Heritage Rough Rider

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I've been looking into getting a 22 lr/22 mag heritage rough rider I know they're not the best quality of firearm, but this doesn't really bother me, its perfect for what I'm looking for, just something cheep to plink with and use as a tackle box gun. But I was wondering if anyone knew anything about the company itself, how long they've been around and any other history they don't seem to have anything listed about themselves on their website.

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Phil
 
I've got an old FIE E15 that looks like almost the same design.

The frame on these guns are made of zinc, which is weaker than steel and as a result will not tolerate the 22 mag rounds well with sustained use. For regular .22LR they're supposed to hold up ok. I can't own one anyways though as my state (SC) is one of the few with a frame melting point law, making zinc-framed guns like this illegal to sell here. The E15 - also with a zinc frame - I only have because my dad bought it ages ago prior to that law being passed and gave it to me later.

IMHO, save up for a better gun, wear it on your side when fishing. I've never got this fascination with "tackle box" or "tool box" guns that people seem to have. If you're putting the gun there for a purpose then you may need it. If you may need it, then why is a dirt cheap "not the best quality of firearm" ok there? If you might need a gun, then have one you can trust. The only place for a dirt cheap beater (other than remaining on the store shelf) is in the range bag where it sees only recreational use.
 
Thanks for the advice, my sole intention of the gun was for recreational use and then just throw it into my tackle box whenever I went out on the lake, in case of a surprise snake. Heritage does in fact make a steel frame 22 rough rider now for market in states like your's that don't allow the alloy frames, but the frames on their revolvers aren't zinc they are a aluminum alloy, yes I'm sure there is some zinc in there but so do Bersa's and a lot of people love those.

Thanks,
Phil
 
I love shooting the wmr out of ours. Plus CCI makes a cool little snake shot round for it as well. Comes with about 165 tiny little shotgun style pellets in it. Fired one off at a coke can last week from 12 feet and poked about 40 little holes in it.....:cool:
 
but the frames on their revolvers aren't zinc they are a aluminum alloy,
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No, the cheaper ones are zinc. Aluminum framed guns have no issues meeting the melting point requirements. Bersas as completely legal to sell here - Heritage guns (outside of the more expensive steel framed ones) are not.

Hi Points are despite their zinc parts because the zinc is in the slide, the the law here specifically references the melting point of the frame, and specifically exempts polymer frames.
 
My rough rider is about a year old, and i am crazy about it. No matter what other guns are in my bag when going to the range (.38, .357, .44, 45), it always goes. i always spend the last 20 minuter or so on the line firing it. With only basic iron sights, it is pleasingly accurate at short range plinking distances.
While i did get the .22wmr cylinder with it, i have never used anything but .22lr in it.
Short version .... it is darn fun to shoot!
 
The Rough Riders are kinda like truck stop hookers. Inexpensive, decently built, maybe a bit rough around the edges.......but they'll basically do anything you ask of them......;)
 
I think I just sold two Rough Riders to a couple of my friends this past weekend. We were out shooting and I had three little black stickers on my target board. I'd already shot up two of them with my Rough Rider and one of my friends wanted to try it. He loaded up, pulled up and blew up the last 2-inch sticker from about 10 yards. First shot! We all commented on how fun those, "cheap, inaccurate pot-metal guns" really can be! :D
 
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I have a rough rider. I bought it for the same reason the OP. did. I have put a full cylinder's worth or .22 WMR thru it, most likely wont again, but its nice to have the option. Its just to loud using wmr's so i stick to cb shorts and or super calibris. I use it for plinking and pest control. I dont want to make alot of noise on snakes and racoons since i live in town. Its accurate, relatively cheap to purchase, fun to shoot and if i drop it into the lake on a "boating accident" then such as life. I didnt buy it thinking it was the top of the line and limited duty, I bought it for practical use, if it gets beat up so be it, and if its lost or destroyed, then i am not out as much as i could be otherwise.
matt z
 
Does anybody else find the manual safety on a SA revolver weird?
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I don't know about "weird." Maybe unusual, but that's all. Heritage isn't the first by any means. Even Colt had one on it's New Frontier 22 single actions at one time. (I looked at one yesterday at the gun store, but passed on it.) I doubt Colt was the first.
 
I have two and no matter what they are made of they both work great,you can't complain about a gun that you can get for about $200, just get one, then get some 22lr and 22mags and have fun......;)
 
Heritage RR

Bought a Heritage Rough Rider on a whim at a pawn shop maybe 6 years ago. Paid $60 out the door. No box, but had the .22LR and the .22 Magnum cylinders. Hey look, it's a cheap .22 revolver but it goes bang when I pull the trigger, it's reasonable accurate once you adjust yourself to the sight picture and it's cheap to shoot. :p

Tain't nothing but a shooter when ya want to have a little fun and not dip into the retirement account for a box of ammo :cool:

Mtn :cool:
 
Hammer block on the left hand side. Real easy to use. Or you can do the olde skool trick of loading one round, skip the next, and then fill up the next 4 holes. That way you can safely hike around with the safety off and the hammer down. Suddenly come across a blue-lasered eyed cottonmouth on crack? Just cock your hammer and blast away.......;)
 
CraigC said:
ZAMAK = zinc-based alloy = pot metal.
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ZAMAK needs to meet tensile strength, yield strength, impact strength, shear strength, hardness and elasticity specifications as well as composition and purity standards to be called Zamak. Pot metal does not.

@ OP

Not sure if you have any Academy Sports and Outdoors stores in Indiana, but they have sales on them from time to time. My father picked one up for $99 new last December.

They are fun little revolvers that are surprisingly accurate. Will it last till your grandchildren get a chance to play with it? Probably not. Will it give YOU many years of enjoyment? Yes.
 
Frankly, shooting .22's of any type doesn't worry me even if the frame is zinc. Hi-Point uses a zinc slide and slides are subject to a lot more forces, with less weight/material and they hold up fine.

The value is really surprising for these guns. I've had more fun for less money with this thing than any gun I own.
 
It's pot metal. You can try and pretty it up as much as you want, it's pot metal. Even the steel framed guns use the cheapest grade of steel alloy you will find anywhere in firearms' manufacture, 12L14. The barrels are "microthreaded", which means they are ribbed, press-fit into the frame and held in place with adhesive. The ejector button is plastic and prone to breakage. You will almost never see a real accuracy test and if you do, it is typically abysmal. The finishes are sprayed on. The "cocobolo" grips are imitation.


Frankly, shooting .22's of any type doesn't worry me even if the frame is zinc.
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You should find the post on TFL where a guy's brand new Cimarron Plinker, which is almost entirely comprised of pot metal, showed SERIOUS signs of peening and erosion after just a few hundred rounds.
 
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