Heritage Revolvers

[ninety caliber]

Anyone have any first-hand knowledge of these budget priced single actions?

[FatJackDurham]

bought one and returned it.

It just didnt feel that good, and it wasn't as accurate as I had hoped. I am by no means a sharp shooter, but with, say, a Ruger Mark III, at 25 yards, from a piston rest, I can touch holes.

That Heritage, at 25 yards, I found was just too inconsistant. Now, truth be told, I dont know what kind of accuracy the .22 revolvers are supposed to have, but I didnt like this one. The safety is a molded knob you have to flip to the side to fire, which makes it look funny. The wood metal fit and finish is average at best.

The gun didnt fit my big hands very well either.

I had bought it, hoping for a gun I could practise CAS shooting and marksmanship techniques with. Over all, I felt I had wasted my money and sold it back to the gun store. I want to try out some Ruger revolvers to look for, as I have always heard people are satisfied with those. I certainly loved my Mk. II 22/45 while I had it.

[stretch]

I have one and it's okay.

As has been mentioned, fit and finish could be better.

Accuracy seems fine to me. Sights are actually quite good.
Mine has a partridge front with a fiber-optic insert. This is
a great melding of the precision of partridge front sight,
with the quickly acquirable qualities of fiber optics.
Trigger is okay. Safety, as mentioned, is a wee bit funky.
Two cylinders are included, one for 22LR and one for 22WMR.

I think I will trade it when I find a good deal on a used Ruger
Single Six, or decide to trade up for a new one. Like this:

http://www.ruger.com/products/newModelS ... odels.html

It's not bad value for the money, but it IS built to a price.

-Stretch

[Pete44ru]

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The trouble with buying them, besides quality issues, is in selling/trading them - most dealers will only give a pittance for one, IF they accept one for trade at all.





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[piller]

I got one for my son. He wanted something to plink with. He likes it for the fact that it fires every time. It is not very accurate, or well built. If you are looking for something to do more than shoot at tin cans, keep looking. If all you want to do is pop at tin cans, then it does that.

[AJMD429]

The 22 LR ones make good 'truck guns' or 'tackle-box' guns - i.e. for places you wouldn't want to keep/leave a nice new Ruger or Smith&Wesson...

[Blaine]

I got one from a guy at work because he needed the money....To me, it looks and feels like junk...

[MrMurphy]

Had two friends with them.

They shot, and shot reliably. Accuracy was so-so.

One sold the other his for parts when it broke.

Eventually, he used the parts of both to sort of keep his own running. At last report they're both broke.

Neither exceeded maybe 1,000 rounds.

If you're going to shoot it a lot, get a Single-Six.

[Old Savage]

All seem to be talking about 22s. The Heritage Rough Rider is made of parts by Pietta. Mine is a .45. The exterior fit and finish is fine and it is tighter than either of my Colts. The grip it very well fit to the frame and it has a one piece walnut handle. Accuracy is fine - I would certainly buy another. They are more accurate than other clones by one evaluation I read. It has a transfer bar and will hold six with that. Great for the price I would say.

[Blaine]

All seem to be talking about 22s. The Heritage Rough Rider is made of parts by Pietta. Mine is a .45. The exterior fit and finish is fine and it is tighter than either of my Colts. The grip it very well fit to the frame and it has a one piece walnut handle. Accuracy is fine - I would certainly buy another. They are more accurate than other clones by one evaluation I read. It has a transfer bar and will hold six with that. Great for the price I would say.

The Heritage Roughrider .22 is not the same as Pietta Cold Clones....

[Old Savage]

I know but see no indication of what the original question is referring to and agree the .22s don't look like some thing I would buy.

[FatJackDurham]

Good to know. I didnt know they sold anything else.

[Model 52B]

The price difference between a new Heritage Rough Rider and a used Single Six in VG to excellent condition is about $100, and the used Single Six is a much better value at only $100 more.

Over time, the Single Six will hold up extremely well and will enjoy excellent parts and service support, while the Heritage will not.

Pietta quality has improved and the big bore rough riders appear to be pretty well made, but at $390ish they are bumping up within $100 of the real world selling price of a new Ruger Vaquero and are priced about the same as a used Vaquero, and again I think the Ruger is a better value.

[Pete44ru]

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I'd say a $10 difference in bumping up is REAL close - I paid $400 + 6% sales tax OTD of a local funshop for a new .357 New Vaquero 2 years ago.


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[44-40 Willy]

I had one of the 22s some years ago. Piece of junk that I ended up using as trade bait on a used Mk II. I got a heck of a lot more use out of the Ruger than I ever would have out of the Heritage.

[Old Savage]

Guess I should have specified Heritage Rough Rider Big Bore.

http://www.heritagemfg.com/site/department.cfm?id=52

[Blaine]

Guess I should have specified Heritage Rough Rider Big Bore.

http://www.heritagemfg.com/site/department.cfm?id=52

Geeez...sell a set of golf clubs and buy something worthwhile

[Ysabel Kid]

The 22 LR ones make good 'truck guns' or 'tackle-box' guns - i.e. for places you wouldn't want to keep/leave a nice new Ruger or Smith&Wesson...

+1

Are you talking about the .22's, or their "Big Bore" models?

I have one of the latter one. It was made by Pietta. For the money, it is a pretty good gun. I had some problems with it when I first got it, and sent it back, Came back and never has given me any problems since.

[rossim92]

I have one. Lockup is tight and goes bang everytime. Comes with a .22 magnum cylinder also. Just use it to plink tin cans and such. Not a bad deal for the bucks. . I don't make my living with guns or into cass shooting, so this works fine for me. Fit and finish is not bad at all. Of course, it is not a ruger or a colt. Just a matter of personal choice, you can drive a volkswagon bug or a ferrari, your decicion.

[Old Savage]

Blaine wrote: Geeez...sell a set of golf clubs and buy something worthwhile

Got 'em all Blaine , largely because of this place stoking the fires - Freedom Arms, Colt's, Rugers, Piettas, Uberti - .22 .32 .357, 44s, 45s, 454, black powder - 25 wedges and 18 six irons. When they come along I pick'em up.