Just bought a Heritage .22 Rough Rider!

philo426

Pretty impressed with this low cost single action .Plus the 30 dollar 22 mag cylinder offer is a great deal!

Gene L

My shooting buddy has one.  It's accurate enough, pretty impressive for a $130 gun.

Diver43

I think a few folks here have one.  Good choice

philo426

Yes I was going to get a Ruger Wrangler but they looked and felt like  cheap toys.

earlyagain

Do those have one piece grips?

Some_Mook

earlyagain said:

Do those have one piece grips?

Two piece

Jayhawker

Is that the one with the half-assed "safety" on it?

philo426

Yep

Antonio

Had to watch the Hickok45 video about them to see the safety....another useless anti-lawsuit gimmick.

What model? Checked their web catalog and there are like 100 variations!

Like the "cowboy guns" a lot and for the price and alleged performance I wouldn't be complaining. Aluminum frame seems enough to hadle both rimfire loads. As far as I know they have never been imported down here.

Nice purchase; you'll have a ton of fun at the range with it. I have an old model Single Six and it's usually a "must" in every range session. 

GunNut

Everyone I know that has one is impressed with it.  They are an excellent value!  Good score.  Of course there is that pesky $5 fine… 😁

philo426

yes it is pretty nice

philo426

I ordered the .22 Mag cylinder and a set of fancy grips for it! 

GunNut

There you go!  Nice!

philo426

You are are correct sir!

Antonio

Very nice grips!

4 1/2" barrel lenght is among my favorites for these guns.

Hope you'll post a range test.

philo426

As soon as I can get out there!

Jayhawker

philo426 said:

Yep

That's the only thing that kept me from buying one....I hate superfluous crap...and you don't get much more superfluous than a safety on a single action revolver...BUT...that's me...not you...enjoy...

philo426

Well I prefer keeping the hammer down on an empty chamber should it be necessary to move around at the shooting site.

bullsi1911

I was never going to buy one of those after Taurus bought them.  I have just had TOOO many bad Taurus experiences.

But then they came out with this:  https://heritagemfg.com/small-bore/rough-rider-rancher-carbine/41-rough-rider-rancher-carbine-22-lr-black-16-barrel-6-rounds-walnut-stock-buckhorn-sight-and-leather-sling

And the 22Mag cyl will work in this as well.

This is just too goofy and cheap not to pass up.  I have in stock alerts set and several distributors.

CHIRO1989

You know, I kind of like that, hope the wood is a pretty as in the picture. I would think that single action trigger might make that interesting to shoot accurately.

Spk

bullsi1911 said:

I was never going to buy one of those after Taurus bought them.  I have just had TOOO many bad Taurus experiences.

But then they came out with this:  https://heritagemfg.com/small-bore/rough-rider-rancher-carbine/41-rough-rider-rancher-carbine-22-lr-black-16-barrel-6-rounds-walnut-stock-buckhorn-sight-and-leather-sling

And the 22Mag cyl will work in this as well.

This is just too goofy and cheap not to pass up.  I have in stock alerts set and several distributors.

Only thing missing is the clamp-on Magpul foregrip for greater control and added goofiness. 🤣

Antonio

Jayhawker said:

philo426 said:

Yep

That's the only thing that kept me from buying one....I hate superfluous crap...and you don't get much more superfluous than a safety on a single action revolver...BUT...that's me...not you...enjoy...

Not the only one in that "1873" style. Years ago an Argentinian gun maker, Establecimientos Venturini, made a steel-framed copy sold as "Bisonte" (Bison) in at least .22LR, .22WMR and .357/.38 with a safety lever in the same spot. Friend of mine has a .357 one and took him a while to return it to firing condition since apparently internals weren't compatible with either Colts or the most popular clones sold in the US so he had to make most worn internal parts from scratch. Other than that funky safety it's a good, solid shooter.




Dunno if they were ever sold in the U.S.

(Should have keep this one for the "Firearm trivia" thread!  )

philo426

Well they had a Heritage Bunline special but with the normal grips ..I wonder if that stock is available separately to convert the Buntline?

philo426

New grips are nice!laser engraved walnut.

Some_Mook

CHIRO1989 said:

You know, I kind of like that, hope the wood is a pretty as in the picture. I would think that single action trigger might make that interesting to shoot accurately.

In post #217 of the 'What is your Most Recent Firearms Purchase' thread, I posted a you-tube link shooting one of these at steel from 50 yards.  For a relatively inexpensive pistol, the trigger is pretty nice and it is a lot of fun to shoot.  Much easier to clean than my Ruger Mk 3, with the added bonus of being able to use .22 short to plink around with and not require ear plugs.

GunNut

philo426 said:

New grips are nice!laser engraved walnut.

Pretty! 

GunNut

bullsi1911 said:

I was never going to buy one of those after Taurus bought them.  I have just had TOOO many bad Taurus experiences.

But then they came out with this:  https://heritagemfg.com/small-bore/rough-rider-rancher-carbine/41-rough-rider-rancher-carbine-22-lr-black-16-barrel-6-rounds-walnut-stock-buckhorn-sight-and-leather-sling

And the 22Mag cyl will work in this as well.

This is just too goofy and cheap not to pass up.  I have in stock alerts set and several distributors.

You know I started a conversation with Mikel about making a little carbine out of a NAA mini, one played around with the idea of an easily packable take-down, and he was interested in trying but life got in the way.  We never got to the execution stage, I might have to revive that project.

philo426

Sounds cool!

Antonio

Some_Mook said:

CHIRO1989 said:

You know, I kind of like that, hope the wood is a pretty as in the picture. I would think that single action trigger might make that interesting to shoot accurately.

In post #217 of the 'What is your Most Recent Firearms Purchase' thread, I posted a you-tube link shooting one of these at steel from 50 yards.  For a relatively inexpensive pistol, the trigger is pretty nice and it is a lot of fun to shoot.  Much easier to clean than my Ruger Mk 3, with the added bonus of being able to use .22 short to plink around with and not require ear plugs.

Unless you drop the MkIII inside a pan full of solvent, a deep, detailed cleaning of the guts of that gun is a complete headache. Did that to mine when I took it apart to swap the original sear with a Volquartsen one (Trigger improved noticeabily) and promised to never do it again. Squird some solvent & oil and do the routine cleanup trying to reach every notch & cranny with plastic & steel dental picks and that's it!

Will watch the video. 

Grips seem a tad too fancy for my taste (I prefer plain smooth for me in these guns) but boy, they do make wonders with the laser engraving nowadays!

philo426

Yes it is impressive!

philo426

22 WCylinder came today!