mine is a Pietta 1873 SAA 10 shot .22/.22magnum where its made on the 1873 Colt Single Action Army Frame its a heavier gun then the Ruger or the Heritage Rough Rider. I really like mine I bought the 4-5/8 inch barreled model the bluing is really deep and beautiful I like the 3-4 clicks of the action but they do have fixed sights. Quality is right up there just working the action I could tell. I bought mine when it was onsale priced at $299.99 I think the regular price is $329.99 but well worth it. If you really want the feel of a Colt SAA the Pietta 1873 SAA 10 shot .22/.22 Magnum is hard to beat!!!
 
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Thanks to all for input.

I have always liked single action revolvers, and not all handguns are for pp.

The attraction is a low price to retest interest in fun factor. I checked out the Pietta...looks like close to a Ruger in price now.

Hard to have champagne tastes on a beer income:).
 
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I love single action revolvers. That being said I bought the Ruger Single Ten because I don't have a need for a large caliber. I ended up buying the Ruger after looking at the Rough Rider, but they did seem like good revolvers for the money.
 
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I was looking for a revolver for use in teaching grandkids hand gun safety and proper shooting. I have a friend with an early Single Six, and have enjoyed using it. When I discovered the Heritage Roughrider 22LR for a whopping $129.00 I decided to do a little research and found many happy owners. After taking the wife along to the local retailer to do some shopping, she happened to "find me" in the sporting goods dept. inspecting the Roughrider 6 inch barrel. Ater she decided to look at it and handle the "cowboy " gun, we walked out the door with a new addition to my collection of "teaching tools." After spending the summer with it and extensive usage both teach and just fun plinking it has been 100% reliable, looks good and makes it along on every trip to the range. Best bunk per bang I have. Still not sure if its hers or mine though.
 
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I don't and I didn't have any experience with any Single Action revolver whatsoever until just about a month ago and I purchased a Ruger Single 10.

I was fortunate that I was able to compare various brands at the time but in the back of my mind I had already made up my mind as to which route I would take. Personally I would rather pay more in the first place than potentially pay more later for the item I knew I wanted in the first place.

Anyway although there is a YouTube video or two which compare a Rough Rider favorable to a Ruger Single Six it is extremely easy in person to tell the difference between a $150 to $200 gun to one that cost $500 to $600 in person. It was also pretty easy to tell the difference between the Rough Rider and those from Pietta and Uberti.

But in the end I choose the Ruger Single Ten. Not only for looks but the confidence that Ruger Customer support would take care of me if need be. That and frankly I much rather pay more for something I have greater confidence which will last longer and serve my needs and desires in the long run.

It's very possible a Heritage Rough Rider might very well be the best fit for you. However I recommend taking a good look at all of your various options first so no matter what choice you make you will have at least made a more informed decision.
 
#18 ·
I bought one about two months ago for the express purpose of using snake shot on copperheads down near the barn. While it had had a few rounds through it when I got it, a thorough cleaning made it look like new. It was very tight, and getting the cylinder out was a bit of a struggle. I wasn't particularly interested in the finish (I have a .22LR/.22WMR convertible Single Six), but I must say the particular one I got looked very nice - far better than my expectations. $130 out the door for a .22LR-only 6.5" barrel.

My preference is semi-auto, but CCI snake shot doesn't perform well in them. Last copperhead I had to dispatch, I used my Mk-II. Got about five rounds out of a ten-round mag, with the non-shot ones damaged. I expected to have to hand-cycle; I didn't expect the tips of the snake shot would break during hand-cycling. As this dispatch was at about 11PM, with me holding a flashlight at a distance of about 6', re-loading was a bit un-nerving, knowing that if the first shot didn't kill it, it would be REALLY pissed.

I went to my LGS the next day looking for an inexpensive .22LR revolver. He had the Heritage and it went home with me. I just didn't want to keep the SS6 down in the barn area and really didn't want to shoot snake shot through it.

Nice gun for my purposes, and probably for yours.
 
#19 ·
I have had one since Father's day. I have about 900 trouble free rounds through it. The only time it misfired was with some 10 year old blazers. Otherwise it eats anything. It shoots nice (2 inch groups out to 15 yards) keep everything on a paper plate at 25. I have the 4 ⅝" six shot version wth mag cylinder. I did polish the main post with a tiny bit of flitz and it works perfectly. Great value for the money!
 
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