i recently got a this new hrr from a large online retailer. i also have a 4.5” 9 shot model from 6-7years ago that is quite ok. i used it as a stash piece when staying with my late mom at her apartment, instead of a much better and more liked ruger single six. i wanted to try this longer barrel for better accuracy.
big disappointment. this recently made 6.5” case hardened roughrider is much rougher than my older 4.5” black one. i most certainly expect no roughrider to match a single six in quality but the older 4.5” hrr was decent enough at 1/3 the price of the rss. i just put about 70 rounds of cci quiet and standard through the 6.5”. it goes bang but is unpleasant feeling overall in the hand, not more accurate than the older 4.5” and i regret buying it.
i certainly wasn’t expecting anything remotely close to ruger quality but has anyone noticed a relative drop off in hrr quality with recent production?
big disappointment. this recently made 6.5” case hardened roughrider is much rougher than my older 4.5” black one. i most certainly expect no roughrider to match a single six in quality but the older 4.5” hrr was decent enough at 1/3 the price of the rss. i just put about 70 rounds of cci quiet and standard through the 6.5”. it goes bang but is unpleasant feeling overall in the hand, not more accurate than the older 4.5” and i regret buying it.
i certainly wasn’t expecting anything remotely close to ruger quality but has anyone noticed a relative drop off in hrr quality with recent production?
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IMHO nothing is worse than going to the range with high hopes about a new gun...and going home disappointed with the gun and how it shoots (See my “pyrite” thread for my recent disappointment.) 
