Well Stumpy, I'm glad to see that you've come around some on the Heritage and the options that they offer in terms of .22 Mag cylinders, adj fiber optic sights, 9 round cylinders, and barrel lengths were all factors as to why I bought mine.
If you really need these things it is an incentive to buy an HRR.
On a plinker though, I don't need rapid reloading, 9 round capacity, or fibre optic sights.
In fact I don't need or want these things on any single action revolver.
Barrel length options are nice, and I like 5 1/2", but I would be perfectly happy with the Wrangler 4 5/8" barrel, just as I am perfectly happy with the 4.2" barrel on my Ruger Bearcat.
And maybe Ruger will offer the 6 1/2" barrel since people seem to keep mentioning it.
I still think that the magnum cylinder is one of those things that people think that they want, but never actually use in most cases.
Spending $13.00+ a box on ammo just makes no sense for a .22 plinker.
It does kind of make sense with a Ruger Single Six with adjustable sights since some users might actually use it for handgun hunting and that $13.00+ price would not be as much of a deterrant if the price of the gun doesn't deter you.
In the end, perhaps HRR and Ruger are selling two different revolvers.
HRR is selling a very low priced .22 plinker that offers the options of a Ruger Single Six, but lacks the Ruger quality of manufacture or coil spring design superiority of a Single Six.
Ruger is offering a nearly equally low priced .22 revolver, without those options, but DOES retain the same Ruger quality of manufacture and the identical and superior coil spring design of the Single Six.
It's a Ruger for those who always wanted a Single Six but just can't afford one.
Since I don't need those bells and whistles in a .22 plinker, I would choose the quality and design of the Wrangler any day.