If1HitU
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Another SA .22 lr/mag. revolver added to my rimfire collection.
Heritage Rough-Rider .22 lr/mag.
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Jeb Stuart
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Nice, love the Heritage! Cool looking grips. I need to get mine out this week, have a good stock of Mag ammo on hand. Sure makes for a fun day at the range.I keep planning on getting one with a Bird Head grip and short barrel.
By the way, good article in Guns and Ammo Mag on the Heritage this month.
Congratulations!!
Saw these pictured in in G&A 16"
https://www.gunsandammo.com/editorial/heritage-rough-rider-22-revolvers/368480
By the way, good article in Guns and Ammo Mag on the Heritage this month.
Congratulations!!
Saw these pictured in in G&A 16"
https://www.gunsandammo.com/editorial/heritage-rough-rider-22-revolvers/368480
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MedWheeler
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Have two of them myself, one of which is the 3.5-inch birdshead model. They're fun, slick little guns that feel good in hand and do what they're supposed to. Someone will be along shortly to tell you you should have gotten a Wrangler instead, or even a Single Six. Those are good options (I have the SS myself), but the Heritage isn't a bad one for what SA .22 revolvers typically used for. Enjoy it...
silvermane_1
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Does it has CCH finish too or is that a trick of lighting there If1HitU?
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It's what Heritage Manufacturing calls a "simulated color case hardened finish". I don't think a real color case hardened finish can be applied to their aluminum alloy frame.
It's what Heritage Manufacturing calls a "simulated color case hardened finish". I don't think a real color case hardened finish can be applied to their aluminum alloy frame.
Speedo66
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Or probably in their price range.
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Which kind of makes me wonder back in the '70s, how much it must have cost Colt to make the New Frontier .22 with a color case hardened steel frame!
Which kind of makes me wonder back in the '70s, how much it must have cost Colt to make the New Frontier .22 with a color case hardened steel frame!
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I congratulate the OP on his new purchase. I do like the faux case hardening on the aluminum cylinder frame. It's a nice looking revolver.
It's something that other companies should use on aluminum receivers, if it's durable and resists cleaning solvents well.
Perhaps Heritage is introducing new finishes and barrel lengths to compete with the fairly plain finish Cerakote finish and 4.62" barrel length on Ruger Wranglers. Wranglers are still selling like hotcakes in the low cost .22 revolver market though, so variety seems not only a smart strategy, but an essential one. (Gotta love capitalism) Full marks to Heritage for innovative marketing.
I understand that both the Rough Rider and the Wrangler are beer budget plinkers, and that both of them make a lot of compromises to achieve a low, low price point. (aluminum cylinder frame and zinc alloy grip frame) But, I still find the Rough Rider less appealing. The square trigger guard shape, external manual safety, cemented-in barrel, and plastic parts just do not appeal to me. But, that's just my opinion.
The Rough Rider does cost less because of these compromises, and many people won't mind them because of this.
I also prefer the all coil and music wire springs and transfer-bar action on the Wrangler, which duplicates the Single Six internally.
On the other hand, Heritage has a great warranty policy and will mail you replacement parts quickly by mail, and usually free of charge.
Flat springs like the trigger / bolt spring do break on all SA revolvers that use them eventually, unfortunately.
But all of the Colt SAA clones and BP revolvers use them, and these remain very popular revolvers just the same.
Like I said, these are merely my opinions and I am sure that others will disagree.
And I am sure that the OP will have a lot of fun shooting his Rough Rider and that it will give him good service for the money.
It's something that other companies should use on aluminum receivers, if it's durable and resists cleaning solvents well.
Perhaps Heritage is introducing new finishes and barrel lengths to compete with the fairly plain finish Cerakote finish and 4.62" barrel length on Ruger Wranglers. Wranglers are still selling like hotcakes in the low cost .22 revolver market though, so variety seems not only a smart strategy, but an essential one. (Gotta love capitalism) Full marks to Heritage for innovative marketing.
I understand that both the Rough Rider and the Wrangler are beer budget plinkers, and that both of them make a lot of compromises to achieve a low, low price point. (aluminum cylinder frame and zinc alloy grip frame) But, I still find the Rough Rider less appealing. The square trigger guard shape, external manual safety, cemented-in barrel, and plastic parts just do not appeal to me. But, that's just my opinion.
The Rough Rider does cost less because of these compromises, and many people won't mind them because of this.
I also prefer the all coil and music wire springs and transfer-bar action on the Wrangler, which duplicates the Single Six internally.
On the other hand, Heritage has a great warranty policy and will mail you replacement parts quickly by mail, and usually free of charge.
Flat springs like the trigger / bolt spring do break on all SA revolvers that use them eventually, unfortunately.
But all of the Colt SAA clones and BP revolvers use them, and these remain very popular revolvers just the same.
Like I said, these are merely my opinions and I am sure that others will disagree.
And I am sure that the OP will have a lot of fun shooting his Rough Rider and that it will give him good service for the money.
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