Josey
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Sorry. I could not find a thing to like. I had been wanting to try one of these little plinking pistols. My example was a anodized black 6.5" single action with nasty plywood looking laminated grips. The grips had a greenish hue to them and really looked like they used to be screwed down on somebodys' deck. The hammer was a funky MIM scooped out part. Odd for a single action. This pistol was a 22/22 WMR version. I began the examination visually. I was disappointed. Nothing classy. It is cheap. OK. I checked it for function and dry fired it 6 times. OK, it indexed and rotated/locked up well. I chose to try the 22 cylinder first. I loaded up and aimed, pulled the trigger, CLICK! Safety works! Yes, this single action pistol has a funky frame mounted hammer block manual safety. It worked until it fell out. I fired a cylinder of CCI Mini-Mags and this pistol was accurate. I started thinking of artwork. You have seen those 22 punched tin silhouettes that people make. I could do that with this revolver. It had a comfortable heft and the ugly grip fit my hand well. I shot a box of 50 and thought I could enjoy shooting this revolver. I decided to swap out and install the 22 Magnum cylinder. It was easily accomplished. I had high expectations after the 22 performance. I began shooting and reloading. The first thing I knew, the safety was GONE! I found it on the ground. It went right back into the pistol and functioned. MIM parts! I checked the revolver over and I determined it was UNSAFE TO FIRE. The barrel was loose. I was able to remove the barrel and discovered that the "barrel" is a shroud of pot metal attached w/threads and red loctite. In less than 100 rounds this revolver had failed. The safety had failed and fallen out, the barrel shroud had loosened enough to be removed by hand and I just cannot suggest anybody buy one. The Heritage Rough Rider series of 22, 22 WMR and 17 calibers gets a Josey UNSAFE DO NOT BUY award.
